Plastic, Bio Waste, Electronics, Sewage, Medical Waste, Industrial, Agricultural...
New and recently funded Recycling Startups
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Country: USA
BoxMow is a ride-sharing-style waste removal platform. Users upload a photo of the items they want picked up to the BoxMow website, which uses AI to analyze the order and generate a pickup quote (typically between $50 and $100; larger orders requiring two trucks can cost over $150). Drivers using the service can take the order if they can pick it up the next day. Items must be stored outside, as BoxMow will not enter your home. BoxMow will trash, recycle or donate the items to Goodwill.
BoxMow is a ride-sharing-style waste removal platform. Users upload a photo of the items they want picked up to the BoxMow website, which uses AI to analyze the order and generate a pickup quote (typically between $50 and $100; larger orders requiring two trucks can cost over $150). Drivers using the service can take the order if they can pick it up the next day. Items must be stored outside, as BoxMow will not enter your home. BoxMow will trash, recycle or donate the items to Goodwill.
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Country: India | Funding: ₹260M
PolyCycl converts non-recyclable, low-grade mixed waste plastics to petroleum fuels.
PolyCycl converts non-recyclable, low-grade mixed waste plastics to petroleum fuels.
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Country: Canada | Funding: $161.2M
Cyclic Materials specializes in recycling magnet manufacturing waste and other end-of-life components (electric vehicle motors, hybrid transmissions, wind turbine generators, hard drives, MRI machines) to extract rare earth elements. It utilizes physical and hydrometallurgical processing for extracting metals. Its patented MagCycleSM and REEPureSM technologies enable the recovery of critical minerals with minimal environmental impact. The resulting products include high-quality recycled mixed rare earth oxide (rMREO), aluminum, copper, nickel, cobalt, mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP) and pure iron-containing materials. The company operates a rare earth element recycling facility in South Carolina that can produce 600 tonnes of rare metals per year.
Cyclic Materials specializes in recycling magnet manufacturing waste and other end-of-life components (electric vehicle motors, hybrid transmissions, wind turbine generators, hard drives, MRI machines) to extract rare earth elements. It utilizes physical and hydrometallurgical processing for extracting metals. Its patented MagCycleSM and REEPureSM technologies enable the recovery of critical minerals with minimal environmental impact. The resulting products include high-quality recycled mixed rare earth oxide (rMREO), aluminum, copper, nickel, cobalt, mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP) and pure iron-containing materials. The company operates a rare earth element recycling facility in South Carolina that can produce 600 tonnes of rare metals per year.
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Country: Ukraine
Recycle is a waste collection service in Ukraine for companies and condominiums. It offers a mobile app that allows to create a business account and submit waste collection requests. Clients are responsible for sorting the waste and receive payment for it from the service. The app allows to analyze KPIs and sales history for each of company's divisions, generate primary documentation for all contracts related to the sale of recyclable materials with electronic signatures, and generate waste management reports for the business in accordance with current legislation.
Recycle is a waste collection service in Ukraine for companies and condominiums. It offers a mobile app that allows to create a business account and submit waste collection requests. Clients are responsible for sorting the waste and receive payment for it from the service. The app allows to analyze KPIs and sales history for each of company's divisions, generate primary documentation for all contracts related to the sale of recyclable materials with electronic signatures, and generate waste management reports for the business in accordance with current legislation.
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Country: USA | Funding: $4.9B
Redwood Materials is a leading battery and electronics recycling company. Founded by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, the company's primary business is electric vehicle battery recycling. But in addition to car batteries, it recycles phones, laptops, tablets, power tools and any other lithium-ion-containing devices - to recover critical minerals such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper. The company also uses old batteries to create own energy storage systems that supply electricity to data centers and the national power grid. The company also offers the creation of corporate and municipal energy storages. Thanks to using the most affordable domestic batteries, combining used and new batteries and simplifying installation and system design, it offers the most cost-effective energy storage systems on the market.
Redwood Materials is a leading battery and electronics recycling company. Founded by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, the company's primary business is electric vehicle battery recycling. But in addition to car batteries, it recycles phones, laptops, tablets, power tools and any other lithium-ion-containing devices - to recover critical minerals such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper. The company also uses old batteries to create own energy storage systems that supply electricity to data centers and the national power grid. The company also offers the creation of corporate and municipal energy storages. Thanks to using the most affordable domestic batteries, combining used and new batteries and simplifying installation and system design, it offers the most cost-effective energy storage systems on the market.
