Plastic, Bio Waste, Electronics, Sewage, Medical Waste, Industrial, Agricultural...
New and recently funded Recycling Startups
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Country: Canada | Funding: $66.2M
pH7 develops and implements environmentally sustainable methods for extracting and refining strategic metals essential for the transition to renewable energy. The company created solvometallurgy technology, which utilizes non-aqueous solutions as a solvent to selectively extract metals from ores, concentrates and electronics waste. This process is complementary to hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical methods, achieving a near-zero environmental impact. The company says that its metals recovery process consumes 84% less energy, 98% less water and 100% less NOx and SOx emissions, while improving the efficiency of base and precious recovery of copper, tin, gold, silver, platinum and palladium. pH7's technology also enables the recovery of important metals and gold from heap (partially oxidized) ores at mines that are not realizing their maximum potential value.
pH7 develops and implements environmentally sustainable methods for extracting and refining strategic metals essential for the transition to renewable energy. The company created solvometallurgy technology, which utilizes non-aqueous solutions as a solvent to selectively extract metals from ores, concentrates and electronics waste. This process is complementary to hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical methods, achieving a near-zero environmental impact. The company says that its metals recovery process consumes 84% less energy, 98% less water and 100% less NOx and SOx emissions, while improving the efficiency of base and precious recovery of copper, tin, gold, silver, platinum and palladium. pH7's technology also enables the recovery of important metals and gold from heap (partially oxidized) ores at mines that are not realizing their maximum potential value.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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Country: Netherlands | Funding: $35.4M
The Ocean Cleanup is an international nonprofit project developing and implementing ocean plastic removal technologies. The company conducts expeditions to plastic accumulations in oceans and rivers (particularly to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch) and collects the plastic using its technology. Using computer modeling, the company predicts the locations of plastic hotspots and deploys cleanup systems - a massive net hold by multiple vessels - in these areas. Once filled with plastic, the containers are returned to shore for recycling and the production of sustainable products. The company has also developed a multi-layer research trawl, allowing for simultaneous exploration of 11 water layers at a depth of five meters below sea level.
The Ocean Cleanup is an international nonprofit project developing and implementing ocean plastic removal technologies. The company conducts expeditions to plastic accumulations in oceans and rivers (particularly to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch) and collects the plastic using its technology. Using computer modeling, the company predicts the locations of plastic hotspots and deploys cleanup systems - a massive net hold by multiple vessels - in these areas. Once filled with plastic, the containers are returned to shore for recycling and the production of sustainable products. The company has also developed a multi-layer research trawl, allowing for simultaneous exploration of 11 water layers at a depth of five meters below sea level.
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Country: UK | Funding: €172.5M
CIRCTEC is an innovator and operator of pyrolysis technology to recycle waste into renewable fuels and circular chemicals.Circtec uses pyrolysis technology to convert waste tires into renewable fuels and chemical products. The company's solution decomposes old tires through a thermal decomposition process in an oxygen-free environment and then converts the products into high-quality recycled chemicals and environmentally friendly marine fuel, naphtha for the responsible production of plastics, polymers, and chemicals, and carbon black for use in new tires, rubber and plastics production. The company has two factories in the UK and the Netherlands. Their production processes are focused on energy efficiency and emissions control.
CIRCTEC is an innovator and operator of pyrolysis technology to recycle waste into renewable fuels and circular chemicals.Circtec uses pyrolysis technology to convert waste tires into renewable fuels and chemical products. The company's solution decomposes old tires through a thermal decomposition process in an oxygen-free environment and then converts the products into high-quality recycled chemicals and environmentally friendly marine fuel, naphtha for the responsible production of plastics, polymers, and chemicals, and carbon black for use in new tires, rubber and plastics production. The company has two factories in the UK and the Netherlands. Their production processes are focused on energy efficiency and emissions control.
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Country: USA | Funding: $680.6M
Workiva develops cloud-based AI platform for data-driven financial, risk and sustainability management. It integrates sustainability data from various sources to stay ahead of regulatory requirements and minimize risks. It also enables effective sustainability management by integrating financial and non-financial data into single core control environment. This enables compliance with the highest levels of regulatory oversight and external audit. The system enables corporations to align your sustainability strategies with mandatory and voluntary standards, identify critical risks and opportunities, and report on Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. It also enables to track changes in legislation, including the International Sustainability Standards Board and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.
