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Top 21 Smart City Waste Management startups
Mar 09, 2025 | By Marjana Bačić | 28 |
These startups develop new smart city recycling technologies such as intelligent waste management systems, sensor-equipped recycling bins, real-time waste collection route optimization, community recycling engagement apps, automated sorting facilities, etc.
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Country: Canada | Funding: $126.8M
Anaergia maximizes resource recovery from virtually any waste stream, transforming waste into renewable energy, clean water, high-quality fertilizer, and recyclables. Anaergia provides complete, integrated solutions for municipal solid waste management, resource recovery in wastewater sector, and large‐scale farming & food production waste management.
Anaergia maximizes resource recovery from virtually any waste stream, transforming waste into renewable energy, clean water, high-quality fertilizer, and recyclables. Anaergia provides complete, integrated solutions for municipal solid waste management, resource recovery in wastewater sector, and large‐scale farming & food production waste management.
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Country: USA | Funding: $280M
Advanced Disposal brings fresh ideas and solutions to the business of a clean environment.
Advanced Disposal brings fresh ideas and solutions to the business of a clean environment.
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Country: Finland | Funding: $55.4M
Enevo is a forward-thinking company with a vision to transform the financial, environmental and social impact of waste. Thanks to Enevo’s sensor and analytic software, you only pay for the pick-ups you need and that reduces your costs.
Enevo is a forward-thinking company with a vision to transform the financial, environmental and social impact of waste. Thanks to Enevo’s sensor and analytic software, you only pay for the pick-ups you need and that reduces your costs.
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Country: South Korea | Funding: $19.4M
Ecube Labs develops smart waste management solutions and remote monitoring tools. Its line of products include solar-powered waste compacting bins, ultrasonic fill-level sensors that can be fitted to any type of container, and a data and predictive analytic clean city platform.
Ecube Labs develops smart waste management solutions and remote monitoring tools. Its line of products include solar-powered waste compacting bins, ultrasonic fill-level sensors that can be fitted to any type of container, and a data and predictive analytic clean city platform.
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Country: USA | Funding: $12.6M
Nordsense offers a simple and affordable solution that optimizes waste collection processes. Whether you represent a city, waste operator or organization that handles waste management, our system can drastically reduce your capital expenditure and carbon footprint, while improving workflows.
Nordsense offers a simple and affordable solution that optimizes waste collection processes. Whether you represent a city, waste operator or organization that handles waste management, our system can drastically reduce your capital expenditure and carbon footprint, while improving workflows.
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Country: Slovakia | Funding: €12.6M
Sensoneo is a global enterprise-grade smart waste management solution provider that enables cities and businesses to manage their waste efficiently, be more environmentally responsible and improve the well-being of people. The solution combines unique ultrasonic Smart Sensors that monitor waste in real-time with sophisticated software providing cities and businesses with digital transformation, data-driven decision making, and optimization of waste collection routes, frequencies and vehicle loads.
Sensoneo is a global enterprise-grade smart waste management solution provider that enables cities and businesses to manage their waste efficiently, be more environmentally responsible and improve the well-being of people. The solution combines unique ultrasonic Smart Sensors that monitor waste in real-time with sophisticated software providing cities and businesses with digital transformation, data-driven decision making, and optimization of waste collection routes, frequencies and vehicle loads.
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Country: USA | Funding: $4.9M
Recyclops, uses an Uber-like model to bring waste collection to areas where it wouldn’t be feasible otherwise.
Recyclops, uses an Uber-like model to bring waste collection to areas where it wouldn’t be feasible otherwise.
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Country: India | Funding: ₹400M
WeVOIS Labs is a solid waste management company which provides automated IoT- based, door to door waste collection solutions.
WeVOIS Labs is a solid waste management company which provides automated IoT- based, door to door waste collection solutions.
9
Country: UK
Whitespace Work Software is the leading provider of waste and environmental solutions in the UK. We help our customers to deliver a more efficient service by providing them with the most innovative waste management software and environmental solution on the market.
Whitespace Work Software is the leading provider of waste and environmental solutions in the UK. We help our customers to deliver a more efficient service by providing them with the most innovative waste management software and environmental solution on the market.
10
Country: USA
Bigbelly transforms the way organizations manage waste & recycling, while saving time, fuel and money and beautifying their public space.
Bigbelly transforms the way organizations manage waste & recycling, while saving time, fuel and money and beautifying their public space.
11
Country: India | Funding: ₹60M
Saahas Zero Waste is a social enterprise that provides end-to-end waste management services.
Saahas Zero Waste is a social enterprise that provides end-to-end waste management services.
12
Country: Italy | Funding: €180K
Pixies is developing a small army of autonomous litter pickers, capable of sweeping through urban environments collecting trash.
Pixies is developing a small army of autonomous litter pickers, capable of sweeping through urban environments collecting trash.
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Country: India | Funding: ₹12.5M
Hasiru Dala provides waste management solutions to apartments, corporate offices and at events, and also helps design, set up and maintain urban gardens.
Hasiru Dala provides waste management solutions to apartments, corporate offices and at events, and also helps design, set up and maintain urban gardens.
14
Country: India | Funding: $42.8K
Waste Management for Smart Cities powered by Smart Bins & Apps
Waste Management for Smart Cities powered by Smart Bins & Apps
15
Country: Sweden
Smart Recycling is a provider of cost-effective recycling solutions for office and commercial properties in Stockholm.
Smart Recycling is a provider of cost-effective recycling solutions for office and commercial properties in Stockholm.
16
Country: India
Greenrich Grow India is into a new and time tested concept of recycling waste with Fungal Inoculum that are important as decomposers and in retaining nutrients in the soil. We strive to create a better environment for ourselves and our future generations.
Greenrich Grow India is into a new and time tested concept of recycling waste with Fungal Inoculum that are important as decomposers and in retaining nutrients in the soil. We strive to create a better environment for ourselves and our future generations.
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Country: India
Vital Waste provides recycling solutions to residential communities, schools and corporate offices in Kolkata.
Vital Waste provides recycling solutions to residential communities, schools and corporate offices in Kolkata.
