Reciclando Conciencia

What Reciclando Conciencia does

Reciclando Conciencia (legal name Cooperativa Reciclando Conciencia) is a registered Argentine worker cooperative founded in 2014 and headquartered on Av. Intermédanos in Pinamar, Provincia de Buenos Aires. The cooperative manages the collection, treatment, classification, conditioning, and reinsertion of recyclable waste generated in Pinamar Partido and surrounding localities (Ostende, Valeria, Cariló, and the Ruta area). It serves three principal customer groups: large waste generators (restaurants, hotels, balnearios, distributors, private neighborhoods, companies, and educational institutions producing over 1,000 kg/month), residents who drop off materials at 27 environmental islands across the district, and institutional clients receiving training and sustainability certifications. Named enterprise customers include Carrefour, McDonald's, Howard Johnson, Honda Argentina, and YPF (Valeria), alongside 30+ local environmental allies.

The cooperative's core operational technology is a manual sorting process on a conveyor belt that separates incoming material into 27 distinct categories (10 types of plastic, 7 types of metal, 2 types of glass, cardboard/paper, and tetra packaging). It complements this with a manufactured-goods line branded CICLA — recycled-plastic furniture, waste bins, benches, environmental islands, eco-panels, and construction materials — and a traceability capability accredited by the Ministry of Environment of Buenos Aires Province to issue official sustainability certificates to compliant businesses. Since inception the cooperative has recovered over 5.6 million kg of recyclable material from open-air landfills and now sustains 45 year-round green jobs with 44 active partners and 75+ subscribed members.

Revenue is generated across five streams: fee-based collection and treatment services for large generators (usage-based pricing by distance and frequency: 2x/week, 3x/week, or monthly), corporate and institutional training workshops, direct sales of CICLA recycled products, a physical flea market (Mercado de Pulgas) selling repaired goods and cooperative products, and professional services for sustainability traceability certification. The cooperative is member-owned, with no parent company or external shareholders, and operates with institutional backing from INAES, IPAC, the Ministry of Environment, and the Municipality of Pinamar.

Name

Reciclando Conciencia

Legal name

Cooperativa Reciclando Conciencia

Website

https://reciclandoconciencia.com.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Reciclando Conciencia is a worker cooperative in Pinamar, Argentina, founded in 2014, that manually sorts recyclables into 27 categories and provides collection services, recycled-plastic products (CICLA), training, and accredited sustainability certification to large waste generators, residents, and local businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management & Recycling Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Solid Waste Collection (562111)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Recycling Transfer & Consolidation (Single-Stream, Dual-Stream, Source-Separated) (EUAIABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Post-Consumer Plastic Collection & Sorting (MRF/PRF, Bale Supply) (EUAIAKAA), On-site Recycling Programs (Single-Stream, Source-Separated) (BPABALAB), Reuse & Resale / Recommerce Operations (EUAIANAC)

Keywords

• Recycling services
• Waste management
• Recycled plastic products
• Environmental education
• Circular economy

Headquarters

HQ city

Pinamar

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Collection and Treatment Services: The cooperative provides collection, treatment, classification, conditioning, and reinsertion of recyclable materials for large generators. Pricing varies based on distance and collection frequency (2x/week, 3x/week, or monthly).
2. Training and Capacitation: Training workshops on urban solid waste management for public and private institutions, recycling workshops for schools, and corporate environmental education programs.
3. Recycled Products Sales: Sale of products made from recycled materials including waste baskets, tables, chairs, planters, shelves, dimensional letters, Styrofoam blocks and plates, recycled polyethylene bags, and plastic grinding.
4. Flea Market (Mercado de Pulgas): Sale of repaired electronic/electrical items, decoration, art, toys, furniture, spare parts, tools, and cooperative products. Open Monday to Friday 8-15h and Saturdays 8-13h. Revenue funds cooperative improvements.
5. Sustainability Certification: Issuance of traceability sustainability certificates to establishments that properly manage their recyclable waste, accredited by the Ministry of Environment of Buenos Aires Province.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Reciclando Conciencia is a recycling cooperative that collects, sorts, and processes recyclable materials into 27 different categories at its Pinamar facility, produces recycled-plastic products (furniture, waste bins, construction materials) under the CICLA brand, provides collection and treatment services to large waste generators, operates a network of 27 environmental islands for community drop-off, and issues government-accredited sustainability traceability certificates. It also runs environmental training programs for institutions and operates a flea market (Mercado de Pulgas) for repaired and recycled goods.

