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Top 10 Waste Collection and Transportation startups
Updated: March 04, 2024 | 26 |
Waste collection and transportation startups are developing smart waste management systems, waste-collection reward mechanics, optimized routing algorithms, and efficient collection vehicles, to effectively and sustainably collect, transport, and dispose of waste, reducing collection costs, improving operational efficiency, and promoting environmentally-friendly waste management practices, ultimately contributing to a cleaner and more sustainable urban environment.
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Country: USA | Funding: $174.1M
RoadRunner Recycling provides tech-powered solutions for commercial waste recycling which helps businesses lower recurring costs.
RoadRunner Recycling provides tech-powered solutions for commercial waste recycling which helps businesses lower recurring costs.
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Country: USA | Funding: $111.7M
Recycle Track Systems helps companies track and optimize their pickups, from on-demand removal to integrated waste management.
Recycle Track Systems helps companies track and optimize their pickups, from on-demand removal to integrated waste management.
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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: USA | Funding: $6M
TerraCycle is an innovative recycling company that has become a global leader in recycling hard-to-recycle waste. TerraCycle recycles non-recyclable waste into various consumer products.
TerraCycle is an innovative recycling company that has become a global leader in recycling hard-to-recycle waste. TerraCycle recycles non-recyclable waste into various consumer products.
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Country: South Korea | Funding: ₩43B
SuperBin’s recycling solutions include a reverse vending machine called Nephron, a waste supermarket where people can purchase recycled products, and a logistics chain for recyclable items.
SuperBin’s recycling solutions include a reverse vending machine called Nephron, a waste supermarket where people can purchase recycled products, and a logistics chain for recyclable items.
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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: Netherlands | Funding: €16M
Seenons' platform and app matches waste with businesses that upcycle waste into new products, giving it a new life.
Seenons' platform and app matches waste with businesses that upcycle waste into new products, giving it a new life.
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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: $12.7M
Trash Warrior is creating "Uber for trash". Trash Warrior’s service offers on-demand removal of junk, furniture and cardboard through a platform linking to a network of third-party haulers, allowing residential and commercial customers to schedule pick-ups and pay online.
Trash Warrior is creating "Uber for trash". Trash Warrior’s service offers on-demand removal of junk, furniture and cardboard through a platform linking to a network of third-party haulers, allowing residential and commercial customers to schedule pick-ups and pay online.
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Country: Australia
Close the Loop is dedicated to making the Circular Economy a reality by providing best-in-class sustainability solutions to companies that want to enhance their Corporate Social Responsibility through effective and efficient recovery and re-use of valuable resources from their products. With a steadfast commitment to zero waste to landfill, the company draws on its strength in innovation to handle even the most challenging materials.
Close the Loop is dedicated to making the Circular Economy a reality by providing best-in-class sustainability solutions to companies that want to enhance their Corporate Social Responsibility through effective and efficient recovery and re-use of valuable resources from their products. With a steadfast commitment to zero waste to landfill, the company draws on its strength in innovation to handle even the most challenging materials.
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Country: Sweden | Funding: $7.4M
Bower is a mobile app that enables deposit of packages and products at existing recycling stations.
Bower is a mobile app that enables deposit of packages and products at existing recycling stations.
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Country: USA | Funding: $5M
A HW/SW platform combining AI, reverse vending, advertising, and the gig economy for a scalable and profitable solution to recycling plastic
A HW/SW platform combining AI, reverse vending, advertising, and the gig economy for a scalable and profitable solution to recycling plastic
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Country: Indonesia | Funding: $5M
Octopus is a new waste management application to efficiently collect & connect valuable waste to recycling industry
Octopus is a new waste management application to efficiently collect & connect valuable waste to recycling industry
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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: Romania | Funding: €4.3M
EcoTree, an innovative digital platform addressed to the field of circular economy, waste recycling. EcoTree helps collector and recycling companies to target and get in touch with new customers, reduce their logistic costs and ease the interaction with authorities.
