What siclo rural does

Siclo Rural is an Argentine private SME founded in 2002 by Sergio Ortiz that provides nationwide collection and final-disposal services for agricultural plastic waste, principally used silo bags but also greenhouse polyethylene, mulching film, irrigation netting, and agricultural blankets. The company runs a 4-stage recycling process (separation/classification, granulation/chipping, washing/cleaning, and pelleting) that converts collected plastics into PET raw material sold to manufacturers of non-food-contact products. Collection is offered free of charge (SIN CARGO) to producers, with the company coordinating logistics to farms across Argentina and issuing certified documentation of final disposal for traceability and compliance purposes.

The business operates from a Buenos Aires administrative office and seven regional acopio (storage) facilities distributed across Argentina's principal agricultural zones (Carmen de Areco, Daireco, América, Balcarce, Arroyo Seco, and Río Cuarto), with a stated goal of reaching ten facilities. Its go-to-market is direct, sales-led, and relationship-driven: producers contact Siclo Rural via phone or WhatsApp to schedule pickups, and the company dispatches collection logistics. Customer acquisition is supplemented by a basic digital presence (website, social media) and industry-event participation (INTA International Silo Bag Congress 2014, Expo Reciclar 2016).

The company is B Corp certified (2018) and received the ACDE Enrique Shaw Prize in 2018 in the SME category for its project 'El uso en desuso.' It is founder-owned, with no disclosed external investors, headcount, or revenue figures in the available sources. The underlying competitive positioning combines a nationwide physical collection network, regulatory-grade traceability certification, and over a decade of domain experience in a niche agricultural plastic waste stream.

Name

siclo rural

Legal name

Siclo Rural

Website

https://siclorural.com.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Siclo Rural is an Argentine SME that collects and recycles used agricultural plastic - primarily silo bags plus greenhouse, mulching, and irrigation plastics - from farms across Argentina, processing them into PET pellets for manufacturers and providing certified disposal documentation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Plastic Recycling

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Materials Recovery Facilities (562920)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950), Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro primary industry

Bulking, Sorting & Pre-Processing Facilities (Screening, Shredding, Size Reduction) (EUAIABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Recycling Transfer & Consolidation (Single-Stream, Dual-Stream, Source-Separated) (EUAIABAC)

Keywords

• Agricultural plastic recycling
• Silo bag collection
• Rural waste management
• PET pellet production
• Agricultural waste disposal

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Plastic Material Sales: Collected agricultural plastics (silo bags, greenhouse polyethylene, mulching, irrigation netting, blankets) are processed and sold as recycled raw material (PET pellets) to manufacturers producing non-food-contact products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Siclo Rural provides free nationwide collection of used silo bags and other agricultural plastics (greenhouse polyethylene, mulching film, irrigation nets, blankets) from farms across Argentina. The collected material is processed through a 4-stage recycling pipeline (separation/classification, granulation/chipping, washing/cleaning, and pelleting) and sold as PET raw material to manufacturers producing non-food-contact products. Producers receive certified documentation of final disposal for traceability and regulatory compliance.

Product overview

Siclo Rural operates as a single integrated service offering focused on the collection and recycling of rural agricultural plastic waste in Argentina. The core offering consists of free collection of used silo bags from any location in the country, followed by processing through a 4-step recycling pipeline (separation, granulation, washing, pelletizing) that transforms plastic waste into PET raw material. Additional services include certification of disposal for traceability and collection of other agricultural plastics (greenhouses, mulching, irrigation nets, blankets). The company operates 7 collection/composting plants (acopio) and collaborates with certified recycling companies for final material processing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Free Used Silo Bag Collection (Recolección SIN CARGO) Free nationwide collection service for used silo bags from agricultural fields across Argentina. Producers contact the company by phone or WhatsApp to schedule pickup, and Siclo Rural coordinates logistics and travels to farms to collect the materials, providing certified documentation of sustainable final disposal.
• Rural Plastic Recycling (Reciclado de Plásticos Rurales) Processing of collected agricultural plastic waste (silo bags, greenhouse polyethylene, mulching film, irrigation nets, blankets) through a 4-step recycling process (separation/classification, granulation/chipping, washing/cleaning, pelletizing) to produce PET raw material pellets for manufacturers of non-food-contact products.
• Final Disposal Certification (Certificación de Disposición Final) Issuance of certificates to agricultural producers guaranteeing sustainable traceability of the collection and recycling process, documenting proper environmental disposition of plastic waste for regulatory compliance purposes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Certified disposal with full traceability for producers
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• RKW Group: RKW is a major European manufacturer of agricultural films (silage, mulch, greenhouse) that has invested in collection/recycling schemes for end-of-life agricultural film. It is a comparable player in the agricultural-plastics value chain, with a stronger upstream position but overlapping sustainability mandates.
• Veolia Argentina: Veolia is a global waste management major with Argentine operations covering hazardous and non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, and recycling. Although its portfolio is broad, its national logistics network and treatment infrastructure overlap directly with Siclo Rural's collection-and-recycling model and represent the most likely competitive threat at scale.
• Benito Roggio Ambiental: Benito Roggio's environmental division operates solid waste management, transfer stations, and recycling services across Argentina. It is a broad incumbent in the same waste-management category where Siclo Rural competes, with comparable geographic reach and far greater capital resources.
• Berry Global (agricultural films division): Berry Global is a global plastics packaging and agricultural films manufacturer with sustainability programs around collection and recycling of agricultural film. It is comparable because it both produces agricultural plastics and operates end-of-life recovery, overlapping Siclo Rural's downstream recycling logic.
• Geocycle (Holcim Argentina): Geocycle is Holcim's waste-coprocessing business that offers alternative-fuels and waste-recovery solutions to the cement industry, including certain plastic waste streams. While it operates a different end-disposal pathway, it competes for the same agricultural and industrial plastic waste volumes in Argentina.

Regional players

• TriCiclos: TriCiclos is a Chilean-LATAM recycling platform that operates 'ReSimple' and similar producer-responsibility systems, including for plastics. It is a regional peer operating in the same Southern Cone geography with similar recycling-as-a-service DNA, though with broader retail/consumer plastics focus.
• Eco Raíces (Asociación Civil): Eco Raíces is an Argentine civil association explicitly cited alongside Siclo Rural's founder at Expo Reciclar 2016 on rural waste management. It is a directly comparable local organization focused on rural and urban solid waste recovery in Argentina.

Direct peers

• Recover (Spain): Recover is a Spanish company specialized in mechanical recycling of agricultural plastics (especially greenhouse film and mulch) into recycled pellets. It is the closest international analog to Siclo Rural's agricultural-plastic-to-PET-pellet model and a natural benchmark for technology and unit economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SicloRuralOk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/siclo-rural

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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