Side-stream upcycling startups by sources
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The side-stream upcycling sector is rapidly evolving as companies seek to extract value from waste materials generated across diverse industries. A growing cluster of innovators focuses on agricultural and food processing residues, such as crop waste, fish by-products, and spent grains, transforming them into protein i
Agricultural residues (crop residues, husks, peels, pulp, etc.)
155 companies
BiofuelCircle Gruner Renewable Energy ReSource Raven Phool Calpech Insectta Tômtex Mi Terro Made of Air FibriTech Loamist
Food processing waste (spent grains, whey, coffee grounds, fruit pulp)
163 companies
Hubcycle Reduced Poseidona Dash Water AFYREN PurposeEnergy TripleW Capro-X Circul'Egg Kern Tec PeelPioneers Hyfé Foods
Forestry and wood industry (sawdust, bark, lignin)
29 companies
CARBONSCAPE CH-Bioforce LignEasy Act&Sorb BVBA Topell Energy XyloWatt HAFFNER ENERGY LXP Group GmbH Mobius BioPanel Carbon Instead Spawnfoam
Textile and fashion industry (fabric offcuts, natural dye runoff)
111 companies
Everywhere Neeman’s Skizo ettitude Kapes Unbox the Dress Project Repat Manymoons Organic Basics A-dam Shopperbird 3RD ROCK
Industrial (paper, pulp, other)
57 companies
Cell-vation UP Catalyst Biomicrogels Group Carbogenics 17Cicada Terrafend Photanol hypercon solutions Tracegrow Naoden InOpSys Blue Ocean Upcycle Marine Boat
Plastic & packaging (production scraps, post-industrial plastic)
84 companies
So Good So You saperatec TIPA Cirkla W-Cycle betteries Renewaball Licella Anellotech Handerek Technologies Full Cycle Bioplastics Circuteria
Municipal organic waste (food scraps, garden clippings)
112 companies
Wasted Les Alchimistes re_ grocery Misfits Market Enexor BioEnergy Tagaddod LIVIN farms AgriProtein pack&satt Re-Nuble Rust Belt Riders UBQ Materials
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