Top 22 Tyre Recycling startups

Oct 27, 2024 | By Marjana Bačić

These startups develop new tire recycling technologies such as pyrolysis for oil recovery, devulcanization for rubber reuse, cryogenic grinding, ultrasonic disintegration, chemical depolymerization, microwave-assisted recycling.
1
Country: UK | Funding: €172.5M
CIRCTEC is an innovator and operator of pyrolysis technology to recycle waste into renewable fuels and circular chemicals.
2
Country: Denmark
Genan is the world’s largest recycler of end-of-life tyres, counting five recycling plants in total: one in Denmark, which is where the Genan headquarters are located, three in Germany and one in the USA.
3
Country: Sweden | Funding: SEK300M
Enviro developed efficient tyre recycling technology. Recovering valuable resources and limiting the need for fossil exploitation.
4
Country: South Korea | Funding: ₩58.5B
LDCarbon Co. is a manufacture of green carbon black, pyrolysis oil, and waste tire powder.
5
Country: Norway | Funding: €38.5M
Wastefront AS will use existing, certified technology to convert waste tyres into valuable resources through an up-cycling process for the use of new tyres and other products.
6
Country: Belgium | Funding: €12.5M
RISORCE fills a need in Belgium for local tyre waste processing options.
7
Country: USA | Funding: $6.4M
Mycocycle uses mushrooms to upcycle old tires and construction waste. Mycocycle’s patent-pending process improves the natural functions of fungi to transform construction waste into low-carbon raw materials for the built environment.
8
Country: UK | Funding: £4.2M
Big Atom is initially focused on reverse-manufacturing tyre rubber into recycled crude.
9
Country: Germany
Pyrum develops, builds and operates recycling plants, with the help of which Pyrum extracts raw materials of high quality from used tyres, rubber and plastic waste and feeds them back into the material cycle.
10
Country: Australia
Green Distillation Technologies is effectively and profitably recycling end of life car and truck tyres (ELTs) into saleable commodities of oil, carbon and steel.
11
Country: India
APChemi offers proven, patented and robust pyrolysis plants for converting waste plastic, tyre and biomass into fuels. ​
12
Country: Nigeria | Funding: £850K
Chanja Datti is making Nigeria safer and cleaner by recycling Plastic (PET bottles, pure water sachet, nylon bags etc.) and other waste streams such as Aluminium cans, Paper (old newspapers, old textbooks, corrugated cardboard, carton etc.), Glass bottles and Tires.
13
Country: Poland | Funding: €800K
Syntoil is a systems transform end-of-life tires and rubber waste into commercial products.
14
Country: Cameroon
Pneupur strives to minimise the environmental and health damages, caused by the inappropriate disposal of used tyres in African countries.
15
Country: Nepal
Tyre Treasures is a green enterprise that aims to address the ever-increasing pollution caused by non-biodegradable inorganic waste, primarily TYRES. We follow the principles of “Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.” and; upcycle tyres into refined products to promote a culture of conservancy and judicious use of resources.
16
Country: Namibia
Waste tyre rubber recycling company. Our vision is to create a standard and world class waste tyre rubber recycling plant whose products and brand will be accepted globally.
17
Country: India
Green buddies creates eco-designed cost effective "Recycled Play Stations" for children which will result in increased access to playgrounds to children.
18
Country: USA
Valley Tire Recycling mission is to give renewed life to tires by converting them into reusable raw materials to be used by various industries and manufacturers to create different sustainable products. We do this by providing collection, remediation, and recycling services to the community and local scrap tire generators. Valley Tire Recycling is committed to keeping our community safe and environment clean.
19
Country: India
De’Dzines recycles and upcycles tyres into innovative utility products - Garden Furniture, pots and planters, baskets, benches, sculptures, swings, dustbins etc
20
Country: USA
At T-Phite, we are dedicated to driving sustainable battery solutions with a clear focus on minimizing our environmental impact. Unlike traditional graphite production methods that rely on scarce reserves and highly polluting extraction processes, our innovative technology offers a significantly lower carbon footprint.
21
Country: USA
Experience the unmatched endurance and predictable quality of Triton Ties. Our precision extrusion technology and custom blend of recycled plastics and reinforcing additives puts Triton Ties on the efficient frontier of performance and cost. A true one-for-one replacement for wood, Triton Ties are engineered for the long haul.
22
Country: Spain
In the L4T Group we are evolving the way in which the raw materials, needed in various production processes are obtained.
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