Product overview

Reciclando Conciencia is a recycling cooperative offering a comprehensive portfolio of products and services focused on circular economy. Their product line (CICLA) includes furniture and construction materials manufactured from recycled plastics, such as tables, chairs, benches, waste bins, and eco-panels. Services include collection and treatment of recyclable waste for large generators (businesses, hotels, restaurants), training workshops, and a flea market. The cooperative operates environmental islands throughout Pinamar and provides sustainability traceability certificates to partnered businesses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CICLA Recycled Plastic Products
• Recyclable Waste Collection & Treatment Service
• Urban Solid Waste Training Workshops
• Corporate Environmental Education Programs
• Solo Papel Recycling Program
• Bulky Waste Collection (Retiro de Voluminosos)
• Mercado de Pulgas (Flea Market)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 5,600,000 kg of recyclable waste recovered and prevented from open-air landfill
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered strategic and minor.

• Scrapy AppstrategicTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partnership for the Scrapy recycling app that enables users to track and manage their recyclable materials, featured on the cooperative's website.
• INTAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Institute of Agricultural Technology - environmental ally.
• UCITminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental ally partner organization.
• RecoplásticominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in the plastic recycling ecosystem.
• CarrefourminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRetail chain operating as an environmental ally participating in the cooperative's recycling program.
• Howard JohnsonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHotel chain operating as an environmental ally using cooperative recycling services.
• McDonald'sminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRestaurant chain operating as an environmental ally using cooperative waste management services.
• Honda ArgentinaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAutomotive company operating as an environmental ally in the cooperative's program.
• Cooperativa ObreraminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWorkers' cooperative operating as an environmental ally.
• YPFminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFuel company station (Valeria) operating as an environmental ally.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Republic Services: Large US-based provider of non-hazardous solid waste collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal services. Comparable as an incumbent operating integrated collection-and-MRF recycling at scale analogous to Reciclando Conciencia's service lines.
• Recology: Employee-owned US waste hauler and MRF operator providing collection, sorting, and recycled-product processing. Comparable because of the employee-ownership structure and integrated collection-plus-MRF service model that mirrors Reciclando Conciencia's cooperative setup.
• Veolia: Global environmental services group operating waste collection, materials recovery, and circular-economy services across multiple geographies. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping collection, sorting, and recycling services at vastly larger scale.
• Waste Management Inc. Largest North American waste and environmental services provider offering residential and commercial collection plus materials recycling at MRFs. Comparable as the largest-scale incumbent in the integrated collection-and-recycling service category the cooperative operates in.
• TOMRA: Norwegian-headquartered leader in collection and sorting technology for recyclables, with reverse-vending and optical sorting systems deployed at MRFs globally. Comparable as the technology supplier that competes with or enables the manual sorting capability at the heart of Reciclando Conciencia's operations.
• Stericycle: US-headquartered regulated waste and recycling services provider with operations across the Americas. Comparable as an incumbent offering collection-and-treatment services to enterprise customers in regulated/recyclable streams.
• Suez Recycling and Recovery: International environmental services operator providing waste collection, sorting, and materials recovery across Europe and Latin America. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering the same integrated recycling service mix as Reciclando Conciencia.

Direct peers

• TriCiclos: Chilean circular-economy company that operates collection points, sorts recyclables, and produces recycled-content products under a social/environmental framework. Most directly comparable peer given the shared Latin American cooperative-style model combining collection, sorting, and value-added recycled products.

Others

• Scrapy App: Argentine recycling-tracking mobile app already partnered with the cooperative for citizen engagement and traceability. Comparable as an adjacent technology partner in the same circular-economy ecosystem rather than a direct competitor.

Regional players

• Ecoembes: Spanish packaging-recycling PRO operating integrated collection, sorting, and certification systems for packaging waste. Comparable as a non-profit/regulated-entity model that combines MRF operations with traceability certification — conceptually close to the cooperative's certified sustainability certificate offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/reciclandocon
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCx_waLSCndldRIWwPqiYx3A
• Facebookfacebook.com/CoopRecConciencia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/reciclandoconciencia
• Instagraminstagram.com/reciclandoconciencia
• TikToktiktok.com/@reciclandoconciencia

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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