# Circular Economy Market Map United Kingdom 2026: 43 Startups in 5 Segments > 43 circular economy startups in the United Kingdom, mapped in 5 segments: textiles and fashion resale, waste collection and software and plastics and more. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/circular-economy-united-kingdom-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Textiles and fashion resale 11 - [Cycle Exchange](https://millionrounds.com/company/cycle-exchange) - [Reboxed](https://millionrounds.com/company/reboxed) - [Haz](https://millionrounds.com/company/haz) - [Thrift+](https://millionrounds.com/company/thrift) - [Fab Materials](https://millionrounds.com/company/fab-materials) - [Loma](https://millionrounds.com/company/loma) - [Hosel](https://millionrounds.com/company/hosel) - [Birl](https://millionrounds.com/company/birl) - [Haru](https://millionrounds.com/company/haru) - [Saritoria](https://millionrounds.com/company/saritoria) - [Clearwatt](https://millionrounds.com/company/clearwatt) ## Waste collection and software 11 - [Greyparrot](https://millionrounds.com/company/greyparrot) - [Recycleye](https://millionrounds.com/company/recycleye) - [Total Recycling Services](https://millionrounds.com/company/total-recycling-services) - [Pin](https://millionrounds.com/company/pin) - [Wilrose Environmental](https://millionrounds.com/company/wilrose-environmental) - [Litta iOs app](https://millionrounds.com/company/litta-ios-app) - [MDF Recovery](https://millionrounds.com/company/mdf-recovery) - [Stitch Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/stitch-technologies) - [Flybox®](https://millionrounds.com/company/flybox) - [Skrap](https://millionrounds.com/company/skrap) - [Harpers Environmental](https://millionrounds.com/company/harpers-environmental) ## Plastics 9 - [Epoch Biodesign](https://millionrounds.com/company/epoch-biodesign) - [Greenback Recycling Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenback-recycling-technologies) - [Watson Brown](https://millionrounds.com/company/watson-brown) - [Itero](https://millionrounds.com/company/itero) - [Impact Recycling](https://millionrounds.com/company/impact-recycling) - [Evoralis](https://millionrounds.com/company/evoralis) - [LabCycle](https://millionrounds.com/company/labcycle) - [BIG Atom](https://millionrounds.com/company/big-atom) - [Halocycle](https://millionrounds.com/company/halocycle) ## Battery and metal recycling 8 - [*A* Altilium](https://millionrounds.com/company/altilium) - [Seloxium](https://millionrounds.com/company/seloxium) - [ACELERON](https://millionrounds.com/company/aceleron) - [Romco Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/romco-group) - [Descycle](https://millionrounds.com/company/descycle) - [Metal Morph](https://millionrounds.com/company/metal-morph) - [ARROE](https://millionrounds.com/company/arroe) - [Recyclus Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/recyclus-group) ## Electronics refurbishment 4 - [Octane Capital](https://millionrounds.com/company/octane-capital) - [Pivot Finance](https://millionrounds.com/company/pivot-finance) - [Raylo](https://millionrounds.com/company/raylo) - [Intelligent Servers](https://millionrounds.com/company/intelligent-servers) ## Segment by segment ### Textiles and fashion resale 11 startups · $15M raised - [**Cycle Exchange**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cycle-exchange) Cycle Exchange is a resale platform for premium pre-owned bikes. United Kingdom $5.1M - [**Reboxed**](https://millionrounds.com/company/reboxed) Reboxed® is a London-based second-hand tech brand that focuses on a circular recommerce marketplace for premium refurbished electr United Kingdom $2.9M - [**Haz**](https://millionrounds.com/company/haz) Haz is an iOS mobile app designed to automate the tracking, valuation, and resale of personal belongings. United Kingdom $1.4M - [**Thrift+**](https://millionrounds.com/company/thrift) Thrift® is a technology-driven resale platform that focuses on buying and selling pre-owned fashion items, particularly clothing a United Kingdom $1.2M - [**Fab Materials**](https://millionrounds.com/company/fab-materials) Fab Materials is a UK-based startup founded in 2023 that focuses on recycling end-of-life textile waste into sustainable feedstock United Kingdom $750K - [**Loma**](https://millionrounds.com/company/loma) Using AI to unblock resale's biggest bottleneck and riskiest process. United Kingdom $713K - [**Hosel**](https://millionrounds.com/company/hosel) Hosel – Making Golf More Accessible About us Hosel is a modern marketplace for second-hand golf gear, built for golfers, by golfers. United Kingdom $673K - [**Birl**](https://millionrounds.com/company/birl) Birl Technology Ltd is a Liverpool-based SaaS startup founded in 2022. United Kingdom $649K ### Waste collection and software 11 startups · $74M raised - [**Greyparrot**](https://millionrounds.com/company/greyparrot) Greyparrot is a London-based company founded in 2019 that specializes in AI-driven waste intelligence. United Kingdom $27M - [**Recycleye**](https://millionrounds.com/company/recycleye) Recycleye is a developer of digital tools designed to detect and provide analytics on waste management. United Kingdom $22M - [**Total Recycling Services**](https://millionrounds.com/company/total-recycling-services) Total Recycling Services is a waste management and recycling company located in Darlington, England. United