Top 18 Construction Waste Recycling startups

Nov 30, 2024 | By Marjana Bačić

These startups develop sustainable building technologies such as construction waste recycling, carbon-sequestering concrete, plastic-to-construction tech, recycled steel framing, low-carbon insulation materials, bio-based wall panels, etc.
1
Country: USA | Funding: $95M
Biomason is a developer of a building materials technology that employs natural microorganisms to grow bio cement in ambient temperatures.
2
Country: Switzerland | Funding: CHF23.4M
Selfrag is a privately held company that specializes in the development, engineering, and marketing of high voltage pulse power products.
3
Country: Italy | Funding: €14.2M
MOGU is an innovative design company developing and commercialising responsible products and circular solutions for interior design, architecture, fashion & beyond. This, by radically disrupting the design and production of everyday items through the development of targeted biofabrication-based technologies, mainly rooted in employing fungal mycelium.
4
Country: USA | Funding: $7.2M
Urban Machine reclaims wood waste from construction and demolition sites and repurposes it into sturdy lumber products.
5
Country: Israel | Funding: $6.9M
Bio-Geo Agglomerated Stone technology for cement-free precast products for construction with concrete strength, 6x better insulation
6
Country: USA | Funding: $6.4M
Mycocycle uses mushrooms to upcycle old tires and construction waste. Mycocycle’s patent-pending process improves the natural functions of fungi to transform construction waste into low-carbon raw materials for the built environment.
7
Country: Germany | Funding: €6M
EcoLocked provides a turnkey solution for the construction industry to build with climate-neutral concrete. It is creating a climate-friendly built environment by converting captured carbon into highly functional concrete admix materials.
8
Country: Estonia | Funding: $4,5M
Greenful manufactures sustainable and low CO2 construction materials at scale from recycled textile and plastic waste.
9
Country: Finland | Funding: €3.4M
Hyperion Robotics designs, engineers, and manufactures sustainable, low-carbon concrete for infrastructure and buildings.
10
Country: UK | Funding: £1.5M
KENOTEQ is a clean tech company, which specialises in building products. KENOTEQ’s first product is an unfired brick with 90% recycled content from demolition and construction waste.
11
Country: Australia
SoNiA Green Tech has developed a revolutionary method for producing polymer-modified bitumen that uses much less energy.
12
Country: UK
Sustainability Yard is focused on driving circularity and avoiding the problem of construction and building waste going into landfill through its innovative marketplace platform where tier 1 and 2 construction businesses, developers, home builders, merchants and DIYers can buy, sell, give away and move unused materials.
13
Country: Norway
Material Mapper is an AI-powered forecasting tool for locating reusable construction materials.
14
Country: India
Ricron Panel recycles, manufactures, and markets plain panels and eco-roof sheets.
15
Country: Australia
Superyard is a marketplace built to serve the construction industry to connect buyers and sellers of unused materials sitting in yards all over Australia. Ritchie’s lightbulb moment came when he had trouble finding materials and used his retail and technology experience to create a service to power the construction industry’s circular and sharing economy.
16
Country: India
Angirus is environmentally friendly and sustainable technology to construct lightweight, damp-proof bricks and paver blocks.
17
Country: France
Le Pavé is a manufacturing firm that specialize in transformation of plastic waste into usable building material.
18
Country: Netherlands
Repurpose supports contractors, project developers and governments in the reuse of building materials from transformation and demolition projects.
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