Cooperlol - Cooperativa De Trabalho Dos Recicladores De Orlandia

What Cooperlol - Cooperativa De Trabalho Dos Recicladores De Orlandia does

Cooperlol is a Brazilian worker cooperative (cooperativa de trabalho) founded on August 14, 2005, in Orlândia, São Paulo, by a group of waste pickers (catadores) following the closure of the local landfill. The cooperative provides selective waste collection and recycling services to municipal governments in the Alta Mogiana Paulista region, currently serving the cities of Orlândia and Sales Oliveira with 44 cooperative members (men, women, youth, and elderly) who collect approximately 120 tonnes of recyclable materials monthly and reintroduce them into the production chain.

The cooperative's core offering is door-to-door selective collection of recyclable materials structured around published municipal collection routes covering all sectors of its service area. Its operational infrastructure consists of collection routes and recently acquired Roll-on Roll-off truck equipment with a fixed crane and container system, funded through a R$ 225,000 municipal partnership with the Municipality of Orlândia. Cooperlol does not operate a multi-product technology platform; it is a single-service cooperative supported by various government financing programs (ANCAT Capital de Giro, ANCAT S+, Cataforte, FUNASA, Ministry of Environment, and municipal Terms of Collaboration), each of which is managed with published banking reconciliation and explanatory notes for transparency.

Cooperlol's business model is a hybrid of public-sector service contracts and commodity recycling revenue. Revenue is generated through three streams: (1) transaction-based fees for selective collection services under municipal contracts in Orlândia and Sales Oliveira, (2) sales of approximately 120 tonnes of recyclable materials per month back into the productive chain, and (3) government grants and partnership funding from federal bodies (Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Ministry of Cities) and the Municipality of Orlândia, including a flagship R$ 688,048.92 Termo de Fomento with the Ministry of Cities and a R$ 156,872 amendment authored by Deputy Erika Hilton. The cooperative's go-to-market is event-driven and relationship-based, secured through public collaboration agreements (Termo de Colaboração and Termo de Fomento) rather than commercial competitive bidding.

Name

Cooperlol - Cooperativa De Trabalho Dos Recicladores De Orlandia

Legal name

Cooperativa de Trabalho dos Recicladores de Orlandia - Cooperlol

Website

https://cooperlol.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Brazilian worker cooperative providing selective waste collection and recycling services to municipal governments in Orlândia and Sales Oliveira, São Paulo, with 44 members collecting approximately 120 tonnes of recyclables monthly.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (56211)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Source-Separated Recyclables Collection (Dual/Single-Stream) (EUAIAAAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Recycling Transfer & Consolidation (Single-Stream, Dual-Stream, Source-Separated) (EUAIABAC), On-site Recycling Programs (Single-Stream, Source-Separated) (BPABALAB)

Keywords

• Selective waste collection
• Recyclable materials processing
• Waste picker cooperative
• Municipal recycling services
• Solid waste management

Headquarters

HQ city

Orlândia

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Selective Collection Services: Revenue generated through municipal contracts for selective waste collection services in Orlândia and Sales Oliveira. The cooperative receives government funding for operational services.
2. Government Grants and Partnerships: Federal and municipal grants for environmental projects, equipment acquisition, and operational support including Ministry of Environment funding (R$ 156,872), Municipality of Orlândia funding (R$ 225,000), and Ministry of Cities Termo de Fomento (R$ 688,048.92).
3. Recyclable Material Sales: Revenue from collecting and selling approximately 120 tonnes of recyclable materials monthly, returning materials to the productive chain through recycling.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Cooperlol is a worker cooperative that provides selective collection of recyclable materials to municipal governments, operating door-to-door household collection routes in Orlândia and Sales Oliveira. The cooperative collects approximately 120 tonnes of recyclable materials monthly and returns them to the productive chain through recycling. Its 44 members operate the collection service while the cooperative manages government partnership agreements and federal/municipal grants for environmental programs and equipment acquisition.

