Top 7 Recycling startups in Vancouver

Last updated: February 22, 2024

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Funding: $146.7M
Ostara’s proprietary Pearl technology recovers nutrients from industrial, agricultural, and municipal water treatment streams, transforming them into granular fertilizers that improve crop yields and reduce runoff. We are transforming the commodity market value chain and closing the loop on phosphorus for future generations.
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Funding: $40.8M
Nexterra delivers advanced gasification systems to self-generate clean, low cost heat and power using waste fuels.
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Funding: $26.4M
Axine Water Technologies is a developer of wastewater treatment technologies and solutions.
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Funding: CA$12.9M
ChopValue recycles used chopsticks into bespoke furniture and other useful items like tablet stands.
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Funding: $5.1M
Metaspectral has created technology using hyperspectral cameras and artificial intelligence (AI) to rapidly identify and sort plastics for recycling. While distinguishing between many plastics is essentially impossible with a regular camera that sees only red, blue and green, a hyperspectral camera can capture up to 300 frequencies of light.
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Funding: $150K
Intuitive AI develops Waste Management Platform for global enterprises, making measurement, management and improvement on waste - transparent & intuitive. It uses computer vision to sort waste.
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The Plastic Bank is globally recognized as one of the most important solutions to stop Ocean plastic.