Top 14 Recycling startups in Paris
May 08, 2026
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Funding: €4.5M
Reekom is a textile recycling startup that aims to combine automated processing with skilled craftsmanship to help brands meet circularity requirements and generate additional revenue. The company accepts used items, defective items, prototypes, shoot items, Care & Repair items and more (via shared or dedicated transport). Reekom's specialists perform quality control according to strict criteria (brand, condition, season, presence of defects, etc.) and determine the optimal recycling process. Reekom's production facilities and teams of expert craftsmen breathe new life into each item, taking into account its unique characteristics and restoring its maximum value: washing and dry cleaning, repair of textile and knitwear, leather repair, shoe repair, photo shoots. Reekom can connect to the brand's various sales channels to receive, prepare and ship orders, both in B2C and B2B formats.
Reekom is a textile recycling startup that aims to combine automated processing with skilled craftsmanship to help brands meet circularity requirements and generate additional revenue. The company accepts used items, defective items, prototypes, shoot items, Care & Repair items and more (via shared or dedicated transport). Reekom's specialists perform quality control according to strict criteria (brand, condition, season, presence of defects, etc.) and determine the optimal recycling process. Reekom's production facilities and teams of expert craftsmen breathe new life into each item, taking into account its unique characteristics and restoring its maximum value: washing and dry cleaning, repair of textile and knitwear, leather repair, shoe repair, photo shoots. Reekom can connect to the brand's various sales channels to receive, prepare and ship orders, both in B2C and B2B formats.
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Funding: €900M
Orano offers customers customized solutions for every stage of nuclear energy production: from mining, conversion, enrichment, reprocessing, logistics and engineering to decommissioning and dismantling. The company operates uranium mines in Canada, Kazakhstan and Niger and is one of the world's leading uranium producers. It's offering competitive production costs and advanced recovery technologies. In addition to mining, Orano carries out exploration and development projects in uranium-bearing zones, as well as the rehabilitation and modernization of former mines. Orano is also a world leader in uranium processing, ensuring its customers the efficient, safe and responsible management of spent nuclear fuel. By recovering 96% of recycled materials (95% uranium and 1% plutonium) from spent fuel Orano can reprocess the material and produce new fuel, such as mixed oxide fuel (MOX) for nuclear reactors.
Orano offers customers customized solutions for every stage of nuclear energy production: from mining, conversion, enrichment, reprocessing, logistics and engineering to decommissioning and dismantling. The company operates uranium mines in Canada, Kazakhstan and Niger and is one of the world's leading uranium producers. It's offering competitive production costs and advanced recovery technologies. In addition to mining, Orano carries out exploration and development projects in uranium-bearing zones, as well as the rehabilitation and modernization of former mines. Orano is also a world leader in uranium processing, ensuring its customers the efficient, safe and responsible management of spent nuclear fuel. By recovering 96% of recycled materials (95% uranium and 1% plutonium) from spent fuel Orano can reprocess the material and produce new fuel, such as mixed oxide fuel (MOX) for nuclear reactors.
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Funding: $765.7M
Newcleo is developing the latest generation of nuclear reactors providing a path to combatting both climate change and existing nuclear waste. It is working on so-called Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and wants to use so-called MOX technology to make it possible to recycle spent uranium from conventional nuclear power plants.
Newcleo is developing the latest generation of nuclear reactors providing a path to combatting both climate change and existing nuclear waste. It is working on so-called Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and wants to use so-called MOX technology to make it possible to recycle spent uranium from conventional nuclear power plants.
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Funding: $1B
Back Market is a leading European marketplace for used electronics (phones, tablets, laptops, etc.), that also operates in around 17 countries outside Europe. It targets consumers looking to save money on a new device while still enjoy reliability (as it offers minimum 12-month warranty). Back Market uses a network of third-party "repair shops" that inspect and refurbish devices. Quality control and ratings are centralized. The company is certified as a B-Corp (this is a social and environmental standard) and actively participates in the "right to repair" movement, has partnership with iFixit - an international community that specializes in the repair of electronics. The company actively communicates environmental indicators: how much CO₂ is saved, how many devices are sold, etc.
Back Market is a leading European marketplace for used electronics (phones, tablets, laptops, etc.), that also operates in around 17 countries outside Europe. It targets consumers looking to save money on a new device while still enjoy reliability (as it offers minimum 12-month warranty). Back Market uses a network of third-party "repair shops" that inspect and refurbish devices. Quality control and ratings are centralized. The company is certified as a B-Corp (this is a social and environmental standard) and actively participates in the "right to repair" movement, has partnership with iFixit - an international community that specializes in the repair of electronics. The company actively communicates environmental indicators: how much CO₂ is saved, how many devices are sold, etc.
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Funding: $112.5M
Fairmat develops technology to recycle carbon fiber composite into a new material
Fairmat develops technology to recycle carbon fiber composite into a new material
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Funding: $78M
Greenly develops a carbon accounting platform to track, assess, manage, and reduce CO2 emissions.
Greenly develops a carbon accounting platform to track, assess, manage, and reduce CO2 emissions.
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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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Funding: €30M
Phenix is a food waste management startup that allows merchants to dispose their surplus via consumers and charity organisations.
Phenix is a food waste management startup that allows merchants to dispose their surplus via consumers and charity organisations.
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Funding: €18.4M
Ever Dye innovates in the fashion industry by developing ecological dyeing processes for the textile industry.
Ever Dye innovates in the fashion industry by developing ecological dyeing processes for the textile industry.
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Funding: €6.1M
ThrustMe offers advanced mobility solutions for the growing space industry which is facing new challenges due to the rise of satellite constellations. As experts in in-space propulsion and satellite orbital maneuvering strategies, ThrustMe enables a future where space is used sustainably to create value both on Earth, and beyond.
ThrustMe offers advanced mobility solutions for the growing space industry which is facing new challenges due to the rise of satellite constellations. As experts in in-space propulsion and satellite orbital maneuvering strategies, ThrustMe enables a future where space is used sustainably to create value both on Earth, and beyond.
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Funding: €4.2M
Syntetica is a nylon recycling startup which solves the pollution problem in the fashion industry
Syntetica is a nylon recycling startup which solves the pollution problem in the fashion industry
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Funding: $3.2M
BioFluff develops plant-based fur to support the fashion industry and replace animal and plastic fur.
BioFluff develops plant-based fur to support the fashion industry and replace animal and plastic fur.
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Funding: $386.2K
Uzer is a technology company that manufactures and distributes home barcode scanners for recycling materials. The technology allows its users to scan the barcodes of waste items before disposal, which assists them in finding sorting instructions, creating shopping lists based on consumption, providing reminders of required products, and sending lists of products required to online retailers for delivery. Furthermore, it helps its users analyze consumption and discover new products.
Uzer is a technology company that manufactures and distributes home barcode scanners for recycling materials. The technology allows its users to scan the barcodes of waste items before disposal, which assists them in finding sorting instructions, creating shopping lists based on consumption, providing reminders of required products, and sending lists of products required to online retailers for delivery. Furthermore, it helps its users analyze consumption and discover new products.
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Weturn recycles unsold textiles from fashion houses into new quality yarn, with a focus on traceability, profitability and information.
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