Fundación para el Desarrollo Sostenible, Canarias Recicla

What Fundación para el Desarrollo Sostenible, Canarias Recicla does

Fundación para el Desarrollo Sostenible, Canarias Recicla is a private non-profit foundation (CIF G38987426, registered as foundation number 287 in the Registro de Fundaciones Canarias) established in 2009 by Ewaste Canarias. It is headquartered at the Complejo Ambiental de Tenerife (CAT) in Arico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and operates additional offices in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The organization is the first Canary Islands foundation specialized in sustainability education and serves as the regional reference entity for environmental education, circular economy adoption, and waste-management awareness across all 8 Canary Islands. Its customer base comprises regional and municipal governments (Gobierno de Canarias, Cabildos Insulares, Ayuntamientos), schools and educational centers, tourism establishments, and citizens, with cumulative outcomes of 5,267 specialized talks and workshops, 327 socio-educational projects, and 18,327 active participants.

The foundation delivers a portfolio of more than 30 programs organized around four pillars (Educa, Cuida, Impulsa, Conecta) including municipal sustainability programs (Granadilla Sostenible, Adeje Limpio y Circular, Santiago del Teide Recicla, Tías Cuídame, ARICO + Verde), tourism-sector waste management manuals, marine conservation initiatives (MAR_Educa, Marlice Islands, Descubre La Marciega), the annual Crea y Recicla – Jóvenes 20.30 university competition, and European-funded projects such as COSTADapta LIFE. Technology consists of a Moodle-based e-learning platform hosted at fundacioncanariasrecicla.org/formacion for training delivery, with web analytics integrations (Google Analytics, Hotjar) for traffic and session monitoring; there are no proprietary software products or AI/ML components.

The foundation operates a grant-and-contract revenue model rather than a transactional pricing model. Funding flows from regional and municipal government contracts, packaging-recovery organizations (notably Ecoembes), banking foundations (Fundación CajaCanarias), and parent-subsidiary coordination with Ewaste Canarias. Specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. Leadership comprises President Iñigo José Núñez Quintana (also CEO of Ewaste Canarias), Director General Vanessa Collado Jerez, and Coordinator Javier Rodríguez Suárez, supported by 15 employees including environmental technicians, administration, and advisors. The foundation holds ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications, both renewed/implemented in 2025, and is GDPR-compliant.

Name

Fundación para el Desarrollo Sostenible, Canarias Recicla

Legal name

Fundación Canaria para el Reciclaje y el Desarrollo Sostenible

Website

https://fundacioncanariasrecicla.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fundación Canarias Recicla is a non-profit foundation established in 2009 that delivers environmental education, circular economy training, and recycling-awareness programs to citizens, schools, municipalities, and tourism businesses across all 8 Canary Islands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Education and Sustainability Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (BPAGAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate Resilience & Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) (BPAGABAK), Environmental Conservation & Sustainability Volunteering (EDAIAGAB)

Keywords

• Environmental education services
• Sustainability training programs
• Circular economy consulting
• Waste management awareness
• Marine conservation education

Headquarters

HQ city

Arico

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Project Management Services: The foundation creates, develops, and manages its own projects and third-party projects focused on environmental education and sustainability across the Canary Islands.
2. Environmental Education Services: Provides environmental education, awareness campaigns, and sustainability training services to governments, municipalities, businesses, and educational institutions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fundación para el Desarrollo Sostenible, Canarias Recicla is a non-profit foundation that creates, develops, and manages environmental education, sustainability awareness, and circular economy programs across all 8 Canary Islands. It delivers its services through workshops, talks, e-learning courses, municipal sustainability programs, marine conservation initiatives, sustainable event advisory, and environmental patrols aimed at citizens, schools, businesses, and public administrations.

