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Recycling Startups in Africa

Recycling industry in Southern Africa remains nascent, facing challenges with collection, sorting, and infrastructure. Players like AgriProtein, BURN, and Kubik have made inroads, but the sector needs government support, public awareness, and sustainable business models to thrive.

Tracked Companies

Avg. Deal Size

$7.8M+0%

Active Startups

24+0%

Total Funding

$272.2M+0%

Avg. Growth

0%+0%

Market Map

22 companies in this sector

Submit startup

Company	Tagline	Total Funding	Last Round	Team Size	Backers
Mycelium Egypt	mycelium is a biotechnological startup which uses the root structure of mushroom to grow bio material	-	Seed -	11-50	No Data
WA WasteCycle Nigeria	WasteCycle is a Nigerian Recycling startup which leverages technology to solve waste-related problems.	-	- -	11-50	No Data
BE Bekya Pay Egypt	Bekya Pay is a Green-Tech startup that aims to enhance sustainable practices through efficient recycling services	-	- -	11-50	No Data
Cyclex Egypt	An Egyptian recycling service that turns household scrap and unused items into cash.	-	- -	1-10	No Data
Scrapays Nigeria	Scrapays facilitates the recovery of recyclable material in developing nations.	-	Grant -	11-50	No Data
HOPEX Egypt	HOPEX is a startup which offers solutions to recycling waste in Egypt.	-	- -	11-50	No Data

CyclexAfrica Nigeria	A recycling marketplace that lets Nigerians trade sorted waste for cash.	-	Non-equity Assistance -	11-50	No Data
BD Waste Ghana	BD Waste is a Ghanaian GreenTech startup that combines fintech and sustainability to recover Plastic waste from communities.	-	Funding Round -	2-10	No Data
Mr Green Africa Kenya	Mr. Green Africa is a Nairobi-based recycling start-up which operates a tech-enabled plastic recycling and waste management services.	-	Series B -	51-200	No Data
BURN Kenya	BURN is a Kenyan clean energy startup working to create the world’s most efficient biomass, liquid fuel, and electric cookstoves.	$135M	Venture -	1,001-5,000	No Data
AgriProtein South Africa	Agriprotein specializes in nutrient recycling to create sustainable sources of protein for the mono-gastric animal feed industry.	$123M	Venture -	101-250	No Data
Kubik Kenya	Kubik is a Kenyan startup that turn hard-to-recycle plastic waste into low-cost, low-carbon building materials.	$5M	Seed -	2-10	No Data
Kaltani Nigeria	KALTANI is a Lagos-based clean tech plastic recycling company.	$4M	Seed -	201-500	No Data
Mukuru Clean Stoves Kenya	Mukuru Clean Stoves (MCS) designs, manufactures, and distributes improved, efficient, and reliable cook stoves.	$1M	Grant -	11-50	No Data
Bekia Egypt	Bekia is an Egyptian on-demand waste collection platform that connects people who want to get rid of their waste with the local collectors.	$1M	Seed -	2-10	No Data
Plstka Egypt	Plstka is an Egyptian solid waste management and recycling company	$1M	Seed -	11-50	No Data
BleagLee Cameroon	BleagLee is on a mission to fight climate change by putting up sustainable projects for converting waste into value	$1M	Non-equity Assistance -	11-50	No Data
Regenize South Africa	Regenize is a South African recycling solution on a mission to make recycling more accessible, inclusive and rewarding.	$300K	Funding Round -	11-50	No Data
Wecyclers Nigeria	Wecyclers is a Nigerian-based for-profit social enterprise that promotes environmental sustainability, socioeconomic development, and community health.	$227K	Grant -	11-50	No Data
Delta Oil Egypt	Delta Oil is an Egyptian start-up that offers services in collecting the used cooking oil from households in exchange for goods.	$30K	Non-equity Assistance -	2-10	No Data

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