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Top 40 Recycling startups in Canada
Updated: April 03, 2024 | 18 |
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Funding: $1B
Li-Cycle is as a resource recovery company focused on creating a closed-loop supply chain for the lithium-ion batteries that increasingly power everything from smartphones to automobiles.
Li-Cycle is as a resource recovery company focused on creating a closed-loop supply chain for the lithium-ion batteries that increasingly power everything from smartphones to automobiles.
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Funding: $871.5M
Enerkem is a cleantech company transforming waste into transportation biofuels, renewable chemicals and everyday products.
Enerkem is a cleantech company transforming waste into transportation biofuels, renewable chemicals and everyday products.
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Funding: $479M
Svante is a carbon capture and removal solutions provider specializing in the development and manufacturing of novel solid sorbents.
Svante is a carbon capture and removal solutions provider specializing in the development and manufacturing of novel solid sorbents.
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Funding: $146.7M
Ostara’s proprietary Pearl technology recovers nutrients from industrial, agricultural, and municipal water treatment streams, transforming them into granular fertilizers that improve crop yields and reduce runoff. We are transforming the commodity market value chain and closing the loop on phosphorus for future generations.
Ostara’s proprietary Pearl technology recovers nutrients from industrial, agricultural, and municipal water treatment streams, transforming them into granular fertilizers that improve crop yields and reduce runoff. We are transforming the commodity market value chain and closing the loop on phosphorus for future generations.
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Funding: $103.3M
Lithion Recycling is a Company that allows environmentally responsible and economically viable management of lithium-ion batteries.
Lithion Recycling is a Company that allows environmentally responsible and economically viable management of lithium-ion batteries.
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Funding: $92.4M
CarbonCure Technologies creates, develops and licenses solutions that consume waste CO2 to make better concrete.
CarbonCure Technologies creates, develops and licenses solutions that consume waste CO2 to make better concrete.
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Funding: $91.8M
Electra is an ESG-focused battery materials company advancing the only fully integrated.
Electra is an ESG-focused battery materials company advancing the only fully integrated.
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Funding: $86.7M
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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Funding: $56.5M
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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Funding: $40.8M
Nexterra delivers advanced gasification systems to self-generate clean, low cost heat and power using waste fuels.
Nexterra delivers advanced gasification systems to self-generate clean, low cost heat and power using waste fuels.
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Funding: $33.4M
Woodland Biofuels develops technology ti produce cellulosic ethanol from waste biomass, such as wood chips and agricultural waste.
Woodland Biofuels develops technology ti produce cellulosic ethanol from waste biomass, such as wood chips and agricultural waste.
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Funding: $30.6M
Cyclic Materials provides recycling services recovering rare earth elements.
Cyclic Materials provides recycling services recovering rare earth elements.
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Funding: $26.4M
Axine Water Technologies is a developer of wastewater treatment technologies and solutions.
Axine Water Technologies is a developer of wastewater treatment technologies and solutions.
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Funding: $20.6M
Moment Energy develops clean, affordable, and reliable energy storage by repurposing retired electric vehicle batteries.
Moment Energy develops clean, affordable, and reliable energy storage by repurposing retired electric vehicle batteries.
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Funding: $20M
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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American Manganese has patented a process which recovers lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese and aluminum from cathodes used in lithium-ion batteries.
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Funding: $16M
pH7 designs and implements sustainable extraction and refining of strategic metals, essential for the transition to renewable energy.
pH7 designs and implements sustainable extraction and refining of strategic metals, essential for the transition to renewable energy.
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Funding: $15.1M
Genecis is an early-stage organic waste processing startup that uses biotechnology to convert waste into high value materials.
Genecis is an early-stage organic waste processing startup that uses biotechnology to convert waste into high value materials.
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Funding: $9.8M
Waste Robotics designs and delivers intelligent recycling robots to replace human pickers in recycling centres.
Waste Robotics designs and delivers intelligent recycling robots to replace human pickers in recycling centres.
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Funding: CA$12.9M
ChopValue recycles used chopsticks into bespoke furniture and other useful items like tablet stands.
ChopValue recycles used chopsticks into bespoke furniture and other useful items like tablet stands.
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Funding: CA$7.2M
Pyrowave is a pioneer of the Plastic-to-Plastic microwave-based chemical recycling technology that allows post-consumer and post-industrial plastics to be regenerated and restored to their full value. Its patented high-power microwave catalytic depolymerization technology platform is the most advanced worldwide and is now at the forefront of the new generation of plastics. By bringing plastics back to their molecular state identical to virgin materials, Pyrowave technology allows infinite recycling of plastics.
Pyrowave is a pioneer of the Plastic-to-Plastic microwave-based chemical recycling technology that allows post-consumer and post-industrial plastics to be regenerated and restored to their full value. Its patented high-power microwave catalytic depolymerization technology platform is the most advanced worldwide and is now at the forefront of the new generation of plastics. By bringing plastics back to their molecular state identical to virgin materials, Pyrowave technology allows infinite recycling of plastics.
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Funding: $5.1M
Metaspectral has created technology using hyperspectral cameras and artificial intelligence (AI) to rapidly identify and sort plastics for recycling. While distinguishing between many plastics is essentially impossible with a regular camera that sees only red, blue and green, a hyperspectral camera can capture up to 300 frequencies of light.