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Country: India
KOSHA.ai produces IoT devices that verify the authenticity of textile products and ensure precise fiber identification. The device attaches directly to handlooms, records loom-specific characteristics, weaving rhythms, timestamps and short videos, which are converted into a counterfeit-proof digital trace of provenance. QR code on the finished product allows buyers to view real-time videos of the production process of their sari or fabric. The device uses near-infrared spectroscopy combined with AI-based chemometric modeling to determine fiber composition in seconds. By projecting near-infrared light onto textile sample, the system detects unique absorption and reflectance patterns, essentially creating "molecular signature" for each fiber. By integrating this device with the KOSHA tracking platform, recyclers, brands and regulators can track materials throughout their entire lifecycle, from origin to sorting, recycling and CO₂ emission reduction.
KOSHA.ai produces IoT devices that verify the authenticity of textile products and ensure precise fiber identification. The device attaches directly to handlooms, records loom-specific characteristics, weaving rhythms, timestamps and short videos, which are converted into a counterfeit-proof digital trace of provenance. QR code on the finished product allows buyers to view real-time videos of the production process of their sari or fabric. The device uses near-infrared spectroscopy combined with AI-based chemometric modeling to determine fiber composition in seconds. By projecting near-infrared light onto textile sample, the system detects unique absorption and reflectance patterns, essentially creating "molecular signature" for each fiber. By integrating this device with the KOSHA tracking platform, recyclers, brands and regulators can track materials throughout their entire lifecycle, from origin to sorting, recycling and CO₂ emission reduction.
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Country: USA
Marble Plastics produces sheets from 100% recycled plastic for designers and architects to create sustainable furniture and spaces. The material is high-impact polystyrene (HIPS #6). The sheets are waterproof and durable, and can be cut and fabricated into a variety of new products for the construction and furniture industries.
Marble Plastics produces sheets from 100% recycled plastic for designers and architects to create sustainable furniture and spaces. The material is high-impact polystyrene (HIPS #6). The sheets are waterproof and durable, and can be cut and fabricated into a variety of new products for the construction and furniture industries.
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Country: UK | Funding: $1.3M
Circularr is a sustainable blockchain ecosystem focused on the development of sustainable crypto assets backed by recycled commodities.
Circularr is a sustainable blockchain ecosystem focused on the development of sustainable crypto assets backed by recycled commodities.
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Country: UK
WasteTrade is a global online marketplace for trading waste and recycled materials. All users are verified before being access to making trades on the marketplace (companies are required to submit licences, permits and other relevant documentation), so no bad actors can participate. WasteTrade automates compliance documentation generation and has an internalised logistics portal. All users need to do is create material listings and/or place bids, then WasteTrade takes care if the rest - making circular materials trading safer, more reliable, and more financially rewarding than ever before.
WasteTrade is a global online marketplace for trading waste and recycled materials. All users are verified before being access to making trades on the marketplace (companies are required to submit licences, permits and other relevant documentation), so no bad actors can participate. WasteTrade automates compliance documentation generation and has an internalised logistics portal. All users need to do is create material listings and/or place bids, then WasteTrade takes care if the rest - making circular materials trading safer, more reliable, and more financially rewarding than ever before.
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Country: Ireland | Funding: €1.65m
WasteStart is developing an AI-powered enterprise resource planning system specifically designed for waste management operators. The platform assists with job scheduling, invoicing, customer waste collection, weigh station operations and inventory management. It allows for a single view of schedules, employees, and vehicles, early identification and resolution of gaps to prevent disruption, and confident expansion with scalable scheduling. AI is used to generate recommendations that resolve scheduling conflicts with a single click and create reports using natural language queries. AI assistants are also available to help users learn how to use the interface. The system is mostly used by clients in Ireland and the Nordic countries.
WasteStart is developing an AI-powered enterprise resource planning system specifically designed for waste management operators. The platform assists with job scheduling, invoicing, customer waste collection, weigh station operations and inventory management. It allows for a single view of schedules, employees, and vehicles, early identification and resolution of gaps to prevent disruption, and confident expansion with scalable scheduling. AI is used to generate recommendations that resolve scheduling conflicts with a single click and create reports using natural language queries. AI assistants are also available to help users learn how to use the interface. The system is mostly used by clients in Ireland and the Nordic countries.