Workiva develops cloud-based AI platform for data-driven financial, risk and sustainability management. It integrates sustainability data from various sources to stay ahead of regulatory requirements and minimize risks. It also enables effective sustainability management by integrating financial and non-financial data into single core control environment. This enables compliance with the highest levels of regulatory oversight and external audit. The system enables corporations to align your sustainability strategies with mandatory and voluntary standards, identify critical risks and opportunities, and report on Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. It also enables to track changes in legislation, including the International Sustainability Standards Board and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.
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Country: USA | Funding: $302.5M
American Battery Technology Company implements a closed-loop battery recycling system that separates and recovers critical materials from end-of-life batteries, purifying these metals to the same or even higher quality than traditional primary mining materials. Instead of using brute-force methods, such as placing batteries in high-temperature furnaces and shredding systems, ABTC developed an automatic deconstruction process combined with a targeted, melt-free hydrometallurgical method that allows battery packs to be deconstructed into modules, modules into cells, cells into cell components and then sorts these cell components. This results in reduced waste, higher material recovery rates and quality. The company also operates sustainable lithium production facility in Tonopah Flats.
American Battery Technology Company implements a closed-loop battery recycling system that separates and recovers critical materials from end-of-life batteries, purifying these metals to the same or even higher quality than traditional primary mining materials. Instead of using brute-force methods, such as placing batteries in high-temperature furnaces and shredding systems, ABTC developed an automatic deconstruction process combined with a targeted, melt-free hydrometallurgical method that allows battery packs to be deconstructed into modules, modules into cells, cells into cell components and then sorts these cell components. This results in reduced waste, higher material recovery rates and quality. The company also operates sustainable lithium production facility in Tonopah Flats.
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Country: Malaysia | Funding: $MYR2M
Klean is a digital container deposit system, encouraging consumers to recycle their empty plastic containers.
Klean is a digital container deposit system, encouraging consumers to recycle their empty plastic containers.
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Country: USA | Funding: $176.6M
Circ recycles discarded clothing to produce the basis of petroleum- and plant-based fabrics. The startup has figured out how to chemically separate blended fabrics into their original components without destroying either fiber. It recycles cotton, poly-cotton, polyester, nylon using water as a solvent. This makes the tech a clean and economical alternative in the recycling industry. Circ’s dissolving pulp and petroleum monomers can be sold at the same cost as virgin materials to manufacturers who make fibres. The company operates industrial-sized textile-to-textile recycling plants in US and France. Allbirds, Zara, and H&M are incorporating Circ-recycled textiles into their product lines, despite a small price premium.
Circ recycles discarded clothing to produce the basis of petroleum- and plant-based fabrics. The startup has figured out how to chemically separate blended fabrics into their original components without destroying either fiber. It recycles cotton, poly-cotton, polyester, nylon using water as a solvent. This makes the tech a clean and economical alternative in the recycling industry. Circ’s dissolving pulp and petroleum monomers can be sold at the same cost as virgin materials to manufacturers who make fibres. The company operates industrial-sized textile-to-textile recycling plants in US and France. Allbirds, Zara, and H&M are incorporating Circ-recycled textiles into their product lines, despite a small price premium.
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Country: USA | Funding: $377.4M
Cirba Solutions provides battery recycling services. It handles all types of chemistries and battery formats, and collaborates with partners to collect end-of-life batteries and scrap and maintains closed-loop US-domestic supply chain. The company has developed proprietary technology that ensures safe and efficient recovery of critical minerals from end-of-life alkaline batteries. It also utilizes cryogenic pre-treatment process for highly reactive lithium batteries. This process reduces their reactivity, allowing further physical separation. The batteries are then conveyed to an automated crusher operating in a liquid solution to prevent fugitive emissions and reduce the reactivity of the recycled batteries. The resulting materials include solid metal particles, which are fully recovered and used as feedstock for a variety of new products.
Cirba Solutions provides battery recycling services. It handles all types of chemistries and battery formats, and collaborates with partners to collect end-of-life batteries and scrap and maintains closed-loop US-domestic supply chain. The company has developed proprietary technology that ensures safe and efficient recovery of critical minerals from end-of-life alkaline batteries. It also utilizes cryogenic pre-treatment process for highly reactive lithium batteries. This process reduces their reactivity, allowing further physical separation. The batteries are then conveyed to an automated crusher operating in a liquid solution to prevent fugitive emissions and reduce the reactivity of the recycled batteries. The resulting materials include solid metal particles, which are fully recovered and used as feedstock for a variety of new products.
