EMPRESA PROVINCIAL DE RESIDUOS Y MEDIO AMBIENTE SA

What EMPRESA PROVINCIAL DE RESIDUOS Y MEDIO AMBIENTE SA does

EMPRESA PROVINCIAL DE RESIDUOS Y MEDIO AMBIENTE SA (EPREMASA) is a provincial public limited company wholly owned by the Diputación de Córdoba (Provincial Council of Córdoba), Spain. It provides integrated municipal waste management services across the entire Province of Córdoba, covering curbside collection of residual waste, light packaging, paper, glass, and organic fractions; container washing; and treatment, recovery, and disposal operations centered on the Complejo Medioambiental de Montalbán — an 880,000 m3 landfill facility with leachate drainage differentiation. The company also operates a network of municipal clean points (Puntos Limpios) for bulky and hazardous waste, a brown container organics collection system, and environmental education programs including the "Los Pueblos de Córdoba Compostan" (Córdoba Towns Compost) initiative.

EPREMASA's business model is built on a statutory municipal mandate and a recurring fee system called GIRD (Prestación Patrimonial por la Gestión Integral de Residuos Domésticos), collected through the electronic seat of Hacienda Local with domiciled and in-person payment options. Service delivery is executed via a concessionary arrangement with FCC Medio Ambiente, which contributes capex and operates the physical infrastructure under EPREMASA's regulatory oversight. The company has pursued a joint R&D+I project with FCC Medio Ambiente on size-based separation of valorizable fractions below 90mm, and is positioned to access European Next Generation funds via its parent Diputación under Spain's Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia. EPREMASA holds ISO quality certification, complies with Spanish and Andalusian gender equality legislation, and serves as the sole provincial-level public waste operator in its geography.

Name

EMPRESA PROVINCIAL DE RESIDUOS Y MEDIO AMBIENTE SA

Legal name

EMPRESA PROVINCIAL DE RESIDUOS Y MEDIO AMBIENTE SA

Website

https://epremasa.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EPREMASA is a provincial public waste management company in Córdoba, Spain, wholly owned by the Diputación de Córdoba, providing integrated collection, treatment, recovery, and disposal services to all municipalities across the Province via a GIRD municipal fee and a concessionary partnership with FCC Medio Ambiente.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Waste Management

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Other Waste Collection (562119), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIACAH

Solid Waste & Recycling Services Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYEUAIABAG

E-waste & Universal Waste Collection/Transfer (Electronics, Lamps, Batteries)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Services (Waste Management, Recycling & Remediation)/Transfer Stations & Material Handling

SECONDARYEUAHABAC

Waste Management & Hazardous Waste Compliance (RCRA, Universal Waste, Waste Characterization/Manifests)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Compliance, Monitoring & Consulting/Regulatory Compliance & Auditing (Air, Water, Waste)

Keywords

• Municipal waste collection
• Waste treatment services
• Recycling services
• Environmental services
• Integrated waste management

Headquarters

HQ city

Córdoba

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Waste Management Services: EPREMASA provides integrated waste management services to municipalities in the province of Córdoba under service concession agreements. Revenue is generated through municipal fees and the GIRD (Prestación Patrimonial por la Gestión Integral de Residuos Domésticos) charged to citizens and businesses for waste collection and treatment services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

EPREMASA provides integrated domestic solid waste management services (Gestión Integral de Residuos Domésticos, GIRD) to municipalities in the province of Córdoba. The offering covers the full waste value chain: street-level collection (including the brown container for organic waste), container washing, transport, treatment, recovery and disposal, supported by a network of municipal clean points (Puntos Limpios) for selective collection of bulky and special waste. Services are delivered under municipal contracts and funded through publicly regulated GIRD fees charged to households and entities.