Kingdom $9.7M - [**Pin**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pin) PIN IoT is a UK-based technology company established in 2018, specializing in digital tracking solutions for the waste and recycli United Kingdom $5.6M - [**Wilrose Environmental**](https://millionrounds.com/company/wilrose-environmental) Wilrose Environmental is an environmental services company that offers recycling and waste collection services. United Kingdom $3.8M - [**Litta iOs app**](https://millionrounds.com/company/litta-ios-app) Revolutionising waste management with 94% recycle rate. United Kingdom $2.7M - [**MDF Recovery**](https://millionrounds.com/company/mdf-recovery) MDF Recovery is a UK-based environmental services company founded in 2009, specializing in recycling waste Medium-Density Fibreboa United Kingdom $2.1M - [**Stitch Technologies**](https://millionrounds.com/company/stitch-technologies) Stitch Technologies is a U.S.-focused company dedicated to enhancing manufacturing through sustainable practices and advanced technology. United Kingdom $500K ### Plastics 9 startups · $91M raised - [**Epoch Biodesign**](https://millionrounds.com/company/epoch-biodesign) Epoch Biodesign is a London-based synthetic biology company founded in 2019. United Kingdom $59M - [**Greenback Recycling Technologies**](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenback-recycling-technologies) Greenback Recycling Technologies is a UK-based advanced recycling company founded in 2018. United Kingdom $7.8M - [**Watson Brown**](https://millionrounds.com/company/watson-brown) Watson Brown HSM Limited develops and supplies polymer recycling technologies based on the principles of Mechanochemistry. United Kingdom $6.4M - [**Itero**](https://millionrounds.com/company/itero) Itero is a technology company based in London, United Kingdom, specializing in chemical recycling. United Kingdom $6.1M - [**Impact Recycling**](https://millionrounds.com/company/impact-recycling) Impact Recycling is a UK-based company founded in 2014 that focuses on advanced mechanical recycling technology for post-consumer United Kingdom $4.5M - [**Evoralis**](https://millionrounds.com/company/evoralis) Evoralis Limited is a biotechnology company based in Cambridge, United Kingdom, founded in May 2021. United Kingdom $4.2M - [**LabCycle**](https://millionrounds.com/company/labcycle) LabCycle is a UK-based cleantech and environmental services company focused on creating a circular economy for single-use laborato United Kingdom $1.9M - [**BIG Atom**](https://millionrounds.com/company/big-atom) BIG ATOM is a London-based tyre recycling company founded in 2017. United Kingdom $896K ### Battery and metal recycling 8 startups · $62M raised - [*A* **Altilium**](https://millionrounds.com/company/altilium) United Kingdom $25M - [**Seloxium**](https://millionrounds.com/company/seloxium) Seloxium is a University of Oxford spin-out company revolutionising the mining, refining, and recycling sectors by selectively ext United Kingdom $16M - [**ACELERON**](https://millionrounds.com/company/aceleron) ACELERON is a UK-based clean technology company founded in 2016, focused on designing and manufacturing advanced lithium-ion batte United Kingdom $11M - [**Romco Group**](https://millionrounds.com/company/romco-group) Romco Group is a UK-based multinational company focused on non-ferrous metals recycling. United Kingdom $6.4M - [**Descycle**](https://millionrounds.com/company/descycle) British e-waste recycling & metal recovery startup United Kingdom $2.6M - [**Metal Morph**](https://millionrounds.com/company/metal-morph) Metal Morph is a clean technology company based in London, UK, specializing in circular resource recovery for the water and wastew United Kingdom $944K - [**ARROE**](https://millionrounds.com/company/arroe) ARROE is a London-based software company founded in 2016, specializing in battery management technology for battery-powered electronics. United Kingdom $189K - [**Recyclus Group**](https://millionrounds.com/company/recyclus-group) Recyclus Group is focusing on the delivery of national end-to-end recycling of Li-ion and lead-acid batteries. United Kingdom $151K ### Electronics refurbishment 4 startups · $247M raised - [**Octane Capital**](https://millionrounds.com/company/octane-capital) Octane Capital offers bridging loans, developer exit loans, refurbishment, loans, and financial solutions for residential and commercial. United Kingdom $115M - [**Pivot Finance**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pivot-finance) Pivot Finance is a financial services company that finances for commercial, land, renovation, development, residential, and refurbishment. United Kingdom $89M - [**Raylo**](https://millionrounds.com/company/raylo) Raylo is a UK-based technology subscription and leasing platform that promotes a circular economy for consumer electronics. United Kingdom $42M - [**Intelligent Servers**](https://millionrounds.com/company/intelligent-servers) Intelligent Servers provides the highest quality refurbished IT hardware from the leading vendors such as HP, Dell and Cisco. United Kingdom $823K **How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and is based in United Kingdom. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in circular economy, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. 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