Lyma

What Lyma does

LYMA (LIMPIEZA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE DE GETAFE, S.A. MUNICIPAL) is a municipally-owned public limited company wholly controlled by the Ayuntamiento de Getafe in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1997, it delivers the full scope of municipal cleaning and environmental services to Getafe's roughly 180,000 residents, including household waste collection, selective sorting via colour-coded containers (yellow, blue, green, brown, grey), street cleaning, school cleaning, industrial waste management across 13 industrial areas, bulky-item door-to-door collection, used cooking oil pickup, and pet waste bag distribution. Its core technological differentiator is the Tarjeta Lugar electronic access-control system deployed on the brown organic-waste containers, which restricts deposits to trained-and-registered citizens and has driven an 87% organic-fraction purity rate — well above the Community of Madrid average. Supporting infrastructure includes 300+ electronic-locked industrial containers, 2 large and 10 proximity Puntos Limpios, automated bag dispensers, a 48 kW photovoltaic installation with real-time monitoring, and integrated education platforms (Educa y Recicla, Getafe Reutiliza, Getafe Composta).

LYMA's business model is that of a public enterprise rather than a commercial operator: services are provided free to citizens and industrial users, with no direct billing, and the entire operating budget is funded through annual allocations from the Getafe municipal budget. Pricing-equivalent mechanics are subscription-like in that the municipality commits to a recurring annual transfer, but there is no per-unit citizen pricing. Go-to-market is direct-to-citizen via multiple channels: a hotline (900 26 46 56), email and web forms, physical service points, mobile clean points, and an active YouTube and educational outreach programme. The company holds ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 certifications, an EA 0050 Efficient Driving certification (a public-sector first), and is registered in Spain's National Carbon Footprint Registry (MITERD). It has won three Pajaritas Azules from ASPAPEL for paper/cardboard collection and the FEMP Circular Economy Good Practices award, and recycles roughly 15,098 tonnes of waste per year, making Getafe the third-largest recycler in the Community of Madrid.

Key partnerships include Ecoembes (packaging recycling, RECICLOS rewards app), Aspapel (paper/cardboard programmes, Pajaritas Azules awards), the UN Global Compact (Target Gender Equality), and Save the Children España (textile-recycling humanitarian donations). Revenue is not publicly disclosed, but with a workforce of more than 700 workers and an extensive physical footprint, annual operating budget is best triangulated to the €25M–€50M band. Headcount note: one data point in the firmographics file lists 57 employees, but multiple news sources around the 2022 25th anniversary state 'más de 700 trabajadores' (over 700 workers) and detail 127 permanent-contract conversions in the current legislative term; the 700+ figure is the better-supported operational headcount for a municipal cleaning company of this scale, while 57 likely reflects a narrower administrative or management subset.

Name

Lyma

Legal name

LIMPIEZA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE DE GETAFE, S.A. MUNICIPAL

Website

https://lymagetafe.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

LYMA (Limpieza y Medio Ambiente de Getafe) is a municipally-owned public company that delivers all household waste collection, recycling, street cleaning, and environmental education services to the roughly 180,000 residents and 13 industrial areas of Getafe, Madrid, funded entirely through annual municipal budget allocations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Sanitation and Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Collection (5621)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works / In-House Municipal Collection Operations (EUAIAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Street & Public Space Litter Collection (Municipal Cleaning) (BPALAAAE), Roll-Off / Containerized MSW Collection (Commercial & Industrial) (EUAIAAAD), Bulky Item & White Goods Collection (EUAIAAAH)

Keywords

• Municipal cleaning services
• Urban waste collection
• Selective recycling services
• Environmental sanitation
• Street cleaning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Getafe

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Public Services: LYMA operates as a publicly owned municipal company (Empresa Municipal) providing essential cleaning and waste management services to the municipality of Getafe. Services are funded through municipal taxes and public budgets rather than direct citizen fees. Revenue is derived from municipal government allocations for service delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lyma provides municipal cleaning and environmental services for the city of Getafe, including street sweeping, selective waste collection, organic waste collection via the Quinto Contenedor system, bulky-item collection (Recogida de Enseres), used cooking-oil collection, and citizen-facing recycling and reuse programmes (Getafe Reutiliza, Getafe Composta, Educa y Recicla). Operations are supported by a fleet of vehicles, fixed and mobile cleaning points, and digital tools such as the RECICLOS app and the Tarjeta Lugar access-control card.

