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New and recently funded Recycling Startups
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Country: USA | Funding: $1.8B
Ascend Elements is implementing sustainable, closed-loop recycling to the lithium-ion battery industry. Its Hydro-to-Cathode Direct Cathode Precursor Synthesis (pCAM) process converts mixed material from spent batteries and manufacturing scrap into active battery cathode material, increasing the value of critical elements like lithium, cobalt and nickel while reducing costs and carbon emissions. The company claims its sustainable battery materials can outperform traditional materials made from newly mined and refined metals, that they have a cycle life exceeding 50% and an 88% increase in capacity compared to traditional cells. In addition to shredding batteries and producing "black mass" or marketable metals, the company uses advanced particle engineering techniques. Ascend Elements also provides comprehensive logistics, materials tracking and customer support services.
Ascend Elements is implementing sustainable, closed-loop recycling to the lithium-ion battery industry. Its Hydro-to-Cathode Direct Cathode Precursor Synthesis (pCAM) process converts mixed material from spent batteries and manufacturing scrap into active battery cathode material, increasing the value of critical elements like lithium, cobalt and nickel while reducing costs and carbon emissions. The company claims its sustainable battery materials can outperform traditional materials made from newly mined and refined metals, that they have a cycle life exceeding 50% and an 88% increase in capacity compared to traditional cells. In addition to shredding batteries and producing "black mass" or marketable metals, the company uses advanced particle engineering techniques. Ascend Elements also provides comprehensive logistics, materials tracking and customer support services.
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Country: USA | Funding: $176.6M
Circ recycles discarded clothing to produce the basis of petroleum- and plant-based fabrics. The startup has figured out how to chemically separate blended fabrics into their original components without destroying either fiber. It recycles cotton, poly-cotton, polyester, nylon using water as a solvent. This makes the tech a clean and economical alternative in the recycling industry. Circ’s dissolving pulp and petroleum monomers can be sold at the same cost as virgin materials to manufacturers who make fibres. The company operates industrial-sized textile-to-textile recycling plants in US and France. Allbirds, Zara, and H&M are incorporating Circ-recycled textiles into their product lines, despite a small price premium.
Circ recycles discarded clothing to produce the basis of petroleum- and plant-based fabrics. The startup has figured out how to chemically separate blended fabrics into their original components without destroying either fiber. It recycles cotton, poly-cotton, polyester, nylon using water as a solvent. This makes the tech a clean and economical alternative in the recycling industry. Circ’s dissolving pulp and petroleum monomers can be sold at the same cost as virgin materials to manufacturers who make fibres. The company operates industrial-sized textile-to-textile recycling plants in US and France. Allbirds, Zara, and H&M are incorporating Circ-recycled textiles into their product lines, despite a small price premium.
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Country: Egypt | Funding: $580K
Bekia allows people to sell their household waste including plastic, electronics, paper, or even things like used cooking oil and earn points that could be used to buy groceries, school supplies, metro ticket, and mobile credits. The users also have the option to donate their points for different causes.
Bekia allows people to sell their household waste including plastic, electronics, paper, or even things like used cooking oil and earn points that could be used to buy groceries, school supplies, metro ticket, and mobile credits. The users also have the option to donate their points for different causes.
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Country: USA | Funding: $10K
Facet Power’s revolutionary technology is optimized to produce clean, green, high purity streams of hydrogen from biomass and organic waste.
Facet Power’s revolutionary technology is optimized to produce clean, green, high purity streams of hydrogen from biomass and organic waste.
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Country: India
Deluxe is a leading Indian plastic recycling company that recycles challenging multilayer plastics (MLP), like sachets and Used-Beverage-Cartons (UBC) into new, valuable products, such as pallets and rickshaw seats.
Deluxe is a leading Indian plastic recycling company that recycles challenging multilayer plastics (MLP), like sachets and Used-Beverage-Cartons (UBC) into new, valuable products, such as pallets and rickshaw seats.
