Top 52 Recycling startups in Germany

Dec 03, 2024 | By Marjana Bačić

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Funding: $579.9M
Everphone’s business takes care of the supply, support, repair/replacement and recycling of mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) for enterprises customers — billed under a per-user monthly subscription.
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Funding: €130M
APK (APK Aluminium and Kunststoffe AG) has developed a chemical-physical process for recycling plastic waste that produces single-origin, new-quality plastics at low prices (Newcycling).
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Funding: €66.6M
cylib is on a mission to revolutionize how lithium-ion batteries are recycled in Europe, making the process more efficient and sustainable.
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Funding: €58M
air up is a provider of drinking bottle system that provides scent-flavored water.
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Funding: $43M
PlanA. offers an end-to-end platform that enables companies to measure, monitor and reduce their environmental footprint.
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Funding: $43M
Plan A is a GreenTech company that develops a carbon quantification platform to measure, monitor, and reduce environmental footprint.
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Funding: €39M
Traceless has developed a technique for transforming agricultural industry residues into a biodegradable substitute for cling-film and other packaging.
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Funding: $28.5M
Klim mission is to scale up regenerative agriculture to make agriculture part of the climate solution
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Funding: €23M
Resourcify is develops and operates a neutral cloud platform that enables businesses to manage waste and recycling operations online.
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Funding: $18M
tozero is offering a novel process to recover critical materials such as lithium, nickel, and cobalt from lithium-ion batteries.
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Funding: $16.4M
CEEZER is a digital platform offering companies easy, secure, direct access to top-quality projects across the voluntary carbon market.
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PreZero builds and operates state-of-the-art facilities that convert organic waste, plastics and paper into valuable raw materials and commodities.
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The I:CO take-back system makes it possible to collect used clothing and shoes at a retailer’s point of sale and give them a new life through reuse or recycling.
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Funding: $14M
Altilium Clean Technology offers transition of energy from fossil-based to zero-carbon by decarbonizing the supply of e-vehicles.
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Funding: $13.1M
RECUP is your reusable deposit system for coffee-to-go paper cups. RECUP is made up of material that can be recycled, but it also helps that it can be used more than once, given they are properly maintained and cleaned
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Funding: $11.9M
Cleanhub is a company dedicated to protect the oceans and facilitates a platform that enables the large scale collection of plastic waste in coastal regions.
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Funding: $11.3M
Sapertec’s technology allows laminated packaging materials to be separated more easily. Many packaging materials don’t make the recycling cut because they contain mixed materials like soup cartons or cardboard and aluminum combos.
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Funding: €10M
BIO-LUTIONS offers sustainable packaging and disposable tableware solutions made of agricultural residues.
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Funding: €6.2M
METYCLE is building the B2B trading platform to accelerate international trade of secondary metals.
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Funding: $6.5M
GaeaStar develops zero waste disposable clay cups
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