Top 6 Recycling startups in Montreal

Nov 18, 2025
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1
Enerkem
Funding: $871.5M
Enerkem is a cleantech company transforming waste into transportation biofuels, renewable chemicals and everyday products.
2
NorthStar
Funding: $119.2M
NorthStar is revolutionary in its raw data capabilities & capacity for information processing via advanced software analytics.
3
Exterra Carbon Solutions
Funding: CA$23.4M
Exterra is a negative emissions technology company developing a world class solution for durable CO2 storage using mineral waste.
4
Pyrowave
Funding: $6.4M
Pyrowave is a pioneer of the Plastic-to-Plastic microwave-based chemical recycling technology that allows post-consumer and post-industrial plastics to be regenerated and restored to their full value. Its patented high-power microwave catalytic depolymerization technology platform is the most advanced worldwide and is now at the forefront of the new generation of plastics. By bringing plastics back to their molecular state identical to virgin materials, Pyrowave technology allows infinite recycling of plastics.
5
EVSX
Funding: $3M
EVSX develops closed-looped solutions to extract all of the value of used domestic, commercial and electric vehicles (EV) batteries. We have developed processes that allow us to target niche battery chemistries in a profitable way.
6
enim
enim offers metals extraction technology from circuit board. enim can recover metals such as palladium, gold, silver, copper, platinum, aluminum, zinc, tin and lead.
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Editor: Marjana Bačić
Marjana Bačić is a senior editor for RecyclingStartups. She has has more than 5 years experience covering the recycling industry. Marjana graduated from University of Belgrade, where she edited Recycling and Sustainable Development Journal. She has helped several non-profit organizations dedicated to promoting environmental education and sustainability. She also participates in beach clean-up initiatives and advocates for sustainable practices in local businesses. In her free time, Marjana enjoys hiking in the scenic Montenegrin countryside, practicing yoga for mindfulness, and experimenting with plant-based recipes in her kitchen. You can contact Marjana at marjanabacic(at)recyclingstartups(dot)com