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Top 100 Recycling startups in UK
Mar 09, 2025 | By Marjana Bačić | 29 |
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Funding: £41.3M
Satellite Vu develops “the world’s thermometer”: a satellite constellation capable of monitoring thermal emissions around the world.
Satellite Vu develops “the world’s thermometer”: a satellite constellation capable of monitoring thermal emissions around the world.
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Funding: $48.2M
4.01 is a company that specializes in eliminating CO2 from the atmosphere by mineralizing it in peridotite.
4.01 is a company that specializes in eliminating CO2 from the atmosphere by mineralizing it in peridotite.
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Funding: £35M
Polymateria is a London-based startup advancing science to help nature deal with plastic pollution.
Polymateria is a London-based startup advancing science to help nature deal with plastic pollution.
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Funding: £8M
SURI (for Sustainable Rituals) redesigned the electric toothbrush to make it repairable and recyclable
SURI (for Sustainable Rituals) redesigned the electric toothbrush to make it repairable and recyclable
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Funding: £2.7M
Flexi-Hex has developed a patented packaging sleeve made entirely from paper. This sustainable alternative offers robust protection for items while remaining easily compostable and recyclable at home.
Flexi-Hex has developed a patented packaging sleeve made entirely from paper. This sustainable alternative offers robust protection for items while remaining easily compostable and recyclable at home.
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Funding: £2.6M
Again develops system to clean reusable packaging and prepare it for refill and reuse
Again develops system to clean reusable packaging and prepare it for refill and reuse
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Funding: £2.5M
Hylo Athletics creates sustainable athletic footwear, that offers high performance and low environmental impact
Hylo Athletics creates sustainable athletic footwear, that offers high performance and low environmental impact
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Funding: £2.1M
SEaB Energy is an international specialist, UK based company, working in the renewable energy and energy from waste sectors. SEaB Energy has developed a compact easy to install turnkey Anaerobic Digestion (AD) systems in shipping container.
SEaB Energy is an international specialist, UK based company, working in the renewable energy and energy from waste sectors. SEaB Energy has developed a compact easy to install turnkey Anaerobic Digestion (AD) systems in shipping container.
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Funding: £1.4M
Salinity Solutions develops a technology to clean up water treatment industries.
Salinity Solutions develops a technology to clean up water treatment industries.
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Funding: €1M
Bpacks is a startup that has developed the first bark packaging technology that integrates easily into existing production streams, replacing plastic materials.
Bpacks is a startup that has developed the first bark packaging technology that integrates easily into existing production streams, replacing plastic materials.
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Funding: £4.2M
Big Atom is initially focused on reverse-manufacturing tyre rubber into recycled crude.
Big Atom is initially focused on reverse-manufacturing tyre rubber into recycled crude.
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Funding: £2.1M
UPP (Upcycled Plant Power) replaces hand-labour, delivering fresh broccoli and the 80% for uppcycling
UPP (Upcycled Plant Power) replaces hand-labour, delivering fresh broccoli and the 80% for uppcycling
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Funding: £909.4K
PlantSea manufactures and develops sustainable products using seaweed and aquaculture materials.
PlantSea manufactures and develops sustainable products using seaweed and aquaculture materials.
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Funding: $2.2M
Jiva has developed a fully recyclable and biodegradable PCB substrate – Soluboard.
Jiva has developed a fully recyclable and biodegradable PCB substrate – Soluboard.
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Funding: £4.5M
At MacRebur our mission is to help solve two world problems; to help solve the waste plastic epidemic, and to enhance the asphalt used to make our road surfaces around the world.
At MacRebur our mission is to help solve two world problems; to help solve the waste plastic epidemic, and to enhance the asphalt used to make our road surfaces around the world.
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Funding: £4.4M
ReNew ELP develops cutting-edge technology that enables the upcycling of plastics that are traditionally considered non-recyclable.
ReNew ELP develops cutting-edge technology that enables the upcycling of plastics that are traditionally considered non-recyclable.
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Funding: $34.3M
Epoch develops natural solutions to unnatural problems. First up: enzymes that transform plastics into circular chemicals.
Epoch develops natural solutions to unnatural problems. First up: enzymes that transform plastics into circular chemicals.