Product overview

LYMA Getafe (Limpieza y Medio Ambiente de Getafe) is a municipal cleaning and environmental services company offering a comprehensive portfolio of waste management and environmental services. The core offering includes waste collection (solid urban waste, selective collection via color-coded containers), street cleaning, and specialized services (used cooking oil pickup, large item collection, pet waste bag distribution). Key environmental initiatives include Getafe Recicla (recycling guidance), Educa y Recicla (environmental education), the Quinto Contenedor (organic waste collection with card access), RECICLOS app (rewards-based recycling), Getafe Reutiliza (reuse program), and Getafe Composta (composting). The company also runs social programs like Tu Papel Solidario,Ningún Niño Sin Juguete, and interactive educational activities like the Escape Room Getafe al Rescate. Supporting infrastructure includes Puntos Limpios (cleaning points), proximity cleaning points, mobile cleaning points, and the Tarjeta Lugar card system for container access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Educa y Recicla: Environmental education platform for schools and citizens focused on recycling and composting awareness
• Getafe Reutiliza
• Getafe Composta

Products and services

• Street cleaning (Limpieza Viaria)
• Selective waste collection (Recogida Selectiva)
• Quinto Contenedor organic waste collection
• Recogida de Enseres (bulky-item collection)
• Recogida de Aceite Usado (used cooking-oil collection)
• Puntos Limpios (fixed cleaning points)
• Mobile Puntos Limpios
• Getafe Reutiliza (reuse initiative)
• Getafe Composta (community composting)
• Educa y Recicla (citizen education platform)
• RECICLOS mobile application
• Tarjeta Lugar access card
• Pet waste bag dispensers

Quantifiable outcome

• 87% purity rate achieved in organic waste collection through electronic card access control system
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EcoembescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 April 2022Partnership for packaging and paper/cardboard recycling initiatives. Ecoembes collaborates with LYMA on programs like 'Tu Papel Solidario' which channels 50% of increased paper collection revenue to social projects by local associations. Also involved in the 'RECICLOS' return and reward system for citizens recycling packaging in yellow containers.
• AspapelcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 April 2022Aspapel (Spanish Association of Pulp, Paper and Cardboard Manufacturers) collaborates on the 'Tu Papel Solidario' project and has awarded Getafe three 'Pajaritas Azules' (Blue Birds) for excellence in paper and cardboard collection, recognizing the municipality as second in Madrid for per capita recycling.
• Save the Children EspañaminorOthers · 14 March 2022Humanitarian organization received 4,365 euros from textile recycling proceeds collected during a two-week Ukraine aid campaign. Citizens donated 21,815 kg of textiles which were recycled and the economic benefit donated to Save the Children for humanitarian projects in Ukraine.
• Pacto Mundial de Naciones Unidas (UN Global Compact)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 July 2021LYMA participates in the UN Global Compact's Target Gender Equality (TGE) program alongside 35 Spanish companies and 500+ global companies to promote women's leadership. LYMA has committed to ambitious objectives for increasing female representation at all organizational levels.
• ECOTERRAEminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 18 February 2021Environmental consultancy specialized in sustainability and climate change that advised LYMA on carbon footprint analysis for years 2019 and 2020, following GHG Protocol methodology, resulting in registration with MITERD's National Carbon Footprint Registry.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Ecoembes: Spanish packaging-recycling compliance scheme and LYMA's active partner on RECICLOS and 'Tu Papel Solidario'. Functionally an ecosystem enabler rather than a direct competitor, but central to the operating model and Pajaritas Azules recognition.
• ASPAPEL: Spanish Association of Pulp, Paper and Cardboard Manufacturers — the awarding body for LYMA's 3 Pajaritas Azules recognition. Not a competitor but a key industry partner whose standards effectively shape paper-recycling performance benchmarks LYMA must hit.

Direct peers

• Cespa (Ferrovial Servicios): Ferrovial's waste-management subsidiary managing municipal solid-waste collection, street cleaning, and recycling for Spanish municipalities, with parallel industrial-waste capabilities — closely comparable to LYMA's integrated offering.
• Acciona Servicios Urbanos: Acciona's urban services division handles municipal waste collection, street cleaning, and environmental maintenance for Spanish and international cities — a natural comparator given overlapping municipal clientele and ESG emphasis.
• FCC Servicios Medioambientales (FCC Environment): Spanish environmental-services arm of FCC Group, operating municipal waste collection, street cleaning, and recycling across hundreds of Spanish municipalities with similar integrated service delivery model as LYMA.
• Prezero España: Spanish subsidiary of Prezero (Suez/Schwarz Group JV) operating municipal waste collection, selective recycling, and circular-economy services — comparable business model focused on Spanish municipal contracts.
• Valoriza Medioambiente (Sacyr): Sacyr's environmental services unit, delivering municipal waste collection, green-space maintenance, and circular-economy services to Spanish municipalities — a direct operational peer with overlapping service categories.
• Urbaser: One of Spain's largest environmental services groups, providing municipal solid waste collection, street cleaning, and recycling to Spanish cities under concession contracts — directly comparable to LYMA's service portfolio but at national scale and under public tenders.
• Empresa de Limpieza Municipal de Madrid (ILM): Madrid city's in-house municipal cleaning entity, conceptually the closest peer — a publicly owned municipal company providing waste collection and street cleaning directly rather than via outsourced tender, mirroring LYMA's governance model at much larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Servicios Ambientales España: Spanish arm of global environmental-services major Veolia; offers municipal waste collection, treatment, and water/wastewater services as part of a broader portfolio. Comparable in service categories but operates at much larger scale and internationally.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCT7jRmA4UfoJN0E7e1bCtuQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lyma

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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