What Sartori Ambiente does

Sartori Ambiente Srl is an Italian environmental services company founded in 1996 and headquartered in Arco, Trentino, with an additional technical/assistance unit in Telve. The company designs, manufactures and supplies integrated solutions for separate waste collection (raccolta differenziata), primarily to municipalities and waste management utilities in Italy and selected European markets including Slovakia and Spain. Its portfolio spans domestic and electromechanical composters, wheeled and home containers, compostable and RFID-tagged bags, bag distribution kits, indoor design containers, battery and vegetable-oil collection containers, satellite and RFID-based tracking systems, access-control stations and tariffa puntuale (Pay-As-You-Throw) reading infrastructure. The Protect product line adds antimicrobial containers under a worldwide exclusive licensing arrangement with COPPTECH.

Name

Sartori Ambiente

Legal name

Sartori Ambiente Srl

Website

https://sartori-ambiente.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sartori Ambiente Srl designs and supplies integrated separate-waste-collection solutions — containers, RFID UHF tracking, composters, antimicrobial bins and PAYT tariff systems — primarily for municipalities and waste management utilities in Italy and selected European markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Waste Management Equipment

NAICS

Waste Collection (56211), Solid Waste Collection (562111), Other Waste Collection (562119)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Compactor, Container & Roll-off Services (Rental, Service & Logistics) (EUAIAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial & Office Waste Collection (Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAA), Roll-Off / Containerized MSW Collection (Commercial & Industrial) (EUAIAAAD), Hazardous Waste & Universal Waste Handling (Batteries, Lamps, Aerosols) (BPABALAE)

Keywords

• Municipal waste collection
• Separate waste collection
• RFID waste tracking
• Community composting systems
• PAYT tariff systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Arco

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Collection Containers and Equipment: Sale of physical products including containers for separate waste collection (organic, paper, plastic, glass), wheeled containers, bags (compostable and polyethylene), composters, and collection station equipment. Products sold directly to municipalities and waste management companies.
2. Monitoring and Tracking Systems: RFID UHF reading systems, GPS tracking for containers and vehicles, container monitoring solutions. These systems enable the company's tariffa puntuale (PAYT) services.
3. Software and Service Solutions: Point-based tariff systems (tariffa puntuale), container reading services, digital composting platforms, and application-based solutions for waste management optimization.
4. Professional Services: Waste collection system design, implementation support, and ongoing technical assistance for municipalities implementing separate waste collection programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Sartori Ambiente designs, manufactures, and supplies equipment and systems for separate waste collection, organic-waste management, recycling, and composting. Its portfolio includes household and wheeled containers, composters, collection stations, identification tags, access-control systems, and RFID-based tracking and Pay-As-You-Throw tariff solutions, supported by technical implementation and assistance.

Product overview

Sartori Ambiente offers an integrated portfolio of waste management solutions centered on separate collection and recycling. The product range includes domestic and community composters (Compostiera, Compostiera digitale, Compostiera elettromeccanica), a comprehensive line of waste containers (Contenitori domiciliari, Contenitori carrellati, Contenitori per l'organico, UrbaE, Urba Plus), identification and tracking systems (Sacchi con TAG UHF, Tracciamento container, Tracciamento satellitare, Letture contenitori), and access control solutions (Ecoisola, Centro di raccolta, ArcoPOINT). Specialized offerings include antimicrobial Protect containers with COPPTECH technology, vegetable oil collection containers (UrbaOil), indoor design containers, battery collection containers, and supporting software/applications (CompostUP, ArcoCLICK). The ecosystem is tied together by RFID UHF technology for monitoring 13 million tagged containers across 3,400 active reading systems, enabling tariffazione puntuale (Pay-As-You-Throw) services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Urba Plus: First stackable container, innovation introduced in 2011
• CompostUP
• ArcoCLICK
• Protect
• Delta Protec
• ArcoPOINT
• ArcoEVO
• ArcoStation
• UrbaE
• Stelo 10 EVO
• UrbaOil
• MGB Protect
• Compostiera digitale
• Sartori Urba Protect

