32 Inspirational Recycling Companies To Follow and Learn From

November 21, 2020

This article showcases Startup Pill’s top picks for the best Recycling startups. These startups are taking a variety of approaches to innovating inside of enviromental industry and around the world. They are all exceptional startups well worth a follow.

We selected these startups for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

Welp Magazine  hosts a yearly startup award honouring the most outstanding entrepreneurs and high-growth businesses in the world. If you want to enter your startup to be in the running for the top startup of 2021 or learn more about our competition click here.


1. Greyparrot

The idea behind this startup: AI-based computer vision solutions to power next generation robotics and smart systems for the waste management industry

Headquarters: London, England, United Kingdom

Industries: Artificial Intelligence, B2B, Computer Vision, Information Technology, Machine Learning, Recycling, Software, Waste Management

Founders: Ambarish Mitra, Marco Paladini, Mikela Druckman, Nikola Sivacki

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

Twitter

Linkedin

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

2. Equis

The idea behind this startup: Equis is renewable energy and waste infrastructure, developer.

Headquarters: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

Industries: Infrastructure, Recycling, Renewable Energy, Waste Management

Founders: Unknown

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

3. 2B0

The idea behind this startup: 2B0 is patented technology that integrates Sustainability as a Platform (SaaP) solutions for residential and commercial applications.

Headquarters: Menlo Park, California, United States

Industries: Consumer Electronics, Consumer Goods, Consumer Software, Green Consumer Goods, Information Technology, Internet of Things, Recycling, Sustainability, Waste Management

Founders: Milorad Arsovic, Stephen Peer

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

Twitter

Linkedin

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

4. AZUL Energy

The idea behind this startup: AZUL Energy provides next-generation energy devices.

Headquarters: Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

Industries: Energy, Energy Management, Recycling

Founders: Unknown

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

Facebook

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

5. GKAT Reclamation

The idea behind this startup: GKAT Reclamation is providing an ecologically safe recycling method and lowering your carbon footprint.

Headquarters: Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Industries: Recycling, Renewable Energy, Waste Management

Founders: Unknown

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

Linkedin

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

6. Scindo

The idea behind this startup: Scindo is developing enzymes to make every plastic biodegradable

Headquarters: London, England, United Kingdom

Industries: Biotechnology, CleanTech, GreenTech, Recycling

Founders: Benjamin G. Davis, Gustaf Hemberg, Juliet Sword

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

Twitter

Linkedin

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

7. Marda Swimwear

The idea behind this startup: Marda Swimwear is a sustainable men’s swimwear company that uses plastic from oceans and landfills.

Headquarters: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark

Industries: Fashion, Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing, Recycling, Sustainability

Founders: August Dyrberg

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

Twitter

Facebook

Linkedin

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

8. Concular

The idea behind this startup: Platform is digitalizing the process of circular construction material procurement

Headquarters: Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Industries: Construction, Green Building, GreenTech, Recycling, Sustainability, Waste Management

Founders: Dominik Campanella, Julius Schäufele, Marc Haines

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

Linkedin

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

9. Dondo

The idea behind this startup: Get what you want giving what you have

Headquarters: Seattle, Washington, United States

Industries: Apps, Information Technology, Recycling, Software

Founders: Carlos Sánchez, Daniel Marulanda, Jesus Marquez, Parker Irving

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

Twitter

Facebook

Linkedin

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

10. CorNatural

The idea behind this startup: CorNatural develops bio-based sustainable products to offer a range of natural products.

Headquarters: London, England, United Kingdom

Industries: Natural Resources, Recycling, Sustainability, Waste Management

Founders: Paulo Puterman, Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

11. BUHO

The idea behind this startup: Sustainable Fashion & Lifestyle Platform with Brands for Women, Men, Kids, Home

Headquarters: Venice, California, United States

Industries: E-Commerce, Fashion, Recycling, Retail, Sustainability

Founders: Maria Casey

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

Twitter

Facebook

Linkedin

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

12. Skizo

The idea behind this startup: Transform Plastic collected from the ocean to Handmade and Customized Sneakers

Headquarters: Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

Industries: E-Commerce, Fashion, Lifestyle, Recycling

Founders: Andre Facote, Andreia Coutinho

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

Facebook

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

13. akksel

The idea behind this startup: The EV Battery Value Network to Green the Last Mile

Headquarters: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

Industries: Recycling, Software, Supply Chain Management

Founders: Unknown

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

14. We Recycle Solar

The idea behind this startup: Pioneer in Solar Value Recovery

Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Industries: Environmental Consulting, Environmental Engineering, Recycling, Renewable Energy, Solar, Waste Management

Founders: Unknown

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

Twitter

Facebook

Linkedin

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

15. Borobabi

The idea behind this startup: Borobabi is America’s first circular economy for children’s wear.

Headquarters: Paterson, New Jersey, United States

Industries: Fashion, Recycling

Founders: Unknown

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

Twitter

Facebook

Linkedin

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

16. Demogate

The idea behind this startup: Demogate is a trading platform that helps in decision making in ship recycling services through digital tools coupled with hands-on advice.

