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New and recently funded Recycling Startups
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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.
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Country: Kenya | Funding: $5M
Octavia Carbon develops technologies for the direct capture of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and it uses geothermal energy for this. About 48% of Kenya's energy is generated by geothermal power plants, which emit massive amounts of waste heat. The startup uses this heat to force filter media to release concentrated carbon dioxide. This process regenerates the filters for further use, producing a clean stream of captured carbon dioxide. Kenya's Rift Valley is rich in basalt rocks, which serve as natural, long-lasting storage facilities for CO₂. Carbon dioxide injected into these formations is mineralized into stable carbonate minerals. Octavia Carbon has already built a pilot DAC plant and geological storage facility.
Octavia Carbon develops technologies for the direct capture of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and it uses geothermal energy for this. About 48% of Kenya's energy is generated by geothermal power plants, which emit massive amounts of waste heat. The startup uses this heat to force filter media to release concentrated carbon dioxide. This process regenerates the filters for further use, producing a clean stream of captured carbon dioxide. Kenya's Rift Valley is rich in basalt rocks, which serve as natural, long-lasting storage facilities for CO₂. Carbon dioxide injected into these formations is mineralized into stable carbonate minerals. Octavia Carbon has already built a pilot DAC plant and geological storage facility.
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Country: USA
SwagCycle is a startup focused on responsibly managing the lifecycle of branded merchandise. When companies rebrand or get acquired, many often dispose of their obsolete branded merchandise. Leveraging our proprietary network of partners, we make this problem go away by helping companies repurpose and recycle unwanted branded items in a responsible, ethical, and affordable way.
SwagCycle is a startup focused on responsibly managing the lifecycle of branded merchandise. When companies rebrand or get acquired, many often dispose of their obsolete branded merchandise. Leveraging our proprietary network of partners, we make this problem go away by helping companies repurpose and recycle unwanted branded items in a responsible, ethical, and affordable way.
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Country: UK
Gomi Design’s main product is a Bluetooth speaker that is made out of what was once 100 plastic bags. Gomi uses a four step process of collecting, melting, marbling, and compressing to create an infinitely recyclable Bluetooth speaker.
Gomi Design’s main product is a Bluetooth speaker that is made out of what was once 100 plastic bags. Gomi uses a four step process of collecting, melting, marbling, and compressing to create an infinitely recyclable Bluetooth speaker.
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Country: Kenya | Funding: $309.4K
Biobuu Limited is an East African insect company that uses maggots for recycling organic waste - turning it into animal feed.
Biobuu Limited is an East African insect company that uses maggots for recycling organic waste - turning it into animal feed.
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Country: USA
Crossroads Paper recycles paper and operates containerboard mill in Utah
Crossroads Paper recycles paper and operates containerboard mill in Utah
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Country: New Zealand
R3pack is a packaging company which provides compostable and recycled courier options.
R3pack is a packaging company which provides compostable and recycled courier options.