EcoTree, an innovative digital platform addressed to the field of circular economy, waste recycling. EcoTree helps collector and recycling companies to target and get in touch with new customers, reduce their logistic costs and ease the interaction with authorities.
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Country: India | Funding: $3.4M
TheKabadiwala works on waste management and organizing the waste sector.
TheKabadiwala works on waste management and organizing the waste sector.
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Country: Egypt | Funding: $3M
Dawarha develops and manufactures reverse vending machines (RVM) that use artificial intelligence (AI) to reward consumers for depositing empty single-use plastic bottles or cans.
Dawarha develops and manufactures reverse vending machines (RVM) that use artificial intelligence (AI) to reward consumers for depositing empty single-use plastic bottles or cans.
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Country: Nigeria | Funding: $2.5M
Wecyclers offers convenient household recycling service using a fleet of low-cost cargo bikes.
Wecyclers offers convenient household recycling service using a fleet of low-cost cargo bikes.
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Country: Croatia | Funding: €2.1M
Include is a hardware startup that develops and manufactures smart street furniture. Its public cans use sustainable solar power to reduce waste collection by up to 80%, thus lowering operational costs, decreasing carbon footprint, and creating a cleaner environment within our communities. It combines solar power and technology to provide garbage collectors insight on its fill levels, resulting in shorter drives, less fuel consumption, and cleaner air.
Include is a hardware startup that develops and manufactures smart street furniture. Its public cans use sustainable solar power to reduce waste collection by up to 80%, thus lowering operational costs, decreasing carbon footprint, and creating a cleaner environment within our communities. It combines solar power and technology to provide garbage collectors insight on its fill levels, resulting in shorter drives, less fuel consumption, and cleaner air.
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Country: Ireland
SmartBin is the global leader in remote monitoring and management systems for the waste management industry. Their focus is on solving problems by providing innovative technology solutions that cut costs and emissions, and help to optimize business processes leading directly to increased profits for their clients.
SmartBin is the global leader in remote monitoring and management systems for the waste management industry. Their focus is on solving problems by providing innovative technology solutions that cut costs and emissions, and help to optimize business processes leading directly to increased profits for their clients.
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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.
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Country: India | Funding: $1.5M
3RM is a solution first company enabling modern technologies and spirit to curb the waste management problem in the world.
3RM is a solution first company enabling modern technologies and spirit to curb the waste management problem in the world.
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Country: Singapore | Funding: $1.4M
SGRecycle is a Singapore-based green technology start-up that collects waste paper and in return for reward points.
SGRecycle is a Singapore-based green technology start-up that collects waste paper and in return for reward points.
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Country: India
Citizengage is a waste-to-resource technology startup that has built an end-to-end waste management system that helps communities and businesses manage their waste at source.
Citizengage is a waste-to-resource technology startup that has built an end-to-end waste management system that helps communities and businesses manage their waste at source.
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Country: Spain | Funding: €941.4K
ReCircula Solutions offers waste management solution for the urban cities and pharmaceutical industries. It includes waste container device with IoT sensor, AI for waste identification, mobile app for citizens to earn points. It allows waste managers and city councils to apply the correct reward mechanism in order to increase packaging recycling rates.
ReCircula Solutions offers waste management solution for the urban cities and pharmaceutical industries. It includes waste container device with IoT sensor, AI for waste identification, mobile app for citizens to earn points. It allows waste managers and city councils to apply the correct reward mechanism in order to increase packaging recycling rates.
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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.
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Country: Brazil
Green Mining has developed an Intelligent Reverse Logistics technology to efficiently retrieve post-consumer packaging and bring it back into the production cycle. The startup formalizes work for people with few job opportunities and uses non-motorized vehicles, such as tricycles, to make collections, avoiding CO2 emissions.
Green Mining has developed an Intelligent Reverse Logistics technology to efficiently retrieve post-consumer packaging and bring it back into the production cycle. The startup formalizes work for people with few job opportunities and uses non-motorized vehicles, such as tricycles, to make collections, avoiding CO2 emissions.
