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Top 149 Plastic Recycling startups
Sep 16, 2025 | By Marjana Bačić | 28 |
These startups develop new plastic recycling technologies such as chemical recycling, pyrolysis, depolymerization, solvent-based, enzymatic, microwave-assisted recycling or operate plastic recycling facilities.
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Country: USA | Funding: $844.2M
PureCycle recycles polypropylene plastic without any residual odor, color or contaminants.
PureCycle recycles polypropylene plastic without any residual odor, color or contaminants.
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Country: Israel | Funding: $245.6M
The UBQ proprietary process converts Residual Municipal Solid Waste, destined to landfills, into novel bio-based UBQ Material, that can be used to make everyday durable products - with a reduced carbon footprint.
The UBQ proprietary process converts Residual Municipal Solid Waste, destined to landfills, into novel bio-based UBQ Material, that can be used to make everyday durable products - with a reduced carbon footprint.
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Country: USA | Funding: $172.7M
Agilyx created a solutions platform that can take a wide variety of waste plastics and polymers, and chemically recycle those plastics into high value synthetic oils, chemicals and in some cases back to basic monomers that can be used to re-manufacture products.
Agilyx created a solutions platform that can take a wide variety of waste plastics and polymers, and chemically recycle those plastics into high value synthetic oils, chemicals and in some cases back to basic monomers that can be used to re-manufacture products.
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Country: Spain | Funding: £124M
Plastic Energy offers a sustainable solution to help prevent plastic pollution by transforming previously unrecyclable plastic waste into and optimal feedstock for making clean recycled plastics or alternative law-carbon fuels.
Plastic Energy offers a sustainable solution to help prevent plastic pollution by transforming previously unrecyclable plastic waste into and optimal feedstock for making clean recycled plastics or alternative law-carbon fuels.
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Country: USA | Funding: $150M
Nexus Circular is a leader in pyrolysis-based advanced plastics recycling.
Nexus Circular is a leader in pyrolysis-based advanced plastics recycling.
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Country: Canada | Funding: $139.9M
Loop Industries is a leading sustainable plastics technology innovator. Loop owns patented and proprietary technology that depolymerizes no and low value waste PET plastic and polyester fiber, including plastic bottles and packaging, carpet
Loop Industries is a leading sustainable plastics technology innovator. Loop owns patented and proprietary technology that depolymerizes no and low value waste PET plastic and polyester fiber, including plastic bottles and packaging, carpet
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Country: Canada | Funding: $126.8M
Anaergia maximizes resource recovery from virtually any waste stream, transforming waste into renewable energy, clean water, high-quality fertilizer, and recyclables. Anaergia provides complete, integrated solutions for municipal solid waste management, resource recovery in wastewater sector, and large‐scale farming & food production waste management.
Anaergia maximizes resource recovery from virtually any waste stream, transforming waste into renewable energy, clean water, high-quality fertilizer, and recyclables. Anaergia provides complete, integrated solutions for municipal solid waste management, resource recovery in wastewater sector, and large‐scale farming & food production waste management.
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Country: Australia | Funding: $107M
Samsara Eco uses enzyme-based technology to break down plastic into its core molecules
Samsara Eco uses enzyme-based technology to break down plastic into its core molecules
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Country: Netherlands | Funding: €100M
Repeats Group is a plastics recycling platform focused on producing high-quality recycled low-density polyethylene.
Repeats Group is a plastics recycling platform focused on producing high-quality recycled low-density polyethylene.
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Country: France | Funding: €73M
Carbios is a chemistry company that focuses on discovering and developing enzymatic bioprocesses applied to plastic and textile polymers.
Carbios is a chemistry company that focuses on discovering and developing enzymatic bioprocesses applied to plastic and textile polymers.
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Country: Netherlands | Funding: €42.5M
Ioniqa Technologies has a patented technology that uses magnetic colloidal systems with nanoparticles to break down PET into a re-usable monomer.
Ioniqa Technologies has a patented technology that uses magnetic colloidal systems with nanoparticles to break down PET into a re-usable monomer.
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Country: Switzerland | Funding: $41.1M
DePoly has developed a chemical-based method for recycling PET containers.
DePoly has developed a chemical-based method for recycling PET containers.
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Country: UK | Funding: $34.3M
Epoch develops natural solutions to unnatural problems. First up: enzymes that transform plastics into circular chemicals.
Epoch develops natural solutions to unnatural problems. First up: enzymes that transform plastics into circular chemicals.
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Country: Canada | Funding: $32.1M
Polystyvert is an innovative SME environmental company with a mission to recycle polystyrene
Polystyvert is an innovative SME environmental company with a mission to recycle polystyrene
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Country: Netherlands | Funding: €28M
Pryme is an innovative cleantech company focused on converting plastic waste into valuable products through low-carbon chemical recycling.
Pryme is an innovative cleantech company focused on converting plastic waste into valuable products through low-carbon chemical recycling.
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Country: Australia | Funding: $26M
Licella developed unique hydrothermal upgrading platform, the Cat-HTR, that can rapidly and economically transform a wide range of biomass, waste plastic and industry residues into a synthetic oil or biocrude to produce more sustainable fuels and chemicals.
Licella developed unique hydrothermal upgrading platform, the Cat-HTR, that can rapidly and economically transform a wide range of biomass, waste plastic and industry residues into a synthetic oil or biocrude to produce more sustainable fuels and chemicals.
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Country: USA | Funding: $25.9M
Advanced upcycling company creating quality chemicals and materials made from plastic waste
Advanced upcycling company creating quality chemicals and materials made from plastic waste
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Country: USA | Funding: $24.4M
Resynergi develops plastic recycling technology to rapidly convert plastic waste into reusable and environmentally friendly material.
Resynergi develops plastic recycling technology to rapidly convert plastic waste into reusable and environmentally friendly material.
