What Éco-Captation does

Éco-Captation is a Quebec-based B2B services company specializing in polystyrene (EPS/XPS) waste recovery. Founded in 2019 in Prévost by André and Sylvain Gagnon of Groupe Gagnon, the company operates a three-step process: on-site collection of polystyrene waste from businesses, retailers, institutions, and eco-centres; compression using proprietary equipment that reduces volume by up to 90%; and routing of compacted material to local recycling streams, including parent company NexKemia's resin manufacturing operations.

The company generates revenue through consultative, volume-based contracts tailored to each customer's needs, with pricing determined per quote rather than on public tiers. Its customer base spans industrial (e.g., Boisclair et Fils inc.), construction, commercial, institutional, and eco-centre segments across Québec. Distribution is direct and physical — the company deploys its own fleet to collect material at source and operates through a growing network of 75+ eco-centre drop-off points across the province.

Since joining NexKemia in 2022, Éco-Captation has been vertically integrated into the polystyrene value chain, enabling closed-loop circular economy outcomes from collection through to resin reprocessing. With 6 employees and two operating facilities (the original Prévost plant and a new Granby plant opened in 2026), the company remains a small-scale but expanding operator in the regional polystyrene recovery market.

Name

Éco-Captation

Legal name

Éco-Captation

Website

https://eco-captation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Éco-Captation is a Quebec-based B2B services company that collects, compresses, and recycles polystyrene waste from industrial, commercial, construction, and institutional customers across the province, using proprietary compression technology and operating through a network of 75+ eco-centres.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Polystyrene Recycling Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (562920)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Post-Industrial Plastics Scrap Recovery & Regrind (IMANAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Post-Consumer Plastic Collection & Sorting (MRF/PRF, Bale Supply) (EUAIAKAA)

Keywords

• Polystyrene recycling services
• Plastic waste management
• Polystyrene compression technology
• Industrial waste collection
• Circular economy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Granby

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Polystyrene Collection Services: Éco-Captation generates revenue by charging businesses, retailers, institutions, and eco-centres for the collection, compression, and recycling of their polystyrene waste. The service model is consultative and volume-based, with pricing tailored to each customer's needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Éco-Captation collects, compresses (achieving up to 90% volume reduction via proprietary equipment), and recycles polystyrene waste from businesses, retailers, institutions, and eco-centres across Québec. The company operates a turnkey B2B service spanning on-site collection at source, specialized compression, and routing to local recycling streams, with integration into NexKemia's resin reprocessing.

Product overview

Éco-Captation offers a unified service portfolio built around a 3-step process: Recover, Compress, and Recycle polystyrene. The core offering consists of four integrated services: Collection (direct pickup at source), Compression (volume reduction up to 90%), Valorisation/Recovery (local recycling streams), and Support/Accompaniment (customized solutions). These services serve industrial, commercial, institutional, and construction sectors across Québec, providing a turnkey solution for polystyrene waste management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Polystyrene Collection Service (Collecte) Direct recovery of polystyrene at the source from businesses, retailers, and institutions across Québec. Service is flexible and tailored to client needs, with collection adapted to each customer's volume and operating reality.
• Polystyrene Compression Service (Compression) Volume reduction of polystyrene using proprietary specialized compression equipment, achieving up to 90% volume reduction to facilitate transport, storage, and downstream recycling.
• Polystyrene Valorisation / Recycling Service (Valorisation) Compacted polystyrene is directed to local, responsible recycling streams for sustainable recovery, supporting the circular economy. Vertical integration with NexKemia enables reprocessing into new polystyrene resin.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 90% volume reduction of polystyrene through specialized compression equipment
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, notable and minor.

• NexKemiacoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 January 2022In 2022, Éco-Captation joined NexKemia, a polystyrene resin manufacturer located in Mansonville, QC. This is a parent-subsidiary relationship that enables vertical integration — from collection and compression to reprocessing into new resin — accelerating the development of circular solutions for polystyrene in Québec.
• Boisclair et Fils inc.notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Boisclair et Fils inc., a prefabricated concrete products manufacturer in the Laurentides, on polystyrene recycling. The manufacturer had been disposing of polystyrene waste from formwork processes; Éco-Captation developed a unique technology solution to recover and recycle the material, resulting in substantial cost savings and supporting the MRC des Laurentides residual materials management plan.
• Groupe GagnoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAndré and Sylvain Gagnon, owners of Groupe Gagnon (a document shredding and storage company), launched the Éco-Captation project in 2019 in Prévost, drawing on Groupe Gagnon's expertise in materials management and operations. Groupe Gagnon remains closely connected to the initiative as the originating entity.
• TricentrisnotableChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner in the pilot polystyrene recovery project launched in the MRC des Laurentides. Tricentris is a recycling organization that supports collection and sorting of materials, collaborating with Éco-Captation to manage incoming polystyrene volumes at designated eco-centres.
• Régie intermunicipale des déchets de la RougenotableChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner in the 2017 pilot EPS recovery project in the MRC des Laurentides. The Régie manages waste collection and hosts a drop-off point for residents to deposit polystyrene for Éco-Captation to collect and process.
• Centre d'entraide La SamaritaineminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner in the pilot polystyrene recovery project in the MRC des Laurentides. The Samaritaine community organization participates as a drop-off location for polystyrene materials.
• Synergie Économique LaurentidesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEconomic development organization in the Laurentides region that collaborates on the polystyrene recovery initiative, supporting regional awareness and participation in the circular economy project.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• GFL Environmental: One of Canada's largest diversified waste-management companies, offering collection, recycling and disposal across multiple provinces. Comparable as a broad incumbent that operates recycling and materials recovery programs that overlap with Éco-Captation's collection and processing activities, albeit at much larger scale.
• Casella Waste Systems: U.S. regional solid-waste, recycling and resource-management operator with significant recycling-processing capabilities. Comparable to Éco-Captation as a broad incumbent whose recycling and resource-recovery services overlap with Éco-Captation's collection and materials-recovery value proposition.
• Republic Services: Major U.S. waste-management, recycling and disposal company with a large recycling-processing footprint. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose materials-recovery and recycling operations overlap functionally with Éco-Captation's collection, sorting and recovery activities.
• Waste Management, Inc. Largest North American provider of waste collection, transfer, recycling and disposal services. Comparable as a broad incumbent operating recycling and materials-recovery programs that overlap with Éco-Captation's polystyrene collection and processing offering, though at national scale.

Emerging players

• PureCycle Technologies: U.S.-based advanced recycling company using a proprietary purification process to recycle polypropylene (and exploring other polyolefins) into virgin-grade resin. Comparable to Éco-Captation as an emerging player applying advanced recycling technology to convert hard-to-recycle plastics into reusable feedstock for the circular economy.

Direct peers

• NexKemia: Polystyrene resin manufacturer based in Mansonville, QC, and parent of Éco-Captation. Directly comparable because both operate in the same polystyrene value chain — Éco-Captation on the collection/compression side and NexKemia on the resin manufacturing side — and together form a vertical closed-loop.
• Polystyvert: Québec-based company that uses a proprietary dissolution-precipitation process to recycle polystyrene back into virgin-grade resin. Highly comparable to Éco-Captation because both target the same feedstock (post-consumer and post-industrial polystyrene) in the same Canadian market and pursue circular-economy offtake for the recovered material.

Regional players

• Ricova: Québec-based recycling and waste-diversion company operating sorting and recovery facilities in the province. Comparable to Éco-Captation as a regional recycling operator sharing the same Québec service territory and customer segments.
• Tricentris: Québec-based sorting and recycling organization that operates materials recovery infrastructure across the province and is already a channel partner of Éco-Captation. Comparable because it handles the front-end sorting and consolidation of recyclables in the same Québec geography.

Others

• Plastic Bank: Social enterprise that operates plastic collection networks in coastal communities and produces recycled-content feedstock for resale to brands. Comparable to Éco-Captation thematically as an adjacent ecosystem participant focused on plastic recovery, traceability and circular-economy supply, though operating on a different geography and economic model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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