Top 17 Smart City Waste Management startups

Updated: Dec 07, 2025
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These startups develop new smart city recycling technologies such as intelligent waste management systems, sensor-equipped recycling bins, real-time waste collection route optimization, community recycling engagement apps, automated sorting facilities, etc.
1
Advanced Disposal Services
Country: USA | Funding: $280M
Advanced Disposal brings fresh ideas and solutions to the business of a clean environment.
2
Anaergia
Country: Canada | Funding: $126.8M
Anaergia offers comprehensive, integrated solutions for municipal solid waste management, resource recovery in the wastewater sector and waste management for large agricultural and food processing enterprises. The company develops world-leading solutions for anaerobic digestion, pyrolysis, organic matter recovery and biogas upgrading. Anaergia's anaerobic digestion technology has been implemented at over 1,000 facilities in more than 17 countries. The company provides customers with equipment or designs, finances, builds and operates complete biorefineries. The company's goal is to become the world's leading producer of renewable fuels while simultaneously reducing global carbon emissions.
3
Enevo
Country: Finland | Funding: $55.4M
Enevo is a forward-thinking company with a vision to transform the financial, environmental and social impact of waste. Thanks to Enevo’s sensor and analytic software, you only pay for the pick-ups you need and that reduces your costs.
4
Ecube Labs
Country: South Korea | Funding: $19.4M
Ecube Labs develops smart waste management solutions and remote monitoring tools. Its line of products include solar-powered waste compacting bins, ultrasonic fill-level sensors that can be fitted to any type of container, and a data and predictive analytic clean city platform.
5
Nordsense
Country: USA | Funding: $12.6M
Nordsense offers a simple and affordable solution that optimizes waste collection processes. Whether you represent a city, waste operator or organization that handles waste management, our system can drastically reduce your capital expenditure and carbon footprint, while improving workflows.
6
Sensoneo
Country: Slovakia | Funding: €12.6M
Sensoneo is a global enterprise-grade smart waste management solution provider that enables cities and businesses to manage their waste efficiently, be more environmentally responsible and improve the well-being of people. The solution combines unique ultrasonic Smart Sensors that monitor waste in real-time with sophisticated software providing cities and businesses with digital transformation, data-driven decision making, and optimization of waste collection routes, frequencies and vehicle loads.
7
Recyclops
Country: USA | Funding: $4.9M
Recyclops, uses an Uber-like model to bring waste collection to areas where it wouldn’t be feasible otherwise.
8
WeVOIS
Country: India | Funding: ₹400M
WeVOIS Labs is a solid waste management company which provides automated IoT- based, door to door waste collection solutions.
9
Whitespace Work Software
Country: UK
Whitespace Work Software is the leading provider of waste and environmental solutions in the UK. We help our customers to deliver a more efficient service by providing them with the most innovative waste management software and environmental solution on the market.
10
Bigbelly
Country: USA
Bigbelly transforms the way organizations manage waste & recycling, while saving time, fuel and money and beautifying their public space.
11
Saahas Zero Waste
Country: India | Funding: ₹60M
Saahas Zero Waste is a social enterprise that provides end-to-end waste management services.
12
Pixies
Country: Italy | Funding: €180K
Pixies is developing a small army of autonomous litter pickers, capable of sweeping through urban environments collecting trash.
13
Hasiru Dala
Country: India | Funding: ₹12.5M
Hasiru Dala provides waste management solutions to apartments, corporate offices and at events, and also helps design, set up and maintain urban gardens.
14
Antariksh Waste Ventures
Country: India | Funding: $42.8K
Waste Management for Smart Cities powered by Smart Bins & Apps
15
Smart Recycling
Country: Sweden
Smart Recycling is a provider of cost-effective recycling solutions for office and commercial properties in Stockholm.
16
Greenrich Grow India
Country: India
Greenrich Grow India is into a new and time tested concept of recycling waste with Fungal Inoculum that are important as decomposers and in retaining nutrients in the soil. We strive to create a better environment for ourselves and our future generations.
17
Vital Waste
Country: India
Vital Waste provides recycling solutions to residential communities, schools and corporate offices in Kolkata.
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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