Top 100 Recycling startups in UK

Dec 06, 2024 | By Marjana Bačić

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Funding: £36.4M
Notpla wants to replace all single use plastics for material made of seaweed and plants. As it is made of seaweed and plants, Notpla is a very malleable product, perfect to store beverages, sauces and food in general.
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Funding: £16.1M
DEScycle is an e-waste recycling & metal recovery startup
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Funding: $526.6M
Newcleo is developing the latest generation of nuclear reactors providing a path to combatting both climate change and existing nuclear waste. It is working on so-called Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and wants to use so-called MOX technology to make it possible to recycle spent uranium from conventional nuclear power plants.
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Funding: $213.6M
Carbon Clean Solutions develops CO2 separation technology designed for industrial and gas treating applications.
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Funding: $212.4M
Carbon Clean Solutions develops CO2 separation technology designed for industrial and gas treating applications.
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Funding: €172.5M
CIRCTEC is an innovator and operator of pyrolysis technology to recycle waste into renewable fuels and circular chemicals.
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Funding: $124M
Gen Phoenix recycles materials to produce advanced upholstery and cladding materials.
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Polytag has developed a new UV tag reading technology that will enable brands, legislators and recycling operators to trace plastic packaging through the circular economy
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Funding: $95.5M
Sylvera develops machine learning-based tools to track the performance of carbon offsets.
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Funding: $53.1M
OLIO is a free app that connects neighbours to ensure that surplus food and other items are shared instead of being wasted. The location-based app and website let users list and post a photo of the unwanted food items that will otherwise go waste.
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Funding: $46.8M
Econic Technologies develops new catalysts and processes for the manufacture of polymers from CO2.
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Funding: $45.7M
Too Good To Go is an app for fighting food waste. They fight food waste by helping food stores sell their surplus food instead of throwing it away. Their mission is to reduce food waste worlwide, and their vision is to create a world where food produced is food consumed.
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Funding: $46.2M
Worn Again is a textile to textile recycling technology that can separate and recapture polyester and cotton from discarded.
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Funding: $46.2M
Worn Again Technologies develops a polymer recycling technology to create waste-free textile circular materials.
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Funding: $44.9M
Circulor uses blockchain and AI to cut the cost of traceability and due diligence in raw materials supply chains. It’s pioneer customers include car manufacturers, EV battery manufacturers, commodity traders, and miners who collectively want to pioneer more effective approaches to responsible sourcing. Circulor proves chain of custody for manufactured and recycled materials, ensuring that recyclable waste enters and exits the recycling process successfully.
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Funding: $43.2M
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.
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Funding: $41.9M
Winnow developed smart kitchen tech to help commercial kitchens reduce food waste
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Kiverco develops modular recycling plants that can be set up in just one day.
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Funding: $38.7M
Mission Zero is an Electrochemical that removes carbon dioxide from the air and concentrates it for a variety of sequestration pathways.
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