Top 9 Waste Reuse startups in USA

Dec 15, 2024 | By Marjana Bačić

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Funding: $8.7M
AptDeco is a peer to peer marketplace for buying and selling furniture.
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Funding: $152.5M
Trove develops an online trading software to improve the process of buying back and reselling used items.
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Funding: $32.8M
Rheaply is helping organizations find ways to recycle unused items that could be useful to others
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Funding: $21M
A B2B Marketplace for Wholesale Second Hand Fashion
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Funding: $15.2M
FloorFound helps manage furniture returns and resale for online merchants.
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Funding: $6.7M
Loop is all about creating a circular system, in which containers and other receptacles are reused, rather than disposed of and then recycled.
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Funding: $2M
Replenysh builds the operating system of material recovery. The company’s primary value comes by way of its interfacing with the owners and employees at the thousands of recycling centers based in the U.S.
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Funding: $156K
Centering on the term upcycling, which is a verb defined as “to reuse (discarded objects or material) in such a way as to create a product of a higher quality or value than the original,” Looptworks specializes in bags of all shapes and sizes, from clutches to backpacks.
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The UpCycle Project is a platform that encourages creatives, designers and students to rethink the waste created by the fashion industry through re-using or ‘upcycling’ textiles and garments that would have otherwise been discarded.
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