Ecourbis Ambiental S/A

What Ecourbis Ambiental S/A does

Ecourbis Ambiental S/A is a private Brazilian municipal solid-waste concessionaire responsible for collecting, transporting, and providing environmentally appropriate disposal for household waste, recyclable materials, and healthcare-service waste in São Paulo's southeastern grouping. It serves the City of São Paulo (Prefeitura de São Paulo) across 19 of 32 subprefectures, reaching more than half of the city's population, and reports more than 3,500 employees. The business model is managed municipal services delivered through a government concession; the municipal government is the primary customer, while residents receive service through the municipal system and pricing is not publicly disclosed.\n\nEcourbis operates the CTL Sanitary Landfill (Aterro Sanitário CTL), the Carolina Maria de Jesus Mechanized Sorting Center (Central Mecanizada de Triagem Carolina Maria de Jesus), a Healthcare Service Waste Treatment Unit (Unidade de Tratamento dos Resíduos dos Serviços de Saúde; UTRSS), two transfer stations, and monitoring of three deactivated landfills; it also presents the Southern Eco-park (Ecoparque Sul) and Eastern Eco-park (Ecoparque Leste) as integrated waste-management facilities. In 2025, the company delivered 22 biomethane-powered waste compactor trucks and stated that more than 100 gas-powered vehicles would be circulating in the southeastern grouping by year-end. Biomethane is described as a renewable fuel derived from decomposing organic waste, and the services are funded through government contracts and public sanitation rates.

Name

Ecourbis Ambiental S/A

Legal name

Ecourbis Ambiental S/A

Website

https://ecourbis.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Ecourbis Ambiental S/A is a São Paulo municipal solid-waste management concessionaire serving the city’s southeastern districts across 19 of 32 subprefectures, collecting, transporting, treating, and disposing of household, recyclable, and healthcare waste.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal solid waste management services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Collection (56211), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Solid Waste & Recycling Services Administration (BPAIACAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Eco-Friendly Disposal, Recycling & Donation Hauling (HSAIAOAJ)

Keywords

• Municipal solid waste management
• Household waste collection
• Recyclable materials processing
• Healthcare waste treatment
• Sanitary landfill operations

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Municipal Concession Services: Revenue generated through municipal concession contracts with the city of São Paulo for solid waste collection, transportation, and environmentally appropriate disposal services. Services include household waste collection, recyclable materials handling, healthcare waste treatment, and management of sanitary landfill and transfer stations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Ecourbis operates as a municipal concessionaire for the collection, transportation, and environmentally appropriate disposal of household waste, recyclable materials, and healthcare-service waste across 19 of São Paulo's 32 subprefecturas. It supports these services with a sanitary landfill, a mechanized sorting center, a healthcare-waste treatment unit, transfer stations, monitoring of deactivated landfills, and a biomethane-powered collection fleet.

Product overview

Ecourbis Ambiental S/A is a concessionaire providing integrated solid waste management services in southeast São Paulo. The company operates a unified portfolio of collection and disposal services (household waste, recyclables, and healthcare waste) supported by physical infrastructure including the Aterro Sanitário CTL sanitary landfill, Central Mecanizada de Triagem Carolina Maria de Jesus sorting center, UTRSS healthcare waste treatment unit, two transfer stations (including Estação de Transferência Vergueiro), and two eco-parks (Ecoparque Sul and Ecoparque Leste). The company also manages three deactivated landfills and is expanding its sustainable biometano-powered fleet.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Household Waste Collection (Coleta de Resíduos Domiciliares) Collection, transportation, and environmentally appropriate disposal of household waste for the southeast grouping of São Paulo, covering 19 of 32 subprefecturas.
• Recyclable Materials Collection (Coleta de Materiais Recicláveis) Collection and proper disposal of recyclable materials as part of municipal waste-management services in southeast São Paulo.
• Healthcare Services Waste Collection (Coleta de Resíduos dos Serviços de Saúde) Collection and treatment of healthcare-service waste for medical facilities in southeast São Paulo.
• CTL Sanitary Landfill (Aterro Sanitário CTL) Operation of the CTL sanitary landfill for proper waste disposal and environmental compliance.
• Carolina Maria de Jesus Mechanized Sorting Center (Central Mecanizada de Triagem Carolina Maria de Jesus) Management of a mechanized sorting center for waste processing and recycling operations.
• Healthcare Services Waste Treatment Unit (UTRSS) (Unidade de Tratamento de Resíduos dos Serviços de Saúde (UTRSS)) Operation of a healthcare-service waste treatment facility for proper handling of medical waste streams.
• Transfer Station Operations (Estações de Transbordo) Operation of two transfer stations, including Estação de Transferência Vergueiro, to support waste logistics.
• South Eco-Park (Ecoparque Sul) Eco-park facility in the southern region for integrated waste management.
• East Eco-Park (Ecoparque Leste) Eco-park facility in the eastern region for integrated waste management.
• Biomethane Sustainable Fleet (Frota Sustentável de Biometano) Waste collection vehicle fleet powered by biomethane derived from organic-waste decomposition, supporting lower-emission collection and circular-economy fuel use.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through biomethane fleet
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Waste Management Inc. Broad incumbent - Largest waste management company in North America, providing collection, transfer, recycling, and landfill services. Comparable in vertically integrated municipal solid waste operations; useful benchmark for fleet modernization and landfill economics.
• Solvi Participações: Broad incumbent - Brazilian holding with municipal and industrial waste management concessions, including transfer stations, landfills, and treatment facilities. Comparable in concession-based municipal waste operations and integrated infrastructure footprint.
• EcoLog Brasil (formerly Sasa / Orizon Vale): Broad incumbent - Brazilian waste-to-value operator focused on industrial and post-consumer waste recovery with landfills and sorting centers. Comparable in landfill and recycling infrastructure, though oriented more toward industrial than municipal clients.
• Veolia Environnement (Brazil operations): Broad incumbent - Global environmental services group with municipal and hazardous waste operations in Brazil. Comparable in integrated waste management, landfill operations, and industrial/hazardous waste treatment; broader geographic and service scope.
• Estre Ambiental: Broad incumbent - Major Brazilian waste management operator with landfill, sorting, and recycling infrastructure across multiple regions. Comparable in integrated solid waste services and landfill operations, but operates at broader national scope.
• Ambipar Participações e Empreendimentos: Broad incumbent - Brazilian environmental management group offering waste collection, industrial waste treatment, and emergency response across multiple states. Comparable in regulated waste handling and hazardous/industrial waste capabilities, though at significantly larger national scale.
• Suez (Brazil operations): Broad incumbent - International environmental services provider with municipal solid waste, recycling, and hazardous waste capabilities in Brazil. Comparable in vertically integrated waste services and regulated municipal contracts.

Direct peers

• Loga (Logística Ambiental de São Paulo): Direct peer - Loga is another private municipal solid waste concessionaire serving other subprefeituras of São Paulo city under similar concession terms, with comparable household waste collection, recyclables handling, and disposal infrastructure.

Regional players

• EcoPav (Eco Pavimentação / Limpezas Urbanas): Regional player - Brazilian urban cleaning and waste collection company operating in specific states/municipalities outside São Paulo. Comparable in municipal cleaning and waste collection services, though geographically separate.
• Cleanaway (Brazil / LatAm exposure): Regional player - Australasian waste management major with selective international exposure. Comparable in municipal collection, transfer stations, and landfill operations as a benchmark, though primarily operating outside Latin America.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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