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Country: Nigeria
Recyclan is reducing plastic waste on beaches, landfills and in the ocean by driving collection through technology. Its mobile app and SMS service incentive people to recycle their waste, offering things like access to health insurance, sanitary towels, and schools fees in exchange.
Recyclan is reducing plastic waste on beaches, landfills and in the ocean by driving collection through technology. Its mobile app and SMS service incentive people to recycle their waste, offering things like access to health insurance, sanitary towels, and schools fees in exchange.
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Country: UAE
ZeLoop has developed an app that informs users of recycling options and rewards them for bringing recyclables to those sites.
ZeLoop has developed an app that informs users of recycling options and rewards them for bringing recyclables to those sites.
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Country: South Korea | Funding: ₩50M
Oysterable’s smart IoT recycling solutions involve smart waste collection and mobile applications for local governments and businesses. The smart waste collection solution allows people to participate in the recycling process and get numerous rewards through their smart IoT recycling bin.
Oysterable’s smart IoT recycling solutions involve smart waste collection and mobile applications for local governments and businesses. The smart waste collection solution allows people to participate in the recycling process and get numerous rewards through their smart IoT recycling bin.
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Country: Australia | Funding: A$990K
RecycleSmart makes recycling the tough stuff easy as ordering an Uber.
RecycleSmart makes recycling the tough stuff easy as ordering an Uber.
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Country: Ireland
Sensi has introduced a machine that uses artificial intelligence to reward consumers for recycling paper cups, plastic bottles, aluminum cans and other common items
Sensi has introduced a machine that uses artificial intelligence to reward consumers for recycling paper cups, plastic bottles, aluminum cans and other common items
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Country: Serbia
Solagro is a smart city startup that creates digital solutions for beverage packs recycling. It developes a smart can-pressing machine which rewards and communicates with users.
Solagro is a smart city startup that creates digital solutions for beverage packs recycling. It developes a smart can-pressing machine which rewards and communicates with users.
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Country: USA | Funding: $1M
BinPong is an innovative waste management platform streamlining recycling and waste disposal for businesses and communities.
BinPong is an innovative waste management platform streamlining recycling and waste disposal for businesses and communities.
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Country: India | Funding: ₹83.5M
Bintix mission is to provide scheduled recyclable collection at your doorstep while at the same time work towards a zero landfill future and do it in a green way that’s inclusive of India’s scrap dealers and waste pickers.
Bintix mission is to provide scheduled recyclable collection at your doorstep while at the same time work towards a zero landfill future and do it in a green way that’s inclusive of India’s scrap dealers and waste pickers.
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Country: Philippines | Funding: $750K
Humble Sustainability provides products and accessories reuse and recycle services.
Humble Sustainability provides products and accessories reuse and recycle services.
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Country: Nigeria | Funding: $635K
Digital marketplace for waste, recycling, and smart enforcement.
Digital marketplace for waste, recycling, and smart enforcement.
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Country: India | Funding: $500K
‘Ecowrap’ is a one stop solution for waste segregation, tracking, collection, recycling, and up-cycling. Our model is entirely based on waste segregation at source and to make this sector financially viable. To promote waste segregation at source we provide all required Infrastructure like Smart Dustbins, Training, Doorstep Pickup and Tech enabling the process for 4-degree primary segregation of the waste. To ensure long term participation in source segregation ECOWRAP incentivize waste generator based on the segregation rating. Our route tracking APIs help us ensure that requested pickups should transferred to nearest collection truck in that area. We are building an efficient reverse supply chain through our APP and real-time data of waste from our dustbins. We are seed funding by Social Alpha and Villgro Foundation. We were selected in Top-30 Waste Management Company in India in the Swachchata Startup Conclave 2022 held in Delhi hosted and organized by MoHUA, GOI.
