Top 31 Recycling Marketplace startups

Updated: Jan 23, 2026
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These startups create digital platforms where businesses and individuals can buy, sell or trade recyclable materials.
1
WasteTrade
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.
2
Upway
Country: France | Funding: $105.4M
Upway is building Europe's leading marketplace for reconditioned e-bikes.
3
Back Market
Country: France | 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.
4
Danggeun Market
Country: South Korea | Funding: $235M
Danggeun Market develops an online secondhand marketplace that connects buyers and sellers within a neighborhood.
5
Cashify
Country: India | Funding: $223.8M
Cashify.in is an e-commerce platform for reselling used electronic gadgets.
6
Refurbed
Country: Austria | Funding: $131M
Refurbed is a marketplace for refurbished electronics, which are used products that are completely renewed and resold.
7
Reebelo
Country: Singapore | Funding: $50.3M
APAC's leading marketplace for refurbished & sustainable electronics.
8
Rebuy
Country: Germany | Funding: €25M
rebuy is an online marketplace that allows its users to buy and sell used electronics and media.
9
Safi
Country: UK | Funding: $25M
Safi (previously TrueCircle) is building a marketplace to support waste processing facilities in selling the verified material they reclaim.
10
Metycle
Country: Germany | Funding: €20.3M
METYCLE is building the B2B trading platform to accelerate international trade of secondary metals.
11
Soum
Country: Saudi Arabia | Funding: $20M
Soum is a leading Saudi online marketplace for buying and selling used products, especially electronics, cars, and mobile devices. Launched in 2021, Soum offers trusted listings with quality checks, one-year warranties on many items, and fast delivery across Saudi Arabia.
12
Impacked
Country: USA | Funding: $7.2M
Impacked is the online marketplace for primary packaging, that is bringing green tech to the forefront for everything from jars, tubes and pouches to bottles.
13
Excess Materials Exchange
Country: Netherlands | Funding: $5M
EME offers a safe and secure cloud-based marketplace on which companies can exchange their excess materials business-to-business.
14
Cirplus
Country: Germany | Funding: €3.3M
cirplus is building the global marketplace for circular plastics.
15
Cyrkl
Country: Czech Republic | Funding: €1.9M
Cyrkl is a waste2Resource marketplace that enables companies to exchange any excess materials waste or products.
16
HaulShare
Country: USA | Funding: $2M
HaulShare is an online marketplace that connects customers in need of junk removal services to local haulers.
17
Recycle Jar
Country: Bangladesh | Funding: $2M
Recycle Jar is the largest waste materials marketplace in Bangladesh
18
Globechain
Country: UK | Funding: £750K
Globechain helps businesses reduce waste by providing a reuse marketplace for listing unneeded items. All items are free for collection by charities, SMEs and individuals.
19
Pakam
Country: Nigeria | Funding: $635K
Digital marketplace for waste, recycling, and smart enforcement.
20
Zerow
Country: Italy | Funding: €490K
Zerow is a retailing company for exchanging material in order to reuse and recapture the value of previously discarded items.
21
RecycleMax
Country: USA
RecycleMax is the ultimate marketplace for global recycling and waste management.
22
Superyard
Country: Australia
Superyard is a marketplace built to serve the construction industry to connect buyers and sellers of unused materials sitting in yards all over Australia. Ritchie’s lightbulb moment came when he had trouble finding materials and used his retail and technology experience to create a service to power the construction industry’s circular and sharing economy.
23
OkwuEco
Country: Nigeria
OkwuEco is a marketplace platform to smooth solid waste disposal and encourage recycling
24
ScrapC
Country: Singapore
Scrapc.com is a premier destination for buying and selling scrap and recycled products in bulk. Find high-quality materials at competitive prices, all conveniently available on our user-friendly marketplace.
25
Buddy
Country: New Zealand
Buddy is a relationship-led marketplace built for scrappies, by scrappies.
26
Cashkr
Country: India
Cashkr is an online platform for consumers and corporates to help recycle their old devices for cash. We believe in an ecosystem that can reward our customers with right value for their old devices with the satisfaction of 100% Data Security.
27
Scrapbuddy
Country: India
SCRAPBUDDY is an innovative tech platform that aims to improve the traditional unorganized kabadiwala system.
28
Rewilder
Country: USA
Rewilder is an online marketplace for waste materials and upcycling industrial materials.
29
EcoEx
Country: India
Indian marketplace for Exchange of Plastic Credit Certificates which enable organizations to affirm conformity with the Extended Producer Responsibility. A plastic credit model is envisaged where a producer is not required to recycle their own packaging, but to ensure that an equivalent amount of packaging waste has been recovered and recycled to meet their obligation.
30
Kabadi Man
Country: India
Kabadi Man is a marketplace connecting scrap dealers (Kabadiwalas) with homes and businesses for on-demand recycling.
31
WastePlace
Country: USA
WastePlace is a waste and recycling marketplace that connects customers to thousands of waste management service providers.
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Marjana Bačić
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