Emapla Gerenciamento De Residuos

What Emapla Gerenciamento De Residuos does

Emapla – Gerenciamento de Resíduos is a Maranhão-based environmental management and waste treatment services firm that has operated continuously since 2001. It provides integrated environmental solutions across six service lines: environmental education (Educação Ambiental), environmental licensing support covering Prior, Installation, and Operation Licenses (Licenciamento Ambiental), final disposal of Class I and II waste including landfill closure and post-closure monitoring (Destinação Final), ISO 14001-based environmental management consulting (Gestão Ambiental), industrial and domestic effluent treatment using physical-chemical, biological, and disinfection processes (Tratamento de Efluentes), and solid waste recycling covering papers, plastics, metals, glass, and packaging (Reciclagem de Resíduos Sólidos). The firm owns industrial landfill operations and supplements its capabilities with certified partnerships for hazardous waste disposal.

The company is headquartered in São Luís and serves industrial, commercial, residential, educational, and government clients throughout the state of Maranhão via a direct sales motion with field teams and regional partners. Revenue is generated through quote-based, multi-year professional services contracts tailored to project scope, with no publicly disclosed pricing tiers. Industrial and commercial clients are stated as the primary segments; residential selective collection, schools, and government entities are secondary. Marketing relies on the company website, blog content, and an Instagram presence (@emaplaslz). The firm reports over 100 clients served across more than two decades.

Material information gaps include revenue figures, named customers, the full leadership team, contract values, and any proprietary technology or IP beyond conventional treatment processes. The headcount is reported at 12 employees and ownership is described as private/founder or locally held with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or funding rounds. There is no public ticker and no indication of AI/ML or developer platform capabilities.

Name

Emapla Gerenciamento De Residuos

Legal name

Emapla – Gerenciamento de Residuos

Website

https://emapla.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Emapla is a Maranhão, Brazil-based environmental services firm founded in 2001, providing waste recycling, industrial effluent treatment, environmental licensing, and ISO 14001 consulting to industrial, commercial, residential, and government clients across the state.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental & Waste Management Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (56211), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Sewage Treatment Facilities (221320), Waste Treatment and Disposal (56221)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950), Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Wastewater & Effluent Treatment Services (BPALAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Waste & Hazardous Materials Management (incl. HazMat) (BPAHAJAK)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Environmental consulting
• Effluent treatment solutions
• Solid waste recycling
• Environmental licensing support

Headquarters

HQ city

São Luís

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting and Management Services: Ongoing consulting services for environmental management including diagnostic assessments, management plans, environmental audits, and technical reports based on ISO 14001 standards. Services are customized to client needs with project timelines ranging from 48 hours for simple collection services to 30-90 days for comprehensive environmental management projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

EMAPLA provides integrated environmental management services across the state of Maranhão, including solid waste recycling (selective collection, separation, sorting, and processing), industrial and domestic effluent treatment using physical-chemical, biological, and disinfection technologies, environmental licensing support (Prior, Installation, and Operation Licenses), ISO 14001-based environmental management consulting, final disposal of Class I and Class II waste through industrial landfills with post-closure monitoring, and environmental education programs for companies, schools, and communities.

Product overview

Emapla Gerenciamento de Resíduos operates as a service-based company offering integrated environmental management solutions. The portfolio consists of six core service offerings: Educação Ambiental (environmental education and awareness programs), Licenciamento Ambiental (environmental licensing support), Destinação Final (waste disposal services), Gestão Ambiental (environmental management consulting based on ISO 14001), Tratamento de Efluentes (effluent treatment solutions), and Reciclagem de Resíduos Sólidos (solid waste recycling). These services work together to provide comprehensive waste management from education and licensing through disposal and recycling, serving industrial, commercial, and residential clients across the state of Maranhão.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Educação Ambiental Environmental awareness and training programs in sustainable practices for companies, schools, and communities. Includes lectures, workshops, school programs, selective collection campaigns, and educational materials that promote behavioral change toward a responsible environmental culture.
• Licenciamento Ambiental Complete support for environmental licensing processes with competent agencies, covering environmental impact studies through obtaining operational licenses, including Prior License (LP), Installation License (LI), and Operation License (LO), plus renewals and modifications.
• Destinação Final Adequate and environmentally safe final disposal for Class I (hazardous) and Class II (non-hazardous) waste. Includes operation of industrial landfills, certified partnerships for proper disposal, landfill closure, and post-closure monitoring.
• Gestão Ambiental Specialized consulting and implementation of environmental management systems based on ISO 14001 standards. Includes environmental diagnostics, management plans, environmental audits, and technical reports to help companies achieve sustainability and legal compliance.
• Tratamento de Efluentes Complete solutions for treatment of industrial and domestic liquid effluents using physical-chemical, biological, and disinfection technologies. Ensures compliance with environmental legislation and enables safe water reuse, including industrial effluent treatment, wastewater management, and environmental monitoring.
• Reciclagem de Resíduos Sólidos Selective collection, separation, sorting, and processing of industrial, commercial, and household solid waste. Transforms discarded materials into new raw materials for the circular economy, including papers, cardboard, various plastics, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, glass, and packaging.

Quantifiable outcome

• Service initiation within 48 hours for regular selective collection services
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Clean Harbors: North American leader in hazardous waste management, environmental services, and industrial cleaning. Comparable hazardous waste handling and environmental consulting capabilities, though operating at vastly larger scale.
• Veolia Environnement (Brazil operations): Global environmental services giant with significant Brazilian operations in water, wastewater, and waste management. Provides overlapping industrial effluent treatment and hazardous waste capabilities at much larger scale.
• Stericycle: International regulated waste management company specializing in hazardous and specialized waste streams. Operates in Brazil and offers comparable Class I handling and compliance services, but as part of a much broader portfolio.

Direct peers

• Estre Ambiental: Brazilian waste management company operating landfills and providing industrial and hazardous waste disposal services. Directly comparable to Emapla's Destinação Final and Class I/II handling capabilities.
• Ambipar Participações e Empreendimentos: One of Brazil's largest publicly listed environmental management companies offering waste management, effluent treatment, environmental licensing, and emergency response across multiple states. Closest publicly traded analog to Emapla's integrated service model.
• Ciclus Ambiental: Brazilian environmental services company focused on industrial waste management, recycling, and effluent treatment. Comparable service portfolio and customer segments to Emapla.

Emerging players

• Hydroclean do Brasil: Brazilian industrial waste and environmental services provider with comparable industrial cleaning, waste handling, and effluent treatment offerings, though with a more regional footprint.

Regional players

• Loga (Grupo CCR/Solví): Brazilian waste collection and management company primarily serving São Paulo and other major urban centers. Comparable selective collection and solid waste operations but concentrated in different geographies than Emapla.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/emaplaslz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/emapla-gerenciamento-de-residuos

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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