Reciclo Inteligência

What Reciclo Inteligência does

Reciclo Inteligência Ambiental S/A is a privately held Brazilian electronic-waste management company founded in 2004 and headquartered in São Paulo. The company manages the full lifecycle of obsolete or end-of-life electronic equipment for corporate clients, offering reverse logistics, certified data destruction (logical and physical), metal recovery, asset refurbishment under its R3USE sub-brand, and customized consulting under Reciclo Soluções. Its customer base spans telecommunications, banking and insurance, medical-hospital, automotive and aerospace, automation and robotics, and industrial and retail verticals, with more than 2,000 corporate clients served cumulatively.

The company's operations are orchestrated through Circulare, a proprietary digital platform developed in partnership with Circular Brain (launched 2019), which provides clients with real-time tracking of collections, mass balance reporting, traceability, data sanitization and destruction certificates, and downloadable regulatory documentation across the entire reverse-manufacturing or refurbishment workflow. Reciclo was the first company in Brazil's electronic reverse-manufacturing sector to obtain NBR 16156 certification (2020) and holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 certifications, positioning it for regulated enterprise contracts under LGPD and CETESB licensing requirements.

Reciclo generates revenue through professional-services fees for reverse logistics and consulting, transaction-based metal recovery (Reciclo Metais), and hardware resale of refurbished equipment (R3USE). Pricing is custom and quote-based, typically structured as multi-year enterprise contracts, with go-to-market executed primarily through direct B2B field sales supplemented by a self-serve client portal (thinkcircular.com.br) and WhatsApp-driven inside sales. The company reported R$5 million in revenue and 1,000 tons of processed scrap in 2018, and has since scaled materially as evidenced by cumulative processing volumes exceeding 15 million kilograms.

Name

Reciclo Inteligência

Legal name

Reciclo Inteligência Ambiental S/A

Website

https://gruporeciclo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Reciclo Inteligência Ambiental S/A is a São Paulo-based electronic-waste management company providing reverse logistics, certified data destruction, metal recovery, and equipment refurbishment services to enterprise clients across telecom, banking, healthcare, automotive, and industrial sectors in Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronic Waste Management

NAICS

Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (81121), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

E-waste Collection, Aggregation & Reverse Logistics (BPALAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Electronics Refurbishment, Repair & Reuse (Remarketing/Resale) (BPALAIAD), Recycling, E-Waste & End-of-Life Takeback Programs (TLAAALAN), Electronics & Tech Recommerce (Refurbished Devices) (CRAFAGAC)

Keywords

• Electronic waste management
• Reverse logistics services
• IT asset disposition
• Data destruction services
• Metal recovery recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Reverse Logistics Services: Comprehensive reverse logistics services including collection, transportation, sorting, processing and secure disposal of electronic equipment for corporate clients.
2. Metal Recycling - Reciclo Metais: Recovery and sale of metals and commodities from electronic waste processing, including ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
3. Equipment Refurbishment - R3USE: Recovery and resale of technology assets that still have operational value after refurbishment and certification processes.
4. Custom Solutions and Consulting - Reciclo Soluções: Customized services and environmental consulting providing strategic value including data center decommissioning, inventory management, data sanitization, fiscal deductibility, temporary storage, and electronic asset management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Reciclo Inteligência Ambiental S/A provides end-to-end lifecycle management of electronic equipment for corporate clients in Brazil, including reverse logistics collection and transportation, certified data destruction (logical and physical), metal recovery and commodity generation, refurbishment and resale of technology assets (R3USE), and customized environmental consulting. All processes are orchestrated through its proprietary Circulare digital platform, which provides real-time tracking, mass balance reporting, traceability, and downloadable certificates of destination, destruction, and traceability.

Product overview

Reciclo Inteligência operates as a unified suite of electronic waste management solutions, combining four interconnected services under one umbrella alongside a proprietary digital management platform. The core portfolio includes: (1) Logística Reversa for reverse logistics and regulatory compliance; (2) Reciclo Metais for metal recovery and commodity generation; (3) R3USE for technology asset recovery and reconditioning with a focus on data security; and (4) Reciclo Soluções for customized consulting and specialized services. All processes are orchestrated through the Circulare digital platform, which provides clients with real-time tracking, mass balance reporting, traceability, and certified data destruction documentation across the entire lifecycle from collection through remanufacturing or recycling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• R3USE: Reconditioned technology products brand that recovers technology assets with added value, transforming them into sustainable resources.
• Reciclo Metais
• Reciclo Soluções
• Logística Reversa