Product overview

EPREMASA operates as an integrated waste management company offering a comprehensive suite of services for the Province of Córdoba, Spain. The portfolio consists of core operational services including waste collection, container washing, and waste treatment and recovery, complemented by specialized infrastructure such as the brown container system for organic waste and municipal clean points. The company also manages the GIRD (Integrated Domestic Waste Management) patrimonial provision for fee collection. Environmental education programs and European-funded projects (Next Generation) support the operational services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recogida de Residuos (Waste Collection) Street-level municipal waste collection service across the municipalities of the province of Córdoba, including the new brown container (Contenedor Marrón) for selective collection of the organic fraction. Provided to municipal governments under GIRD contracts and ultimately to households and entities via the GIRD fee system.
• Lavado de Contenedores (Container Washing) Cleaning and sanitization of street containers used for waste collection. Service provided to municipalities to maintain hygiene and operational condition of the container fleet deployed in public spaces.
• Tratamiento y Valorización de Residuos (Waste Treatment and Recovery) Treatment and recovery (valorización) of collected waste streams, including an in-development R&D&I project for size-based separation of waste to improve recovery yields. Delivered to municipalities as part of the integrated GIRD service.
• Puntos Limpios Municipales (Municipal Clean Points) Network of municipal clean points enabling citizens, households and local entities to deliver bulky waste, special waste, and recyclable fractions not suited to street containers. Operated for the benefit of the municipalities served by EPREMASA.
• GIRD - Gestión Integral de Residuos Domésticos (Integrated Household Waste Management) The umbrella service offering bundling collection, washing, transport, treatment, recovery and disposal of household waste for municipalities in the province of Córdoba. Funded through publicly regulated GIRD rates (tasas) paid by households and entities within the service area.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Diputación de CórdobacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 April 2025Parent organization. EPREMASA executes European Next Generation projects within the framework of the Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia under the supervision of the Provincial Council of Córdoba. All services, departments, and public companies of the Provincial Council executing PRTR projects are subject to the same reporting requirements.
• ContenurminorOthers · 4 June 2024Container supplier awarded contract Lot 1 for supply, transport and assembly of 2,030 rear-loading containers of 800 and 1000 liters capacity for fractions: remainder, light packaging and selective organic waste. Contract value: 315,902 € + VAT.
• RototankminorOthers · 4 June 2024Container supplier awarded contract Lot 2 for supply, transport and assembly of 55 rear-loading igloo type containers of 1500, 2000 and 3000 liters capacity for light packaging and selective organic waste fractions. Contract value: 53,600 € + VAT.
• FCC Medio AmbientecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 16 December 2020FCC Medio Ambiente is the concessionary company for EPREMASA's waste management services. They contributed 3.6 million euros in improvements to the Montalbán environmental complex, including transfer station for rejects, container equipment, furniture line, evaporation module, plastic film separation line, and new machinery. They co-developed an R&D+I project with EPREMASA for waste separation.
• JICAR, S.A.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 16 December 2019Montemayor-based construction company that executed the landfill expansion at the Complejo Medioambiental de Montalbán with a capacity of 880,000 m3.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Urbaser: Major Spanish and international waste management company offering municipal collection, street cleaning, and treatment services. Comparable in that it serves municipal contracts with integrated waste solutions similar to EPREMASA's scope.
• Prezero: European environmental services provider with significant Spanish operations in waste collection, sorting, and recycling. Directly comparable to EPREMASA's integrated service portfolio at a larger scale.
• Cespa (Ferrovial Servicios): Subsidiary of Ferrovial providing waste collection, treatment, and disposal services across Spain. Competes for the same municipal concession contracts that anchor EPREMASA's revenue model.
• Veolia España: Spanish subsidiary of global environmental services giant, providing municipal waste management, treatment, and circular economy services. Comparable as a large multi-region operator with municipal concession contracts.
• Suez España: Spanish arm of global waste and water services group, operating municipal waste contracts nationwide. Competes in the same concession-based waste management space as EPREMASA.
• Valoriza (Sacyr): Sacyr's environmental services arm operating waste collection, treatment, and recycling for municipalities in Spain and internationally. Offers similar integrated municipal waste management services.
• FCC Medio Ambiente: Spain's largest private environmental services operator and EPREMASA's concessionary partner. Operates across waste collection, treatment, and disposal nationally, providing a reference for what scaled-up waste operations look like in Spain.

Direct peers

• Consorcio Provincial de Residuos Sólidos Urbanos de Málaga: Andalusian provincial consortium providing integrated waste management for municipalities. Closely comparable to EPREMASA in mandate, geography (Andalusia), and service mix.
• Diputación de Granada - Gestión de Residuos: Another Andalusian provincial public entity providing municipal waste management services. Most directly comparable peer due to identical governance structure (provincial council), geographic setting (Andalusia), and municipal service scope.

Regional players

• EMACSA - Empresa Municipal de Aguas de Córdoba: Municipal public company in Córdoba city providing water services under similar public-entity governance. Relevant peer for understanding how small publicly-owned service companies in Córdoba operate and scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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