Top 38 Recycling startups in France

Nov 30, 2024 | By Marjana Bačić

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Funding: €23.6M
Lactips created a water soluble and biodegradable thermoplastic pellets based on casein, a milk protein. They can be used to make a variety of packaging materials including food.
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Funding: $1B
Back Market is an online marketplace for refurbished electronics.
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Funding: €500M
Orano is focusing its attention on the recovery of nuclear materials and the management of nuclear waste to generate safe, low-carbon electricity. With significant expertise in the nuclear fuel cycle, they offer customers tailor-made solutions for every stage of nuclear power generation, from mining, conversion, enrichment, recycling, logistics, and engineering to decommissioning and dismantling.
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Funding: $99.9M
Software to reduce carbon emissions in your business and value chain
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Funding: $78M
Greenly develops a carbon accounting platform to track, assess, manage, and reduce CO2 emissions.
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Funding: €73M
Carbios is a chemistry company that focuses on discovering and developing enzymatic bioprocesses applied to plastic and textile polymers.
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Funding: $44.9M
Fairmat develops technology to recycle carbon fiber composite into a new material
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Funding: €40M
MECAWARE mission is to speed up strategic autonomy thanks to resource circularity and the intelligence of the material cycle.
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Funding: $36.9M
Decarbonized materials for a new industrial revolution.
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Funding: €30M
Phenix is a food waste management startup that allows merchants to dispose their surplus via consumers and charity organisations.
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Funding: €28.5M
Fairbrics is developing the first synthetic fiber with a net positive impact on climate change and capable of meeting the demand of the market.
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Funding: €23.2M
TOOPI Organics collects and transforms human urine into fertiliser products
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Funding: €20.5M
A French biotechnology company that uses precision fermentation to produce real dairy products, accessible to everyone.
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Funding: $17M
Dioxycle is develops electrolyzer that turns CO2 into ethylene
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Funding: €15M
Calyxia designs and industrially produces a new class of microcapsules that are transforming the way the world makes formulated products.
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Neos specialises in the installation of waste sorting and management centres for wastes from household, current industrial and building and construction sites. The company sets up turnkey installations, further to local authorities or private companies’ call for tenders.
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Funding: €6.3M
Pellenc ST develops optical sorting machines for household and industrial wastes. The technologies used to sort these materials are near infrared (NIR), middle infrared, vision & induction technologies. Thanks to Pellenc ST, sorting solutions are highly valuable in the recycling industries. The company is actively developing new sorting solutions for the single stream recycling. Renowned references in more than 40 countries all around the world have installed Pellenc ST machines.
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Funding: €6.1M
ThrustMe offers advanced mobility solutions for the growing space industry which is facing new challenges due to the rise of satellite constellations. As experts in in-space propulsion and satellite orbital maneuvering strategies, ThrustMe enables a future where space is used sustainably to create value both on Earth, and beyond.
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Funding: €4.2M
Syntetica is a nylon recycling startup which solves the pollution problem in the fashion industry
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Funding: €3.4M
Ever Dye innovates in the fashion industry by developing ecological dyeing processes for the textile industry.
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