Product overview

Cooperlol is a single-service cooperative focused on selective collection and recycling of recyclable materials. Founded in 2005, it operates as a unified service offering without a platform-plus-modules architecture. The cooperative provides selective collection services for municipalities (Orlândia and Sales Oliveira) and manages various government financing programs (ANCAT Capital de Giro, ANCAT S+, Cataforte, FUNASA, MMA, PMO) that support its core collection and recycling operations. The organization collects approximately 120 tons of recyclable materials monthly and processes them through the recycling chain to return materials to productive use.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Selective Collection of Recyclable Materials (Coleta Seletiva de Materiais Recicláveis) Core service providing door-to-door selective collection of recyclable materials from residential households in the municipalities of Orlândia and Sales Oliveira. The cooperative collects approximately 120 tonnes of recyclable materials monthly through published collection routes covering all city sectors, then returns the materials to the productive chain through recycling.

Quantifiable outcome

• 120 tonnes of recyclable materials collected and returned to productive chain monthly
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Ministério do Meio Ambiente e Mudança do Clima (Ministry of Environment and Climate Change)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 December 2024Term of Collaboration for strengthening selective collection and organic waste recycling in Orlândia. Total partnership value R$ 688,048.92, with amendment value of R$ 156,872 authored by Deputy Erika Hilton. Objective is to achieve public interest purposes through the work plan.
• Município de Orlândia (Municipality of Orlândia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2024Term of Collaboration No. 19/2024 for the acquisition of a fixed crane set with container and lowering device for Roll-on Roll-off truck implementation. Total value R$ 225,000 funded through mandatory amendment in the 2023 Annual Budget Law.
• Ministério das Cidades (Ministry of Cities)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Term of Fostering No. 969427/2024 for strengthening selective collection and organic waste recycling. Total partnership value R$ 688,048.92 representing the largest government funding relationship.
• ANCAT (Associação Nacional dos Catadores)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperlol participates in ANCAT projects including Capital de Giro and ANCAT S+ initiatives with dedicated financial reconciliation and explanatory notes published on the website.
• CatafortecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperlol participates in Cataforte III Project 2025 with dedicated financial reconciliation and explanatory notes available, representing ongoing capacity building support.
• FUNASA (Fundação Nacional de Saúde)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperlol maintains financial reconciliation and explanatory notes for FUNASA partnership, indicating operational support for environmental health initiatives.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Estre Ambiental: Brazilian environmental services company handling solid waste, recycling, and industrial waste. Comparable to Cooperlol in municipal recycling adjacency but with a far broader service portfolio and capital base.
• Veolia Brasil: Brazilian subsidiary of global environmental services major Veolia, operating municipal waste, recycling, and circular economy services. Comparable in core recycling/waste services but at multinational scale with deep capital and technical resources.
• Quitaúna Ambiental: Brazilian waste management company operating selective collection and recycling services for municipalities. Comparable in municipal selective collection service line but with broader geographic footprint and corporate structure.
• Lara Central de Tratamento de Resíduos: Brazilian waste and recycling operator with central treatment facilities. Comparable in the recycling value chain but operates industrial-scale processing rather than cooperative-led municipal collection.
• Solví: One of Brazil's largest private waste management holding companies, with subsidiaries operating landfills, selective collection, and recycling services. Comparable in the same vertical but at much greater scale and geographic reach than Cooperlol.
• Ciclus: Brazilian waste management company that operates municipal selective collection and recycling contracts. Comparable to Cooperlol in service offering (municipal recycling collection) but operates at vastly larger scale across multiple Brazilian states.

Others

• Cempre: Brazilian NGO that promotes corporate recycling and circular economy programs. Comparable as an ecosystem/enabler in the Brazilian recycling sector rather than a direct operational competitor to Cooperlol.

Regional players

• Loga (Logística Ambiental de São Paulo): São Paulo-regional waste services provider operating municipal collection contracts. Comparable in the door-to-door collection model but anchored in São Paulo capital region rather than Cooperlol's small Alta Mogiana Paulista cities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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