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Country: USA | Funding: $501.7M
Rubicon provides waste management platform and services for businesses and smart cities. Using computer vision, the platform conducts an initial analysis of a client's waste stream to identify waste types and volumes, then creates a customized waste collection schedule and optimal routes for fleets. Rubicon uses data analysis and AI to improve waste management strategies, providing transparency into waste generation patterns and predicting future trends. The company's services cover the recycling of cardboard, plastic, paper, metal, glass, electronics, construction and demolition waste, organic waste (including food waste and composting services), and separate waste collection. Acquired by Dev.al
Rubicon provides waste management platform and services for businesses and smart cities. Using computer vision, the platform conducts an initial analysis of a client's waste stream to identify waste types and volumes, then creates a customized waste collection schedule and optimal routes for fleets. Rubicon uses data analysis and AI to improve waste management strategies, providing transparency into waste generation patterns and predicting future trends. The company's services cover the recycling of cardboard, plastic, paper, metal, glass, electronics, construction and demolition waste, organic waste (including food waste and composting services), and separate waste collection. Acquired by Dev.al
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Country: USA | Funding: $266.1M
AMP Robotics creates robotic systems that sort recyclable material at a fraction of the cost of current technology.
AMP Robotics creates robotic systems that sort recyclable material at a fraction of the cost of current technology.
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Country: USA | Funding: $111.4M
Sortera uses AI to recover valuable aluminum from scrap piles and produce affordable, high-quality metal alloys. Sortera's computer-vision-based sensor-based sorter can both upgrade raw material streams (shredded old automotive parts and appliances) and remove unwanted contaminants. The upgraded streams can then be used to manufacture new products. This technology is revolutionary because it enables domestic (US) production of new raw materials from existing automotive industry streams. Sortera's main facility in Markle, Indiana, currently processes approximately 100 million pounds of shredded metal annually to produce blends of aluminum with other elements that make them stronger and more durable.
Sortera uses AI to recover valuable aluminum from scrap piles and produce affordable, high-quality metal alloys. Sortera's computer-vision-based sensor-based sorter can both upgrade raw material streams (shredded old automotive parts and appliances) and remove unwanted contaminants. The upgraded streams can then be used to manufacture new products. This technology is revolutionary because it enables domestic (US) production of new raw materials from existing automotive industry streams. Sortera's main facility in Markle, Indiana, currently processes approximately 100 million pounds of shredded metal annually to produce blends of aluminum with other elements that make them stronger and more durable.
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Country: USA | Funding: $65.1M
Smarter Sorting is a machine learning for waste. Smarter Sorting allows municipalities to take waste of extreme negative value and use our proprietary software to sort that waste into high value commodities that are sold into established markets.
Smarter Sorting is a machine learning for waste. Smarter Sorting allows municipalities to take waste of extreme negative value and use our proprietary software to sort that waste into high value commodities that are sold into established markets.
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Country: UK | Funding: $30.8M
Greyparrot uses computer vision to make waste sorting more efficient at different stages of the waste chain.
Greyparrot uses computer vision to make waste sorting more efficient at different stages of the waste chain.
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Country: UK | Funding: $26M
RECYCLEYE provides image recognition tools for the waste industry.
RECYCLEYE provides image recognition tools for the waste industry.
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Country: UK | Funding: $25M
TrueCircle is a computer vision startup for the recycling industry. Its AI model ingests the footage and calculates composition by weight in real-time, to a 95%+ accuracy
TrueCircle is a computer vision startup for the recycling industry. Its AI model ingests the footage and calculates composition by weight in real-time, to a 95%+ accuracy
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Country: USA | Funding: $21.4M
Everestlabs.AI develops an AI-based robotics technology to recover valuable recyclables.
Everestlabs.AI develops an AI-based robotics technology to recover valuable recyclables.
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Country: Finland | Funding: $18.5M
ZenRobotics Recycler is the world’s first robotic waste sorting system. The robots accurately separate chosen waste fractions from solid waste streams. Designed to increase the efficiency and lower the cost of waste separation, ZRR is the next generation of recycling.
