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New and recently funded Recycling Startups
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Country: Spain | Funding: €1.2M
HUMARA is a software platform for designing and managing waste treatment and recycling plants.
HUMARA is a software platform for designing and managing waste treatment and recycling plants.
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Country: Hungary
Makropa has developed an innovative technology for the production of Waste Light Concrete (WLC).
Makropa has developed an innovative technology for the production of Waste Light Concrete (WLC).
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Country: India | Funding: ₹260M
Ecoil uses waste cooking oil to create biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). It builds a supply chain and logistics platform for collecting and processing used cooking oil from restaurants, hotels, and other food businesses.
Ecoil uses waste cooking oil to create biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). It builds a supply chain and logistics platform for collecting and processing used cooking oil from restaurants, hotels, and other food businesses.
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Country: Canada | Funding: $42.9M
Aduro Clean Technologies is a developer of the Hydrochemolytic Technology Platform for chemical recycling of low-value waste hydrocarbons.
Aduro Clean Technologies is a developer of the Hydrochemolytic Technology Platform for chemical recycling of low-value waste hydrocarbons.
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Country: USA
Genesis 1 Technologies is combining barcode scanning, sensors, and real-time data tracking to prevent contamination and turn everyday recycling into a measurable, trackable, and rewardable process. It prevents recyclables to be mixed with trash or non-recyclable materials, contaminating entire batches and causing them to be sent to landfills. Company's main product - Topper Stopper - is a retrofitted lid of sorts that mounts directly onto a recycling bin. Instead of allowing users to toss items freely, though, it requires each item to be scanned before disposal. Once the system recognizes it, the door opens, you put the item in, and then it closes. If the item is not recyclable, the bin does not open, effectively preventing contamination before it can occur. Sensors inside the unit also track when items are deposited and monitor how full the bin becomes.
Genesis 1 Technologies is combining barcode scanning, sensors, and real-time data tracking to prevent contamination and turn everyday recycling into a measurable, trackable, and rewardable process. It prevents recyclables to be mixed with trash or non-recyclable materials, contaminating entire batches and causing them to be sent to landfills. Company's main product - Topper Stopper - is a retrofitted lid of sorts that mounts directly onto a recycling bin. Instead of allowing users to toss items freely, though, it requires each item to be scanned before disposal. Once the system recognizes it, the door opens, you put the item in, and then it closes. If the item is not recyclable, the bin does not open, effectively preventing contamination before it can occur. Sensors inside the unit also track when items are deposited and monitor how full the bin becomes.
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Country: France | Funding: $36.9M
Woodoo produces wood-based composite materials for use in a variety of industries. The company's core products are building blocks, which offer a highly efficient alternative to steel, aluminum, and concrete for both cladding and structural applications. Its flagship product, STACK, is produced by transforming low-grade, climate-damaged, and decaying wood into a modern material with up to 90% lower emissions. Through the delignification process, the company removes lignin, the "glue" that binds wood fibers together but also weakens them. Woodoo replaces lignin with a highly efficient cellular binder, creating a much stronger composite material.
Woodoo produces wood-based composite materials for use in a variety of industries. The company's core products are building blocks, which offer a highly efficient alternative to steel, aluminum, and concrete for both cladding and structural applications. Its flagship product, STACK, is produced by transforming low-grade, climate-damaged, and decaying wood into a modern material with up to 90% lower emissions. Through the delignification process, the company removes lignin, the "glue" that binds wood fibers together but also weakens them. Woodoo replaces lignin with a highly efficient cellular binder, creating a much stronger composite material.
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Country: Philippines | Funding: A$28.1M
Renewable Metals' unique alkali recycling process recovers critical minerals from old batteries so they can be used again and again.
Renewable Metals' unique alkali recycling process recovers critical minerals from old batteries so they can be used again and again.
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Country: UK | Funding: $43.8M
Altilium operates ACT3, the country's first commercial recycling plant for critical minerals from spent electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Located in Plymouth, the plant can process 24,000 EV batteries annually using Altilium's proprietary EcoCathode hydrometallurgical process, which recovers over 95% of cathode metals and over 99% of graphite from battery waste. The resulting process yields critical intermediate materials used in battery cell production: mixed nickel hydroxide precipitate, lithium sulfate, and graphite - all essential components for the production of next-generation cathodes and anodes.
Altilium operates ACT3, the country's first commercial recycling plant for critical minerals from spent electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Located in Plymouth, the plant can process 24,000 EV batteries annually using Altilium's proprietary EcoCathode hydrometallurgical process, which recovers over 95% of cathode metals and over 99% of graphite from battery waste. The resulting process yields critical intermediate materials used in battery cell production: mixed nickel hydroxide precipitate, lithium sulfate, and graphite - all essential components for the production of next-generation cathodes and anodes.
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Country: Germany | Funding: $18M
tozero is offering a novel process to recover critical materials such as lithium, nickel, and cobalt from lithium-ion batteries. The startup has launched an industrial demonstration plant in Bavaria that can process 1,500 tonnes of battery waste annually.
tozero is offering a novel process to recover critical materials such as lithium, nickel, and cobalt from lithium-ion batteries. The startup has launched an industrial demonstration plant in Bavaria that can process 1,500 tonnes of battery waste annually.
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Country: USA | Funding: $2.8M
Thread transforms trash in the poorest communities into fabric, then sells it to apparel/accessories brands looking to improve their level of social/environmental impact. The process is transparent, authenticated from 'Ground to Good', & benefits brands who have lost money, customers, & reputation due to irresponsible sourcing. Thread is bringing in revenue, has moved 90MM bottles from the streets of Haiti & Honduras, & is supporting ~3000 jobs.
Thread transforms trash in the poorest communities into fabric, then sells it to apparel/accessories brands looking to improve their level of social/environmental impact. The process is transparent, authenticated from 'Ground to Good', & benefits brands who have lost money, customers, & reputation due to irresponsible sourcing. Thread is bringing in revenue, has moved 90MM bottles from the streets of Haiti & Honduras, & is supporting ~3000 jobs.
