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Top 56 Recycling startups in Germany
Mar 16, 2025 | By Marjana Bačić | 24 |
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Funding: €1.7M
Variolytics develops measurement technology and AI software. Its EmiCo system drives the decarbonization of the wastewater industry, empowering treatment plants to achieve carbon neutrality.
Variolytics develops measurement technology and AI software. Its EmiCo system drives the decarbonization of the wastewater industry, empowering treatment plants to achieve carbon neutrality.
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Funding: €22.7M
Retraced provides a SaaS solution enabling tracing of fashion supply chains with Blockchain technology.
Retraced provides a SaaS solution enabling tracing of fashion supply chains with Blockchain technology.
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Funding: €20.3M
METYCLE is building the B2B trading platform to accelerate international trade of secondary metals.
METYCLE is building the B2B trading platform to accelerate international trade of secondary metals.
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Funding: $19M
Altilium Clean Technology offers transition of energy from fossil-based to zero-carbon by decarbonizing the supply of e-vehicles.
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: €8.1M
Recyda’s software helps packaging producers, brand owners and retailers in the consumer goods sector assess the recyclability of packaging – one of the first steps towards reducing waste.
Recyda’s software helps packaging producers, brand owners and retailers in the consumer goods sector assess the recyclability of packaging – one of the first steps towards reducing waste.
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Funding: €6.3M
ScrapBees is a pick-up service for the recycling of scrap metal from commercial businesses and private households.
ScrapBees is a pick-up service for the recycling of scrap metal from commercial businesses and private households.
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Funding: €4.8M
Cyclize turns plastic waste and CO2 into drop-in syngas, a mix of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, using a patented plasma reactor to replace natural gas.
Cyclize turns plastic waste and CO2 into drop-in syngas, a mix of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, using a patented plasma reactor to replace natural gas.
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Funding: €2.7M
Radical Dot technology extracts sustainable carbon from complex, yet inescapable, plastic waste streams.
Radical Dot technology extracts sustainable carbon from complex, yet inescapable, plastic waste streams.
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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.
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: €66.6M
cylib is on a mission to revolutionize how lithium-ion batteries are recycled in Europe, making the process more efficient and sustainable.
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.
air up is a provider of drinking bottle system that provides scent-flavored water.
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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.
Plan A is a GreenTech company that develops a carbon quantification platform to measure, monitor, and reduce environmental footprint.
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Funding: $43M
PlanA. offers an end-to-end platform that enables companies to measure, monitor and reduce their environmental footprint.
PlanA. offers an end-to-end platform that enables companies to measure, monitor and reduce their 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.
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
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.
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.
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.
CEEZER is a digital platform offering companies easy, secure, direct access to top-quality projects across the voluntary carbon market.
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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.