Headquarters: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Industries: Recycling, Shipping

Founders: Unknown

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

Twitter

Facebook

Linkedin

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

17. recircular

The idea behind this startup: recircular is an active platform that connects businesses for the valorization of waste as raw materials.

Headquarters: Unknown

Industries: Environmental Consulting, Recycling, Waste Management

Founders: Patricia Astrain

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

Twitter

Facebook

Linkedin

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

18. Bampoo

The idea behind this startup: Bampoo’s mission is to save the Earth, one poop at a time, with our super soft and eco-friendly bamboo toilet paper.

Headquarters: Unknown

Industries: Paper Manufacturing, Recycling, Retail, Sustainability

Founders: Unknown

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

Facebook

Linkedin

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

19. Glycol Blender

The idea behind this startup: Glycol Blender is a Syracuse-based glycol supplier and recycler.

Headquarters: Syracuse, New York, United States

Industries: Chemical, Manufacturing, Recycling

Founders: Unknown

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

Linkedin

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

20. Scrapays

The idea behind this startup: USSD/Mobile App

Headquarters: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Industries: Information Technology, Recycling, Waste Management

Founders: Boluwatife Arewa, Tope Sulaimon

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

21. De Clique

The idea behind this startup: De Clique is a company that collects wastes and uses it as a local raw material for local products.

Headquarters: Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Industries: Environmental Engineering, Recycling, Waste Management

Founders: Unknown

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

Facebook

Linkedin

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

22. SORDITenture

The idea behind this startup: Digital Marketing, Social Media Marketing Service, and E-waste Management Services

Headquarters: New Delhi, Delhi, India

Industries: Recycling, Social Media Marketing

Founders: Aditya Rai, Devansh Chopra

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

Twitter

Facebook

Linkedin

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

23. Svensk Plaståtervinning

The idea behind this startup: Svensk Plaståtervinning helps in collecting and recycling of plastic packaging materials.

Headquarters: Motala, Ostergotlands Lan, Sweden

Industries: Manufacturing, Recycling, Renewable Energy

Founders: Unknown

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

Facebook

Linkedin

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

24. ARGO360

The idea behind this startup: ARGO360 provides a complete ITAD plan & specializes in data removal and electronics recycling.

Headquarters: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

Industries: Electronics, Information Technology, Recycling

Founders: Unknown

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

Linkedin

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

25. Veridis Instruments

The idea behind this startup: Improved quality control for plastic recycling

Headquarters: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

Industries: Recycling

Founders: Floris Gerritsen, Jeroen Glansdorp, Nigel Visser, Wessel van der Woude

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

Linkedin

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

26. Remeant Technologies Ltd.

The idea behind this startup: Remeant Technologies Ltd. provides Sustainable fabric that can be used for vegan clothing, vegan bags, cushions and more

Headquarters: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

Industries: Recycling, Service Industry, Textiles

Founders: Elinor Nathaniel, Alon Nathaniel 

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

Facebook

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

27. Warranium Energy

The idea behind this startup: Warranium Energy is a leading plant engineering company for industrial water & wastewater treatment and renewable energy based in India.

Headquarters: New Delhi, Delhi, India

Industries: Clean Energy, Energy, Environmental Consulting, Environmental Engineering, Recycling, Renewable Energy, Solar, Waste Management, Water Purification, Water Transportation

Founders: Unknown

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

Twitter

Facebook

Linkedin

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

28. the fortunate planet

The idea behind this startup: The fortunate planet is where people and technology meet to solve global challenges – together.

Headquarters: Baar, Zug, Switzerland

Industries: Apps, Gaming, Recycling, Waste Management

Founders: Unknown

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

Linkedin

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

29. Precycles

The idea behind this startup: Precycles produces a sustainable Circular Economy, increasing recycling rates and reducing landfill end-up bottles.

Headquarters: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

Industries: Recycling

Founders: Unknown

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

Linkedin

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

30. Bouddi

The idea behind this startup: Bouddi is a brand of environmentally friendly products.

Headquarters: Kensington, South Australia, Australia

Industries: E-Commerce, Recycling, Waste Management

Founders: Unknown

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

Twitter

Facebook

Linkedin

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

31. Givo

The idea behind this startup: Givo is a dynamic organization that primarily focuses on offering a wide range of recycling solutions using IoT enabled devices.

Headquarters: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Industries: Environmental Consulting, Internet of Things, Recycling

Founders: Unknown

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

Twitter

Facebook

Linkedin

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

32. More Than Waste

The idea behind this startup: More Than Waste specializes in producing sustainable products with unique design out of plastic waste material.

Headquarters: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

Industries: Manufacturing, Recycling, Waste Management

Founders: Unknown

Follow this startup or buy their offering:

Crunchbase

Website

Facebook

Linkedin

[adace-ad id=”4426″]

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.