Products and services

• Circulare Platform Proprietary digital management platform that controls the entire internal flow of entry and exit of unserviceable electronic equipment, allowing clients to track reverse manufacturing (destruction) or refurbishment (re-use) status and download Certificates of Destination, Destruction, and Traceability.
• Logística Reversa (Reverse Logistics) Reverse logistics service enabling manufacturers, importers, distributors, and traders to reintegrate materials into the productive chain after use, in compliance with legal requirements including PNRS and Decree 10.240/2020.
• Reciclo Metais Metal recycling service that recovers ferrous and non-ferrous raw materials from electronic waste and reintegrates them into the production chain as commodities.
• R3USE Brand for the recovery and resale of technology assets that still have operational value after refurbishment, certification, and data sanitization processes.
• Reciclo Soluções Customized consulting and professional services delivering strategic value, including environmental consulting, data center decommissioning, inventory management, data sanitization, fiscal deductibility, temporary storage, and electronic asset management.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15,120,320 kg of electronic waste processed
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Circular BraincoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2019Strategic technology partnership for the launch of a new digital platform. Circular Brain collaborated with Grupo Reciclo to develop and launch the Circulare digital platform for lifecycle management of electronic equipment, enabling real-time tracking, certification, and reporting capabilities for clients.
• Geração Ecotrônicos (Cooperativa)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial impact partnership through the C3RCO project (Center for Computer Refurbishment, Reuse and Recycling). Geração Ecotrônicos is a cooperative formed by young people from low-income communities in Osasco that were trained through the project. Reciclo provided entrepreneurship consulting, business planning, and operational management guidance. The cooperative now operates as electronic waste managers in the Osasco, Barueri, Alphaville, and Santana de Parnaíba regions.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sims Lifecycle Services: Sims Lifecycle Services is a global IT asset disposition and electronics reuse/recycling specialist operating across North America, EMEA, and APAC. It is directly comparable to Reciclo because it offers enterprise ITAD services including data destruction, refurbishment/resale, and certified recycling—the same end-to-end electronic lifecycle value proposition Reciclo delivers in Brazil.
• Electronic Recyclers International (ERI): ERI is one of the largest U.S.-based e-waste recyclers, providing IT asset disposition, electronics recycling, and data destruction to enterprises, government agencies, and recyclers. It is a direct peer to Reciclo as a specialist e-waste recycler offering certified processing, refurbishment, and downstream commodity recovery from end-of-life electronics.
• Reverse Logistics Group (RLG): RLG is a global provider of outsourced reverse logistics and returns management services, including take-back, repair, refurbishment, and recycling for electronics and other product categories. It is a direct peer to Reciclo because it runs enterprise-scale reverse logistics programs with similar compliance, reuse, and end-of-life processing capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• Iron Mountain: Iron Mountain is a global information management services giant whose portfolio includes secure IT asset disposition, data destruction, and electronics recycling under its data center/lifecycle services arm. It is a broad incumbent comparable to Reciclo because it serves large enterprises across multiple regulated verticals (financial services, healthcare) with certified destruction and chain-of-custody documentation.
• Suez (SUEZ - Recycling and Recovery): Suez operates a global water and waste management business with significant electronics and WEEE recycling activities in Europe and selected emerging markets. It is a broad incumbent comparable to Reciclo because its recycling and recovery division serves enterprise customers on regulated waste streams including WEEE, the same regulatory-driven demand pool Reciclo targets in Brazil.
• Veolia Environmental Services: Veolia is a global waste management and environmental services conglomerate operating across hazardous waste, recycling, and resource recovery. It is a broad incumbent comparable to Reciclo because it competes in electronic waste handling, materials recovery, and corporate environmental services—a wider portfolio that overlaps with several of Reciclo's enterprise offerings.

Emerging players

• Back Market: Back Market is a global B2C and B2B marketplace for refurbished consumer electronics, operating certified refurbisher networks across Europe and North America. It is an emerging player comparable to Reciclo's R3USE line because it commercializes the demand side of the recommerce value chain that Reciclo feeds via its refurbishment operation.
• Circular Computing: Circular Computing is a UK-based specialist in factory-grade remanufacturing of corporate laptops, producing carbon-neutral refurbished IT equipment with a per-unit verified carbon saving. It is an emerging player comparable to Reciclo's R3USE brand because it operates in the same enterprise IT refurbishment/recommerce category with sustainability claims as a procurement lever.

Regional players

• Wecycle: Wecycle is a Dutch-based producer responsibility organization specializing in the collection and recycling of small household appliances and consumer electronics across Europe. It is a regional peer comparable to Reciclo because it operates in the same end-of-life electronics take-back/recycling category with a focus on regulatory compliance and reuse of recovered materials.
• eCycle: eCycle is a Brazilian e-waste management company offering collection, logistics, and certified processing of electronics for corporate clients across Brazil. It is a regional peer comparable to Reciclo because both operate in the same domestic Brazilian electronic waste handling value chain, with adjacent customer segments (telecom, corporate) and similar emphasis on regulatory compliance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xapi.whatsapp.com/send/?phone=5511963010367
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/recicloambiental
• Facebookfacebook.com/RECICLOAMBIENTAL
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/reciclointelig%C3%AAnciaambiental
• Instagraminstagram.com/gruporeciclo

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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