‘Ecowrap’ is a one stop solution for waste segregation, tracking, collection, recycling, and up-cycling. Our model is entirely based on waste segregation at source and to make this sector financially viable. To promote waste segregation at source we provide all required Infrastructure like Smart Dustbins, Training, Doorstep Pickup and Tech enabling the process for 4-degree primary segregation of the waste. To ensure long term participation in source segregation ECOWRAP incentivize waste generator based on the segregation rating. Our route tracking APIs help us ensure that requested pickups should transferred to nearest collection truck in that area. We are building an efficient reverse supply chain through our APP and real-time data of waste from our dustbins. We are seed funding by Social Alpha and Villgro Foundation. We were selected in Top-30 Waste Management Company in India in the Swachchata Startup Conclave 2022 held in Delhi hosted and organized by MoHUA, GOI.
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Country: France | Funding: $386.2K
Uzer is a technology company that manufactures and distributes home barcode scanners for recycling materials. The technology allows its users to scan the barcodes of waste items before disposal, which assists them in finding sorting instructions, creating shopping lists based on consumption, providing reminders of required products, and sending lists of products required to online retailers for delivery. Furthermore, it helps its users analyze consumption and discover new products.
Uzer is a technology company that manufactures and distributes home barcode scanners for recycling materials. The technology allows its users to scan the barcodes of waste items before disposal, which assists them in finding sorting instructions, creating shopping lists based on consumption, providing reminders of required products, and sending lists of products required to online retailers for delivery. Furthermore, it helps its users analyze consumption and discover new products.
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Country: South Africa | Funding: $300K
Regenize provides a residential recycling collection service in South Africa and reward residents with Remali when they recycle.
Regenize provides a residential recycling collection service in South Africa and reward residents with Remali when they recycle.
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Country: India | Funding: $286K
Cerclex is the leading waste management company provids you,all type of scrap deals at affordable rates.We used to both buy and sell scrap in coimbatore.The company we owning is Cercle X which is located at coimbatore ,and they use digital technology which provides SaaS based solutions for the waste management and recycling industry.
Cerclex is the leading waste management company provids you,all type of scrap deals at affordable rates.We used to both buy and sell scrap in coimbatore.The company we owning is Cercle X which is located at coimbatore ,and they use digital technology which provides SaaS based solutions for the waste management and recycling industry.
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Country: India | Funding: $225K
ExtraCarbon provides on-demand kabadiwala service to collect recyclable waste from homes and commercial areas. Sell your waste & old items to us for cash or shopping credits. Make money right from your home. No we are not joking, sell your waste to us & earn a lot from it.
ExtraCarbon provides on-demand kabadiwala service to collect recyclable waste from homes and commercial areas. Sell your waste & old items to us for cash or shopping credits. Make money right from your home. No we are not joking, sell your waste to us & earn a lot from it.
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Country: | 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: Nigeria | Funding: $172.4K
Nigerian clean-tech startup Scrapays is fusing recycling, technology and finance to help businesses and households sell off their recyclable waste in a convenient manner and at premium prices.
Nigerian clean-tech startup Scrapays is fusing recycling, technology and finance to help businesses and households sell off their recyclable waste in a convenient manner and at premium prices.
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Country: Canada | 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.
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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Country: Egypt | Funding: $100K
Plstka is a Egypt-based solid waste management and recycling company that collects solid trash from gamification mobile app.
Plstka is a Egypt-based solid waste management and recycling company that collects solid trash from gamification mobile app.
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Country: Ukraine | Funding: €45K
Greenbin.app develops packaging tracking system that provides rewards for users when they return packaging
Greenbin.app develops packaging tracking system that provides rewards for users when they return packaging
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Country: India | Funding: ₹4M
ROSUNI is a start-up for waste management & promoting swatch Bharat Mission, we are providing a platform for our customer to sell their waste online. The platform basically work as a door-step service method.
ROSUNI is a start-up for waste management & promoting swatch Bharat Mission, we are providing a platform for our customer to sell their waste online. The platform basically work as a door-step service method.
