Eko Cykl Organizacja Odzysku Opakowań S.A.

What Eko Cykl Organizacja Odzysku Opakowań S.A. does

Eko Cykl Organizacja Odzysku Opakowań S.A. is a Polish packaging recovery organisation (PRO) founded in 2002 and headquartered in Wrocław with a correspondence office in Warsaw. The company's core function is to take over the statutory recycling obligation from Polish manufacturers and distributors that introduce packaged products to the Polish market, enabling those clients to avoid the statutory product fee (opłata produktowa) payable to Marshal's Offices. Under recurring multi-year contracts, Eko Cykl aggregates client obligations, settles them with regulators using DPR/EDPR recycling confirmation documents purchased from waste collectors and recyclers, and discharges all associated BDO registration, KEO/KPO documentation, KOBiZE reporting, and Public Education Campaign (PKE) obligations on the client's behalf.

The underlying technology is a proprietary EDI electronic data interchange system that streams environmental reporting data between clients and the organisation, supported by a nationwide contractor database capable of processing several hundred thousand tonnes of packaging waste annually. The product portfolio extends well beyond the core PRO service into a comprehensive environmental compliance outsourcing suite: BDO management, KOBiZE reports, PPWR audits and training, product-fee calculators (2021-2025), SUP and WEEE reporting, carbon footprint reports, deposit-system advisory, water-rights permit support, and environmental consulting. Distinctive assets include the Bohema House ecological theatre (described as 'world-unique' for combining musicals with New Circus arts) and the RECRE outdoor education park, both used to fulfil PKE obligations for clients.

Commercially, Eko Cykl operates a sales-led, direct distribution model with expert consultation as the primary acquisition channel — prospective clients submit NIP, phone, and contact details via email and receive a tailored callback offer. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; service fees are positioned as lower than the statutory product fee. The firm is 100% family-owned Polish capital with 2.5M PLN fully paid share capital, employs 16 people, and maintains partnerships with the Polish Chamber of Waste Management and Japanese environmental institutions. The 2025 launches of PPWR audit, PPWR training, and the 2025 product-fee calculator position the firm for the incoming EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.

Name

Eko Cykl Organizacja Odzysku Opakowań S.A.

Legal name

Eko Cykl Organizacja Odzysku Opakowań S.A.

Website

https://ekocykl.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Eko Cykl is a Polish packaging recovery organisation that takes over statutory recycling obligations from companies placing packaged products on the Polish market, handling BDO reporting, KOBiZE filings, and PKE education through its Bohema House theatre and RECRE park.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Packaging Recovery & Environmental Compliance Services

NAICS

Packaging and Labeling Services (56191)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPALAIAL

Certified Compliance & Reporting Services (R2/e-Stewards, Audit, ESG)

Business & Public Services/Waste Management & Remediation Services/Electronic Waste (E-waste) Recycling & IT Asset Disposition (ITAD)

Keywords

• Packaging recovery services
• Extended producer responsibility
• Environmental compliance consulting
• Waste management reporting
• BDO registration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Wrocław

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Przejęcie obowiązku recyklingu — usługi organizacji odzysku: Eko Cykl takes over the statutory recycling obligation from companies that introduce packaged products to the Polish market. Clients pay a service fee to the organization, which is lower than the statutory product fee (opłata produktowa) that would otherwise be paid to Marshal's Offices. This is the core revenue stream, structured as recurring service fees under multi-year contractual arrangements. The organization uses DPR/EDPR recycling confirmation documents to settle obligations with the Marshal's Office on behalf of clients.
2. Kupno dokumentów DPR/EDPR: Eko Cykl purchases DPR (Dokument Potwierdzający Recykling) and EDPR (Elektroniczny Dokument Potwierdzający Recykling) recycling confirmation documents from companies that generate, collect, or recycle packaging waste. These documents are used to settle the recycling obligations that Eko Cykl has taken over from its clients. This creates an additional revenue stream where Eko Cykl acts as a buyer of recycling certificates.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Eko Cykl is a Polish packaging recovery organization (Organizacja Odzysku Opakowań) that contracts with businesses placing packaged products on the Polish market to assume their statutory recycling and recovery obligations. The company also delivers a suite of environmental compliance services including BDO registration and handling, KOBiZE reporting, SUP and packaging product-fee reporting, PPWR audits, environmental training, and broader environmental consulting. Operations are run with a compact in-house team backed by an internal EDI system for electronic waste-transfer documentation.

