Top 12 Paper Recycling startups

Updated: Nov 17, 2025
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These startups develop new technologies to collect and recycle scrap paper, cardboard, carton etc, or operate paper-recycling facilities
1
Cleanfiber
Country: USA | Funding: $125M
CleanFiber is a construction manufacturing company that makes building insulation from recycled corrugated cardboard.
2
Hamburger Recycling
Country: Austria
Hamburger Recycling collects and processes scrap paper and other recyclable commodities at facilities in several European nations.
3
PreZero
Country: Germany
PreZero builds and operates state-of-the-art facilities that convert organic waste, plastics and paper into valuable raw materials and commodities.
4
Elite Paper Recycling
Country: Qatar
Elite Paper Recycling is established as the only paper manufacturing Company in Qatar that can recycle all types of waste paper.
5
Crossroads Paper
Country: USA
Crossroads Paper recycles paper and operates containerboard mill in Utah
6
Lemontri
Country: France | Funding: €1M
Lemontri offers a turnkey multi-flow recycling service (plastic, metal, paper, glass, etc.).
7
Sekopak
Country: Serbia
Sekopak is recycling PET plastic, paper and cardboard, glass, metal and wood. We facilitate the management of packaging waste for all our clients.
8
SGRecycle
Country: Singapore | Funding: $1.4M
SGRecycle is a Singapore-based green technology start-up that collects waste paper and in return for reward points.
9
Chanja Datti
Country: Nigeria | Funding: £850K
Chanja Datti is making Nigeria safer and cleaner by recycling Plastic (PET bottles, pure water sachet, nylon bags etc.) and other waste streams such as Aluminium cans, Paper (old newspapers, old textbooks, corrugated cardboard, carton etc.), Glass bottles and Tires.
10
Paperman
Country: India
Paperman runs over 250 waste paper marts across the city to help citizens clear trash at their doorstep.
11
No Waste Technology
Country: USA
No Waste Technology is tackling laminated paper, which is used routinely in convenience food packaging, by offering laminated papers that are 100% recyclable and sustainable.
12
Human Maple
Country: Italy
Maple is an environmentally conscious company that strives to improve the human-environment relationship. Through a collection and recycling service, its main project, Maple Cigarettes, gives new life to cigarette butts, a polluting and currently undifferentiated waste.
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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