ZenRobotics Recycler is the world’s first robotic waste sorting system. The robots accurately separate chosen waste fractions from solid waste streams. Designed to increase the efficiency and lower the cost of waste separation, ZRR is the next generation of recycling.
See also:
Top 10 Waste Recycling startups
Top 10 Waste Recycling startups
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Country: Canada | Funding: $9.8M
Waste Robotics designs and delivers intelligent recycling robots to replace human pickers in recycling centres.
Waste Robotics designs and delivers intelligent recycling robots to replace human pickers in recycling centres.
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Country: Canada | Funding: $5.3M
Metaspectral has created technology using hyperspectral cameras and artificial intelligence (AI) to rapidly identify and sort plastics for recycling. While distinguishing between many plastics is essentially impossible with a regular camera that sees only red, blue and green, a hyperspectral camera can capture up to 300 frequencies of light.
Metaspectral has created technology using hyperspectral cameras and artificial intelligence (AI) to rapidly identify and sort plastics for recycling. While distinguishing between many plastics is essentially impossible with a regular camera that sees only red, blue and green, a hyperspectral camera can capture up to 300 frequencies of light.
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Country: USA | Funding: $4.7M
Refiberd develops an AI and robotics-based textile recycling system that sorts and recycles unsorted, discarded textiles into new ones.
Refiberd develops an AI and robotics-based textile recycling system that sorts and recycles unsorted, discarded textiles into new ones.
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Country: Poland | Funding: €2.3M
BIN-e is a smart building solution company that provides smart waste bin for office and public spaces. It uses a set of sensors to identify the type of waste that is being disposed of, segregates the waste, compresses it, and places it in the relevant chamber. The integrated computer gathers data about every item that is disposed of.
BIN-e is a smart building solution company that provides smart waste bin for office and public spaces. It uses a set of sensors to identify the type of waste that is being disposed of, segregates the waste, compresses it, and places it in the relevant chamber. The integrated computer gathers data about every item that is disposed of.
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Country: India | Funding: $1M
Ishitva offers AI solutions to effectively identify and sort dry waste to ensure that most recyclable waste is put to use as a repurposed product.
Ishitva offers AI solutions to effectively identify and sort dry waste to ensure that most recyclable waste is put to use as a repurposed product.
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Country: Canada | Funding: $557.9K
Prairie Robotics is developing artificial intelligence that can sort the types of waste entering landfills and estimate its approximate weight through imaging.
Prairie Robotics is developing artificial intelligence that can sort the types of waste entering landfills and estimate its approximate weight through imaging.
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Country: Italy | Funding: €375K
The startup developing software and AI-powered robots sas to revolutionize waste management.
The startup developing software and AI-powered robots sas to revolutionize waste management.
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Country: UK | Funding: £300K
REP-TEC Automated Recycling solutions mission is to improve global recycling efficiency. The startup’s products include a robotic system that uses computer vision to separate materials such as glass and metal from waste. It also makes automatic balers and conveyor systems.
REP-TEC Automated Recycling solutions mission is to improve global recycling efficiency. The startup’s products include a robotic system that uses computer vision to separate materials such as glass and metal from waste. It also makes automatic balers and conveyor systems.
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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: 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: Belgium | Funding: $101K
PolyPerception provides real-time end-to-end waste flow monitoring to plastics and material recovery facilities. It uses cameras and Artificial Intelligence to track and characterise every single object that flows through material recovery facilities.
PolyPerception provides real-time end-to-end waste flow monitoring to plastics and material recovery facilities. It uses cameras and Artificial Intelligence to track and characterise every single object that flows through material recovery facilities.
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Country: USA | Funding: $100K
rStream Recycling pushes the limits of high-tech sustainability by leveraging recent advances in machine vision and novel hardware to automate waste sorting
rStream Recycling pushes the limits of high-tech sustainability by leveraging recent advances in machine vision and novel hardware to automate waste sorting
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Country: Germany
WasteAnt's computer vision system records and evaluates the waste quality. It checks the waste stream for interfering materials and thus brings more transparency into the system, while increasing the recycling rate
WasteAnt's computer vision system records and evaluates the waste quality. It checks the waste stream for interfering materials and thus brings more transparency into the system, while increasing the recycling rate