Product overview

Eko Cykl Organizacja Odzysku Opakowań S.A. is a packaging recovery organization providing a comprehensive suite of environmental compliance services. The core offering is the Organizacja Odzysku (Recovery Organization) service, which takes over statutory recycling obligations from companies placing packaged products on the Polish market, enabling them to avoid product fees. This core service is supplemented by integrated modules including: BDO registration and management, KOBiZE reporting, environmental audits (including PPWR audits), environmental consulting, carbon footprint reports, and permit assistance. The company also operates the Bohema House Ecological Theater and RECRE park for public educational campaigns (PKE), and offers training services through its Academy of Environmental Knowledge (Akademia Wiedzy Środowiskowej). Additional compliance tools include calculators for product fees, SUP reporting, WEEE management, battery reporting, and the deposit system. The portfolio operates as a unified environmental outsourcing offering rather than a single software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bohema House: An ecological theater that presents environmental content through musicals with New Circus elements. This unique educational initiative allows companies to fulfill their Public Educational Campaigns (PKE) obligations through professional theatrical performances.
• EkoPark RECRE
• Akademia Wiedzy Środowiskowej (Environmental Knowledge Academy)

Products and services

• Outsourcing of Packaging Recovery Obligations (Przejęcie obowiązku recyklingu) Statutory service under which Eko Cykl assumes a client's obligation to recover and recycle a defined tonnage of packaging placed on the Polish market. Designed for producers, importers, and retailers subject to Polish Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law who prefer to outsource compliance to a dedicated recovery organization rather than handle it in-house.
• Comprehensive Environmental Service (Kompleksowa obsługa środowiskowa)

Quantifiable outcome

• Cost savings vs. statutory product fee — cooperation with Eko Cykl costs less than paying the product fee directly to the Marshal's Office
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Polska Izba Gospodarki Odpadami (Polish Chamber of Waste Management)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEko Cykl Organizacja Odzysku Opakowań S.A. is a member of the Polish Chamber of Waste Management (Polska Izba Gospodarki Odpadami), one of the industry associations referenced on the company's website. Membership provides industry representation, regulatory advocacy, and networking within the Polish environmental compliance ecosystem.
• Bohema House (Teatr Ekologiczny)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerBohema House is a unique ecological theater that creates musical productions with environmental messages using New Circus arts. Described as 'world-unique', it is operated in partnership with Eko Cykl to fulfill the Public Education Campaign (PKE) obligations of Eko Cykl's clients. The partnership has produced 7 original premieres in 4 years, with participating businesses becoming 'EkoMecenasi Sztuki' (Eco Patrons of the Arts). The theater also hosts UKS Sparta Białołęka chess championships and other community events.
• Japanese environmental institutions (ośrodki przetwarzania odpadów, placówki naukowe)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEko Cykl maintains ongoing contact with Japanese waste processing centers and academic/scientific institutions. Japan is described as a world leader in environmental protection. These partnerships inform Eko Cykl's service improvements through knowledge exchange and best practice transfer, with regular study visits to Japan influencing the company's environmental management and logistics innovations.
• RECRE ParkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRECRE is an outdoor education park providing workshops, outdoor lessons, and educational activities for families and school groups. It is part of Eko Cykl's ecological education ecosystem alongside Bohema House, used to fulfill PKE obligations for clients through engaging, hands-on environmental education formats.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• PreZero Polska: Schwarz Group's environmental services arm operating in Poland with collection, recycling and circular economy offerings for the same obligor/producer customer base.
• Stena Recycling Sp. z o.o. Large European recycling and environmental services incumbent with Polish operations offering broader waste-management, recycling and compliance services to industrial clients.
• Veolia Polska (Environmental Services): Global environmental services group with Polish footprint providing waste management, circular economy and environmental compliance services that overlap with Eko Cykl's outsourcing portfolio.
• Interzero (Interseroh): Major European PRO and circular economy services group with established Polish operations offering packaging recovery, consulting and compliance services to the same obligor base.

Others

• Kancelaria Lexperiens (environmental compliance consulting): Polish environmental law and compliance consultancy providing adjacent BDO, KOBiZE and PPWR advisory services to the same obligor clients, complementing rather than directly competing with PRO takeovers.

Direct peers

• Collect Recycling S.A. Polish recovery organization active in packaging and waste-electrical-equipment compliance, comparable in scope of PRO services and target customer segments.
• EPR System Organizacja Odzysku Opakowań S.A. Polish PRO offering packaging waste recovery and recycling-obligation services under the same regulatory regime, targeting overlapping enterprise and SME obligor customers.
• ProEko Organizacja Odzysku: Polish packaging recovery organization providing EPR services to obligors introducing packaged products onto the Polish market, directly competing with Eko Cykl on recycling-obligation takeovers.
• Rekopol Organizacja Odzysku Opakowań S.A. One of Poland's largest and oldest packaging recovery organizations, directly comparable as a competing PRO taking over recycling obligations from Polish obligors under the same statutory framework.
• Bio System S.A. Polish PRO and recycling operator competing for the same packaging-recovery mandate and offering similar compliance outsourcing to Polish producers and distributors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eko-cykl-organizacja-odzysku-opakowa%C5%84-s-a
• Instagraminstagram.com/ekocykl

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Eko Cykl Organizacja Odzysku Opakowań S.A.