Kurica Ambiental

What Kurica Ambiental does

Kurica Ambiental S/A is a privately-held Brazilian solid waste management company headquartered in Londrina, Paraná, founded in 2007 and operating with a workforce of 501–1,000 employees. The company runs a 1.3 million square meter Central Treatment Facility that integrates collection, transportation, treatment, composting, recycling, and landfill operations across multiple waste streams — urban solid waste, construction and demolition waste, healthcare waste, industrial waste, and large-generator commercial waste. The facility operates under six active environmental licenses (including Class II A and II B landfill operations, composting, construction waste treatment, healthcare waste autoclaving, urban waste transport, and fuel tank recycling) and holds ISO 9001 Quality Management certification.

The company's service architecture is organized into four pillars: public services for municipal governments (street cleaning, selective collection, landfill implementation and operation, environmental certification under Law 12.305/2010, and environmental cargo insurance); private services for large waste generators (industrial, commercial, construction, and healthcare waste); equipment rental (dumpsters, wheeled bins, containers, compactors); and a recycled products portfolio (organic compost, recycled sand and aggregates, paver blocks meeting ABNT NBR 9780/9781, wood chips, recycled plastics, metals, paper, and glass). A proprietary biological leachate filter called BioFITCh — co-developed with SENAI PR and Universidade Estadual de Londrina using coconut waste and pruning materials — represents a notable technical asset.

Revenue mechanics span multi-year municipal contracts (acquired via public tenders through a dedicated Licitação phone line), direct commercial sales to private enterprises, dumpster rental fees, recycled product sales, and environmental certification issuance. Go-to-market relies on enterprise field sales and tender participation, supported by environmental education programs that function as demand-generation in target municipalities. Geographic footprint concentrates on Londrina and Ibiporã in Paraná, with selective collection and environmental education extension into Água Clara, Mato Grosso do Sul. The company is affiliated with CTR Buriti under the Grupo Buriti corporate umbrella.

Name

Kurica Ambiental

Legal name

Kurica Ambiental S/A

Website

https://kurica.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Kurica Ambiental is a privately-held Brazilian waste management company headquartered in Londrina, Paraná, operating a 1.3 million m² integrated treatment facility. It provides collection, treatment, recycling, composting, and landfill services to municipal governments and large private waste generators across multiple waste streams.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Solid Waste Management Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (56211), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Compactor, Container & Roll-off Services (Rental, Service & Logistics) (EUAIAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Container Rental, Delivery & Servicing (Carts/Bins) (BPALAAAG), Universal Waste Management (Batteries, Lamps, Mercury Devices, Aerosols) (BPALAFAJ), Hazardous Waste & Universal Waste Handling (Batteries, Lamps, Aerosols) (BPABALAE)

Keywords

• Solid waste management
• Waste collection services
• Recycling services
• Landfill operations
• Construction waste disposal

Headquarters

HQ city

Londrina

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Waste Collection and Transport Services: Collection and transportation of urban solid waste, construction waste, and related services for municipalities under public contracts.
2. Private Waste Management Services: Comprehensive waste management for private sector clients including industrial, commercial, food service, construction, and healthcare waste generators.
3. Dumpster/Container Rental: Rental of skip bins (caçambas) for construction waste disposal, including logistics, timely service, proper segregation, and legal certification.
4. Recycled Materials Sales: Sale of recycled products derived from waste processing including organic compost/fertilizer, sand, stones, paver blocks, wood chips, PET/plastic, aluminum/ferrous metals, paper/cardboard, and glass.
5. Environmental Insurance for Loads: Environmental insurance coverage for transported waste materials, providing containment and remediation actions in case of accidents, minimizing environmental liabilities.
6. Environmental Certification: Issuance of environmental certificates required by regulatory bodies under Law 12.305/2010 (National Solid Waste Policy), confirming proper waste disposal for clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kurica Ambiental S/A operates an integrated solid waste management infrastructure out of a 1.3 million square meter Central Treatment Facility in Londrina, Paraná, providing collection, transportation, treatment, recycling, composting, and sanitary landfill disposal of urban, industrial, construction, and healthcare waste. The company serves both municipal governments (via public tenders) and large private-sector waste generators (industrial, commercial, food service, construction, healthcare) with regulatory-certified disposal, environmental cargo insurance, equipment rental (dumpsters, containers, compactors), and sales of recycled materials (compost, paver, sand, aggregates, plastics, metals, paper, glass).

Product overview

Kurica Ambiental is a solid waste management company offering comprehensive solutions for collection, treatment, and proper disposal of different types of waste. The portfolio is organized into four main service categories: Public Services (sweeping, capina, mowing, tree pruning, selective collection, landfill operation), Private Services (industrial waste, construction waste, health waste, large generators), Equipment Rental (dumpster rental), and recycled Products (organic fertilizer, paver blocks, recycled sand, aggregates, plastic, wood chips, aluminum, paper, glass). The company operates from a Central de Tratamento facility in Londrina with 1.3 million square meters of area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coleta e transporte (Public Collection and Transport) Collection and transportation of organic waste, rejects, and recyclables from selective collection, ensuring proper sorting and appropriate final destination.
• Limpeza urbana e tratamento de resíduos vegetais
• Implantação e operação de aterros sanitários
• Resíduos de grandes geradores
• Resíduos de construção civil
• Resíduos industriais
• Resíduos de saúde (Public and Private Healthcare Waste)
• Certificação Ambiental (Environmental Certification)
• Seguro Ambiental de Cargas (Environmental Cargo Insurance)
• Locação de Caçambas (Skip Bin Rental)
• Adubos / Composto orgânico
• Paver (Recycled Construction Blocks)
• Areia (Recycled Sand)
• Pedras / Pedrisco / Rachão (Recycled Aggregates)
• PET / Plástico (Recycled Plastics)
• Cavaco (Wood Chips)
• Alumínio / Materiais ferrosos (Aluminum and Ferrous Materials)
• Papel / Papelão (Paper and Cardboard)
• Vidro (Recycled Glass)

