Top 10 Military Waste Recycling startups

Oct 27, 2024 | By Marjana Bačić

These startups develop new military waste recycling technologies such as advanced munitions demilitarization processes, hazardous material recovery using chemical stabilization, high-temperature incineration with energy recovery, recycling of electronic components from obsolete equipment, etc.
1
Deep Isolation
Country: USA | Funding: $22.6M
Innovative startup with an equitable and environmentally protective solution for nuclear waste and defense waste storage or disposal
2
Enexor Bioenergy
Country: USA | Funding: $22M
Enexor BioEnergy’s technology can divert organic and plastic waste away from landfills and convert it into clean, on-site renewable energy.
3
Fiber Brokers International
Country: USA
Fiber Brokers International, LLC specializes in the secure destruction and recycling of aged ballistic body armor, as well as other ballistic and non-ballistic materials.
4
Stericycle
Country: USA | Funding: $7.1M
Stericycle develops industry-leading biohazardous, medical, sharps, and pharmaceutical waste disposal and compliance training solutions
5
Disarmco
Country: UK | Funding: £150K
Disarmco was formed in 2012 as a services business targeting munitions disposal.
6
JAKUSZ
Country: Poland | Funding: €50K
JAKUSZ has particular expertise in the field of safe disassembling and disposal of almost all types of conventional ammunition as well as recycling of materials obtained from that process for their reuse in the civil industry.
7
Sepoi
Country: India
Sepoi is upcycling old Army uniforms into trendy bags
8
Gradient Technology
Country: USA
Gradient Technology offers a variety of ammunition and hazardous item demilitarization (demil) solutions that focus on advancing environmentally friendly resource recovery and reclamation (R3) technologies.
9
PIKA International
Country: USA
PIKA International is demilitarizing and recycling small arms ammunition, provides a safer and environmentally friendly way to mitigate this hazard.
10
User-Friendly Recycling
Country: USA
User-Friendly Recycling has created a bullet recycling system.
See also:
Top 10 Military Startups
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