Metaspectral has created technology using hyperspectral cameras and artificial intelligence (AI) to rapidly identify and sort plastics for recycling. While distinguishing between many plastics is essentially impossible with a regular camera that sees only red, blue and green, a hyperspectral camera can capture up to 300 frequencies of light.
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Funding: $3.7M
Sepura is the world's first eco-friendly garbage disposal unit, making discarding food waste at home easy.
Sepura is the world's first eco-friendly garbage disposal unit, making discarding food waste at home easy.
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EcoMed Services is an innovative medical waste disposal and recycling company that specializes in providing environmental and healthcare integrated waste treatment and disposal solutions through the use of clean sustainable technology that meets strict national and international safety standards and regulations.
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Funding: $3M
Swirltex builds custom water treatment systems for a wide range of applications. Swirltex unique patent membrane works by separating and filtering liquids according to their buoyancy, which allows for greater production with less pollution of the water. The ability to manipulate the buoyancy of different contaminants within the liquid stream allows the Swirltex system to treat water that would be considered unusable.
Swirltex builds custom water treatment systems for a wide range of applications. Swirltex unique patent membrane works by separating and filtering liquids according to their buoyancy, which allows for greater production with less pollution of the water. The ability to manipulate the buoyancy of different contaminants within the liquid stream allows the Swirltex system to treat water that would be considered unusable.
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Funding: $3M
Lacus Innovations is a start-up that specializes in the manufacture of spas and plastic parts.
Lacus Innovations is a start-up that specializes in the manufacture of spas and plastic parts.
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Funding: $3M
EVSX develops closed-looped solutions to extract all of the value of used domestic, commercial and electric vehicles (EV) batteries. We have developed processes that allow us to target niche battery chemistries in a profitable way.
EVSX develops closed-looped solutions to extract all of the value of used domestic, commercial and electric vehicles (EV) batteries. We have developed processes that allow us to target niche battery chemistries in a profitable way.
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Funding: CA$2.8M
CleanO2 is a microscale carbon capture solution platform for the commercial heating industry.
CleanO2 is a microscale carbon capture solution platform for the commercial heating industry.
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Funding: $2.1M
GreeNovel stands at the forefront of electrifying the chemical industry, focusing on recycling and upgrading materials deemed non-recyclable. They offer cutting-edge, sustainable solutions to modern waste management challenges, leveraging patented technologies to minimize greenhouse gas emissions, enhance resource efficiency, and foster a circular economy.
GreeNovel stands at the forefront of electrifying the chemical industry, focusing on recycling and upgrading materials deemed non-recyclable. They offer cutting-edge, sustainable solutions to modern waste management challenges, leveraging patented technologies to minimize greenhouse gas emissions, enhance resource efficiency, and foster a circular economy.
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Funding: $1.4M
Plaex Building Systems uses composite material to process a difficult-to-recycle thermal plastic waste for use in construction applications.
Plaex Building Systems uses composite material to process a difficult-to-recycle thermal plastic waste for use in construction applications.
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Funding: CA$690K
Prairie Robotics is developing artificial intelligence that can sort the types of waste entering landfills and estimate its approximate weight through imaging.
Prairie Robotics is developing artificial intelligence that can sort the types of waste entering landfills and estimate its approximate weight through imaging.
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Funding: $350K
Livestock Water Recycling is an environmental company focused on livestock manure management.
Livestock Water Recycling is an environmental company focused on livestock manure management.
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Funding: $150K
Intuitive AI develops Waste Management Platform for global enterprises, making measurement, management and improvement on waste - transparent & intuitive. It uses computer vision to sort waste.
Intuitive AI develops Waste Management Platform for global enterprises, making measurement, management and improvement on waste - transparent & intuitive. It uses computer vision to sort waste.
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Funding: CA$125K
Pyrocycle develops a non-polluting and cost-effective technology for recycling electronic waste. The method not only prevents environmental pollution, but develops a circular economy and recovers precious resources that could improve the environment.
Pyrocycle develops a non-polluting and cost-effective technology for recycling electronic waste. The method not only prevents environmental pollution, but develops a circular economy and recovers precious resources that could improve the environment.
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Funding: CA$10.4K
Tuf Candy developed dessert spoons and small glasses that are made entirely of 100% natural cane sugar. The packaging is 100% recyclable.
Tuf Candy developed dessert spoons and small glasses that are made entirely of 100% natural cane sugar. The packaging is 100% recyclable.
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Funding: $10K
Unbound Chemicals collects, sorts, extracts, and reuses the active pharmaceutical ingredients from unused medication.
Unbound Chemicals collects, sorts, extracts, and reuses the active pharmaceutical ingredients from unused medication.
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The Plastic Bank is globally recognized as one of the most important solutions to stop Ocean plastic.
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enim offers metals extraction technology from circuit board. enim can recover metals such as palladium, gold, silver, copper, platinum, aluminum, zinc, tin and lead.
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Plastic Flux collects used plastic packaging, recycles it, and uses a sheet press to consolidate the recycled plastic into sheets of plastic for use as coasters and in the future, tables.