Quantifiable outcome

• Central Treatment Facility processing multiple waste streams: organic, recyclable, industrial, healthcare, construction, and green waste.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SENAI PR (Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial do Paraná)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-development partner in the BioFITCh biological filter project for leachate treatment. SENAI PR students developed the filter technology in collaboration with UEL and Kurica Ambiental. The filter uses coconut waste and pruning materials combined with sand, gravel, and nano-bentonite clay layers to transform toxic leachate into low-toxicity residue with commercial value.
• UEL (Universidade Estadual de Londrina)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partner in the BioFITCh biological filter project. UEL collaborated with SENAI PR students and Kurica Ambiental to develop the innovative leachate treatment technology that reduces chemical use in waste treatment.
• SAMAE (Ibiporã)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Recicle Agora! Ibiporã' differentiated selective collection program developed by Kurica Ambiental, SAMAE, and Ibiporã Municipal Government. The program covers door-to-door collection of reject, organic, and recyclable waste, social mobilization, environmental education, and continuous training.
• Prefeitura Municipal de IbiporãcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal government partner in the 'Recicle Agora! Ibiporã' selective collection program, developed jointly with Kurica Ambiental and SAMAE. The program includes differentiated door-to-door collection, social mobilization, environmental education, and ongoing collaborator training.
• Prefeitura Municipal de Água Clara (MS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in municipal environmental education programs including 'Água Clara – Cidade Limpa' and selective collection implementation. Kurica Ambiental's managers and environmental analysts conduct lectures and workshops for children and adolescents on environmental awareness.
• CTR Buriti (Grupo Buriti)minorOthersCTR Buriti is part of the same corporate group (Grupo Buriti) as Kurica Ambiental. The CTR Buriti logo appears on the Kurica Ambiental website as a group affiliation, indicating common ownership or corporate relationship.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Brasil: Veolia's Brazilian operations provide water, waste, and energy services to municipalities and industrial clients. Comparable to Kurica in municipal waste collection and treatment scope but as part of a global environmental services platform with substantially larger technical and financial resources.
• Stericycle: Stericycle specializes in regulated waste services including healthcare waste, hazardous waste, and secure information destruction globally. Comparable to Kurica's healthcare waste autoclave operations (LO 181964-R1) but as a multinational incumbent with broader regulated waste capabilities.
• Grupo Solví: Grupo Solví is one of Brazil's largest environmental solutions groups, operating landfills, transfer stations, and recycling operations across multiple states. It is a broad incumbent comparable to Kurica's vertically integrated waste management model but at national scale with deeper capital and broader geographic reach.
• Estre Ambiental: Estre Ambiental is a major Brazilian waste management company operating landfills, environmental logistics, and valorization services nationwide. It competes with Kurica for municipal contracts and large private-sector waste generators but operates at significantly greater geographic and capital scale.
• Ambipar: Ambipar is a publicly traded Brazilian environmental management group offering waste management, emergency response, and industrial services across Brazil and Latin America. It competes with Kurica in industrial and hazardous waste handling while operating a far broader portfolio across multiple environmental verticals.

Direct peers

• Cavo Ambiental: Cavo Ambiental is a Brazilian waste management company providing collection, treatment, and final disposal for industrial, commercial, and healthcare waste. Directly comparable to Kurica's private-sector service portfolio with similar treatment infrastructure and licensing focus.
• CTR Buriti: CTR Buriti operates within the same Grupo Buriti corporate affiliation as Kurica and provides comparable waste management and landfill services in the Londrina/Paraná region. It is the closest comparable by geography, service portfolio, and operational model, including similar regulatory licensing and treatment capabilities.

Regional players

• Logística Ambiental de São Paulo (Loga): Loga operates urban cleaning and solid waste management services primarily in São Paulo. Comparable to Kurica's municipal services line (collection, street cleaning, landfill operation) but with a regional focus on São Paulo rather than Paraná, making it a geographic rather than direct competitor.
• Eco URBE: Eco URBE operates urban cleaning and solid waste services for municipalities in Brazil, including selective collection programs similar to Kurica's Recicle Agora! Ibiporã program. Comparable as a regional municipal waste contractor, though smaller and focused on different Brazilian states.
• Proactiva Brasil (Veolia subsidiary): Proactiva provides outsourced water and waste services to municipalities and industrial clients across Latin America. Comparable to Kurica's municipal services in scope (collection, treatment, disposal) though typically bundled with water services through its Veolia ownership.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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