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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: $120K
Ziptrax Cleantech leverages AI to repurpose discarded Li-ion batteries and manufactures battery packs for electric two and three-wheeler vehicles. AI is used to determine application of various cells
Ziptrax Cleantech leverages AI to repurpose discarded Li-ion batteries and manufactures battery packs for electric two and three-wheeler vehicles. AI is used to determine application of various cells
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Country: USA | Funding: $100M
Mill produces a smart kitchen bin for recycling food waste into nutrient-rich flour that can feed your garden, your backyard chickens or you can contact one of Mill's local partners for delivery to independent farms. Recycling is implemented through grinding and heating to 100°C. The flour can be unloaded once every one or two weeks. An odor filtration system made from recycled coconut shells prevents any odors and it operates quietly at a noise level of 41 decibels. Smart sensors and adaptive algorithms tell the bin when and how long to run - even if you add food in mid-cycle. Using the mobile app, you can set a lid lock to prevent access by pets and children, track cycles and view analytics on the volume of food waste recycled and carbon emissions avoided. The bin is available in premium design to complement any kitchen or office.
Mill produces a smart kitchen bin for recycling food waste into nutrient-rich flour that can feed your garden, your backyard chickens or you can contact one of Mill's local partners for delivery to independent farms. Recycling is implemented through grinding and heating to 100°C. The flour can be unloaded once every one or two weeks. An odor filtration system made from recycled coconut shells prevents any odors and it operates quietly at a noise level of 41 decibels. Smart sensors and adaptive algorithms tell the bin when and how long to run - even if you add food in mid-cycle. Using the mobile app, you can set a lid lock to prevent access by pets and children, track cycles and view analytics on the volume of food waste recycled and carbon emissions avoided. The bin is available in premium design to complement any kitchen or office.
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Country: USA | Funding: $202M
Sublime Systems develops technologies to decarbonize cement production. The company claims that, unlike traditional cement manufacturing, which wastes up to 50% of raw materials and 40% of energy, its process eliminates the use of a kiln (the most energy-intensive part of OPC production) and replaces it with a targeted electrochemical process, reducing energy consumption by 30-40%. Their technology also prevents emissions of CO2, CO, NOx, SOx, mercury and particulate matter. The company converts low-value rocks and toxic industrial solid waste into clean cement and pure minerals. It up-cycles the entire stone, leaving no waste, unlike approximately 50% of the limestone raw material lost as pollution during OPC production. Sublime Cement is said to be more durable than modern OPC-cement in virtually all applications.
Sublime Systems develops technologies to decarbonize cement production. The company claims that, unlike traditional cement manufacturing, which wastes up to 50% of raw materials and 40% of energy, its process eliminates the use of a kiln (the most energy-intensive part of OPC production) and replaces it with a targeted electrochemical process, reducing energy consumption by 30-40%. Their technology also prevents emissions of CO2, CO, NOx, SOx, mercury and particulate matter. The company converts low-value rocks and toxic industrial solid waste into clean cement and pure minerals. It up-cycles the entire stone, leaving no waste, unlike approximately 50% of the limestone raw material lost as pollution during OPC production. Sublime Cement is said to be more durable than modern OPC-cement in virtually all applications.
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Country: USA | Funding: $690.2M
Vulcan Elements, a rare-earth magnets manufacturing startup backed by Donald Trump Jr. and having government contracts. The company says it has optimized the magnet manufacturing and recycling process and increased its efficiency, autonomy and cost competitiveness. It intends to build the Western rare earth supply chain and domestic production of magnets used in consumer electronics and weapons. Vulcan already runs small-scale commercial manufacturing and R&D facility and is building $1 billion ‘Polaris facility’ in North Carolina.
Vulcan Elements, a rare-earth magnets manufacturing startup backed by Donald Trump Jr. and having government contracts. The company says it has optimized the magnet manufacturing and recycling process and increased its efficiency, autonomy and cost competitiveness. It intends to build the Western rare earth supply chain and domestic production of magnets used in consumer electronics and weapons. Vulcan already runs small-scale commercial manufacturing and R&D facility and is building $1 billion ‘Polaris facility’ in North Carolina.