Product overview

Fundación para el Desarrollo Sostenible, Canarias Recicla operates as a non-profit organization offering environmental education and sustainability programs across the Canary Islands. The organization provides a portfolio of environmental education initiatives including the Moodle-based Formación platform, youth competitions like Crea y Recicla – Jóvenes 20.30, municipal sustainability programs (Granadilla Sostenible, Adeje Limpio y Circular, Tuineje Educa), and specialized projects on marine conservation (MAR_Educa, Marlice Islands), coastal adaptation (COSTADapta LIFE), and waste management training. These programs serve citizens, organizations, schools, and local governments through workshops, facility tours, cleanup activities, and educational materials, all aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Canarias Recicla Environmental Education Programs
• Moodle-based Training Platform (Formación)
• Crea y Recicla – Jóvenes 20.30

Quantifiable outcome

• +5,267 specialized talks and workshops conducted
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Ewaste CanariascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Founding partner of the foundation. Ewaste Canarias is the first and only WEEE treatment plant in the Canary Islands, located at the Complejo Ambiental de Tenerife in Arico.
• EcoembescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental organization managing packaging waste recovery and recycling in Spain. Major funder of recycling and sustainability education projects in the Canary Islands.
• Gobierno de CanariascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government of the Canary Islands providing funding and support for sustainability and environmental education initiatives.
• Cabildos Insulares (Island Councils)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIsland-level government institutions (Tenerife, Gran Canaria, La Palma, El Hierro, La Gomera, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote) providing funding and collaboration for local sustainability programs.
• Ayuntamientos (Municipal Governments)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal municipal governments across the Canary Islands partnering for community-based sustainability and recycling programs.
• SEO/BirdlifemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBird conservation organization collaborating on environmental protection and nature preservation projects including the LIBERA project.
• Universidad de La Laguna (ULL)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic university in Tenerife collaborating on educational programs and the Crea y Recicla competition.
• Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic university in Gran Canaria collaborating on educational programs and the Crea y Recicla competition.
• ASINCA (Asociación Industrial de Canarias)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustrial Association of Canarias promoting local industry and the 'Elaborado en Canarias' campaign for which the foundation executes educational programs.
• Ewaste CanariascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst and only WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) treatment plant in the Canary Islands with 99.8% decontamination rate.
• Fundación CajaCanariasmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBanking foundation providing funding for the MAR_Educa project on marine litter awareness.
• Farra WorldmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMusic production company specializing in festival management, collaborating on sustainable festival initiatives at Tenerife ODS Festival.
• Cabildos and AyuntamientoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIsland councils and municipal governments partnering for environmental patrol programs to engage citizens on sustainability.
• UNE EN-ISO 9001:2015majorOthersInternational quality management standard certification ensuring efficient activity and continuous improvement.
• UNE EN-ISO 14001:2015majorOthersInternational environmental management standard certification for sustainable practices.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SEO/BirdLife: Spain's principal bird and biodiversity conservation NGO, with which the foundation partners on the LIBERA project. Comparable as a Spain-based environmental nonprofit running education, awareness, and citizen-science programs.
• Ecologistas en Acción: Spanish confederation of environmental groups active in advocacy, education, and grassroots campaigns. Closely comparable as a non-profit delivering environmental education and citizen engagement across Spanish regions.
• Ecoembes: Spanish non-profit managing packaging waste recovery and recycling. The foundation is a direct operational partner of Ecoembes in the Canary Islands; both run recycling-education and citizen-awareness campaigns across Spain.
• Fundación CajaCanarias: Regional banking foundation in the Canary Islands that directly funds the foundation's MAR_Educa project. Closely comparable as a Canary Islands-foundation with a sustainability and territorial development mandate.
• Surfrider Foundation Europe: European NGO focused on ocean protection, beach cleanups, and marine litter education. The foundation's MAR_Educa and Marlice Islands programs directly overlap with Surfrider's marine-literacy and citizen-engagement model.

Broad incumbents

• Fundación MAPFRE: Large Spanish corporate foundation with sustainability and environmental action programs. Comparable as a private-sector-linked foundation funding sustainability initiatives, but with much broader scope and larger budget.
• Greenpeace Spain: Spanish branch of the global environmental advocacy organization. Comparable as a Spain-based environmental non-profit, but with a primarily advocacy-driven operating model rather than the foundation's education-focused delivery.
• Fundación Biodiversidad: Spanish national environmental foundation under the Ministry for Ecological Transition. Comparable as a state-linked sustainability nonprofit, but with national scope and much larger budget, often funding the foundation's projects on the ground.
• WWF Spain: Spanish branch of the global conservation NGO. Comparable as a large environmental nonprofit running education and conservation programs in Spain, though with substantially larger resources and broader scope.

Others

• ASINCA (Asociación Industrial de Canarias): Industrial Association of the Canary Islands, for which the foundation runs the 'Aula Elaborado en Canarias' educational program. Comparable as a Canarian institutional partner commissioning sustainability education, rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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