Products and services

• Domestic Composter (Compostiera) A domestic composter for households and other users managing organic waste through composting.
• Digital Domestic Composter (Compostiera digitale) A digital domestic composting system that adds digital monitoring and guidance to household organic-waste composting.
• Electromechanical Composter (Compostiera elettromeccanica) An Italian-designed and manufactured community composting system with separate fermentation and maturation chambers, a 60-day cycle, and capacities from 5 to 130 tons per year.
• Organic Waste Containers (Contenitori per l'organico) Containers designed for separate collection of organic waste by municipal and professional collection programs.
• Compostable Bags (Sacchi compostabili) Compostable bags used in organic-waste collection systems.
• Household Collection Containers (Contenitori domiciliari) Household containers for door-to-door separate-waste collection programs.
• Wheeled Containers (Contenitori carrellati) Wheeled containers for waste collection, including models equipped with an ArcoCLICK computerized lock.
• UHF-Tagged Polyethylene Bags (Sacchi con TAG) Polyethylene waste-collection bags fitted with UHF tags for RFID identification and tracking.
• Polyethylene Bags (Sacchi in polietilene) Standard polyethylene bags for separate-waste collection.
• Container-Kit Distribution (Distribuzione kit) A distribution offering for supplying container kits used in selective waste-collection programs.
• Recycling Center (Ecoisola) A recycling-area or collection-point solution for public waste drop-off locations.
• ArcoEVO Container Tracking (Tracciamento container) An RFID-based container tracking and monitoring system for observing waste-collection activity.
• Satellite Fleet Tracking (Tracciamento satellitare) A satellite tracking system for managing waste-collection vehicle and container fleets.
• Collection-Center Access Control (Centro di raccolta) An access-control system for collection facilities and waste centers.
• Container Reading System (Letture contenitori) An RFID-tag detection and reading system used for container monitoring and Pay-As-You-Throw tariff management.
• UrbaE Ergonomic Containers An ergonomic waste-container line comprising stackable models including UrbaE 23 and UrbaE 25, together with related accessories.
• Indoor Design Containers (Contenitori di design) Indoor design containers for separate-waste collection in business and organizational facilities.
• Battery Collection Containers (Contenitori raccolta pile) Indoor containers designed for collecting used batteries in business facilities.
• UrbaOil Vegetable-Oil Containers (Contenitori per oli vegetali) Containers for collecting used vegetable oil, using RFID identification to support collection tracking.
• Protect Antimicrobial Containers Antimicrobial waste containers incorporating COPPTECH additive technology, offered across the Stelo 10 EVO, Urba, UrbaPlus, Delta, Compostiera, and MGB Protect lines.
• Stelo 10 EVO Organic-Waste Container A door-to-door container for organic-waste collection that is available with Protect antimicrobial protection.
• ArcoCLICK Computerized Lock A computerized access lock for wheeled waste containers.
• CompostUP Application An application that assists users with composting and creates a network for the composting community.
• ArcoPOINT Controlled-Access Station A controlled-access waste drop-off station with card-reader user identification, including use for organic-waste and nappy or sanitary-textile collection.
• Urba Plus Stackable Container A stackable waste-collection container introduced in 2011 and available with Protect antimicrobial protection.
• Aerated Container System (Sistema areato) An aerated container system supplied with certified biodegradable and compostable bags for kitchen organic-waste management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cities achieve 80%+ separate waste collection rates
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• COPPTECHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Worldwide exclusive partnership with COPPTECH for incorporating their patented antimicrobial additive into Sartori Ambiente's plastic containers. COPPTECH developed an antimicrobial additive mixed into plastic materials that inhibits the growth of microorganisms on container surfaces. Features include 24/7 active protection, elimination of 99.9% of E-Coli and Listeria in 24 hours, and reduction of SARS-CoV-2 by up to 99% in 2 hours. The additive is non-toxic and does not disperse into the environment. Testing was conducted at the University of Southampton in the UK according to ISO 22196-2011 standards.
• Gruppo Pietro FiorentiniminorOthersParent company or strategic partner group. Mentioned in company website navigation under 'Gruppo PF' section.
• AscotrademinorGTM or Marketing PartnerGas and electricity supply company that partnered with Contarina (a Sartori Ambiente customer) for the 'Raccogli l'olio esausto e risparmi sulla bolletta dell'energia elettrica' initiative, offering a 20 euro bonus to customers who collect used cooking oil.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SULO Group: SULO Group is a major European manufacturer of wheeled waste and recycling containers with significant operations in Spain and across the EU, serving municipalities and waste management companies—directly competing with Sartori Ambiente in the supply of two/four-wheeled bins, container identification systems, and collection accessories.
• Hailo-Werk: Hailo-Werk is a German manufacturer of waste/recycling bins, step ladders, and built-in container systems serving European commercial and municipal customers—comparable to Sartori Ambiente in ergonomic waste-container product design and municipal/semi-public customer focus.

Broad incumbents

• Plastic Omnium Environment: Plastic Omnium operates a large Environment division producing wheeled bins, underground containers, and waste-collection solutions for municipalities globally; broader and more diversified than Sartori but directly overlaps in municipal container hardware and increasingly in digital collection tracking.
• Veolia Environmental Services: Veolia is one of the world's largest environmental services and waste management operators, running collection fleets and PAYT/digital solutions across Europe—operates at a much larger scale than Sartori but overlaps directly in the municipal separate-collection and tariff-system services market.
• SUEZ Recycling and Recovery: SUEZ operates extensive waste collection, recycling, and digital-municipal services across Europe including Italy—competes with Sartori for municipal separate-collection tenders and increasingly bundles container hardware with software offerings.
• REMONDIS: REMONDIS is one of Europe's largest privately-held recycling, waste collection, and water services companies, with extensive municipal contracts in Germany and abroad; comparable to Sartori's municipal customer base but operating at vastly greater scale and scope.

Regional players

• Contarina SpA: Contarina is a public waste-management utility operating in the Veneto region of Italy, running door-to-door separate collection with vegetable-oil and nappy programs—it is also documented as a Sartori Ambiente customer, making it a regional player operating comparable PAYT and separate-collection programs but on the operator (rather than supplier) side.

Emerging players

• Junker App: Junker is an Italian differentiated-waste-sorting mobile application partnered with Sartori Ambiente to help citizens identify proper disposal streams in their municipality—directly comparable in the consumer-facing software layer that complements municipal PAYT/separate-collection infrastructure.
• Bin-e: Bin-e is a Polish smart-waste-bin startup combining AI-based waste recognition with container hardware for corporate and public-sector deployments—an emerging player in the same smart-container/waste-data intersection where Sartori competes with its RFID UHF and ArcoPOINT systems.

Others

• Schoeller Allibert: Schoeller Allibert is a major European manufacturer of reusable transit packaging, containers, and bulk-handling plastic solutions—adjacent to Sartori Ambiente's plastic-container manufacturing capability and relevant for benchmarking industrial plastic-conversion economics in waste-management applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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