Best Solid Waste Management Tech Companies in Australia
The 44 best Solid Waste Management Tech companies in Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Samsara Eco.
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Ranked: Best Solid Waste Management Tech companies in Australia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samsara Eco Developer of enzymatic technology for infinite plastic recycling | $106M | 26 mo ago | Series A | Paul Riley Founder & CEO | 2021 | ReadymagApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+19 | 1 award |
| 2 | Envirosuite Developer of software for monitoring and predicting environmental impact events | $14M | 23 mo ago | Late Stage | — | 2006 | StatamicPHPLaravel+22 | — |
| 3 | Licella Provider of patented hydrothermal liquefaction technology | $12M | 13 mo ago | Seed | — | 2005 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — |
| 4 | Bardee Provider of solutions to convert food waste into protein and oil 27Talent top 38%Growth top 45%Tech top 50%Funding bottom 38% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Growthtop 45% Techtop 50% Fundingbottom 38% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 27% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $5M | 57 mo ago | Seed | Alex Arnold Co-Founder | 2019 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyZURB Foundation+28 | — |
| 5 | HydGene Renewables Provider of hydrogen and renewable energy | $4M | 38 mo ago | Seed | Louise Brown Co-Founder & CEO | 2020 | WixSentryApple iCloud Mail+13 | — |
| 6 | RecycleSmart Provider of waste collection solution | $2M | 13 mo ago | Seed | Marco Galletti CTO and Co-Founder | 2019 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+29 | 1 job opening · 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 7 | Phantm Provider of a plastic reduction platform | $2M | 33 mo ago | Seed | Elliot Costello Co-Founder & CEO & Managing Director | 2020 | WebflowMarkerYouTube+17 | 1 partnership |
| 8 | PBT Developer of technology refining raw materials into precursor cathode active material | $2M | 44 mo ago | Seed | Bjorn Zikarsky CEO | 2017 | WordPressMySQLPHP+9 | — |
| 9 | ALT. Leather Solution for turning waste into textiles | $718K | 30 mo ago | Seed | Tina Funder Founder & CEO | 2022 | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — |
| 10 | Wildfire Energy Developer of biomass to syngas conversion technology | $300K | 66 mo ago | Funding Raised | Greg Perkins Co-Founder & CEO | 2016 | — | 1 job opening · 1 partnership |
| 11 | Lewi Software Software for chemical based wastewater management | $200K | 41 mo ago | Seed | Vishnu Avudainayagam Co-Founder & CEO | 2020 | — | — |
Top 12 Solid Waste Management Tech companies in Australia
#1
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2005 · 34 employees$11.5Mraised▾
Provider of patented hydrothermal liquefaction technology. It delivers low-carbon solutions through its advanced technology, enabling the sustainable transformation of waste feedstocks into biofuels, biochemicals, and recycled materials. Its patented technology, the Catalytic Hydrothermal Reactor (Cat-HTR), offers a game-changing approach to waste conversion. Licella partners with industry leaders to develop innovative solutions for a lower carbon future.
- Jul 2025Seed—
- Feb 2025Grant (prize money)$8M
- Aug 2023Seed—
- May 2022Grant (prize money)$3.5M
#2
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2019 · 15 employees$2.1Mraised▾
Provider of waste collection solution. Users can book a pickup for waste collection from the app. It provides recycling services for e-waste, clothing, and soft plastics. Its mobile app is available for both ios and android devices.
- Jul 2025Seed$1M
- May 2024Seed$1.1M
- Jul 2023Seed$1M
#3
Series A · Queanbeyan, New South Wales · founded 2021 · 51 employees$105.6Mraised▾
Developer of enzymatic technology for infinite plastic recycling. This technology enables the re-manufacture of new plastics from waste plastics repeatedly, creating a truly circular system. The process uses recycled materials exclusively, eliminating the need for virgin plastics and reducing reliance on fossil fuels. The resulting recycled plastics maintain virgin-quality characteristics, suitable for various industries. The technology features a low carbon footprint and avoids high-temperature processes, minimizing environmental impact.
- Jun 2024Series A$65M
- Jul 2023Series A—
- May 2023Series A—
- Nov 2022Series A$34.6M
#4
Late Stage · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2006 · 254 employees$14Mraised▾
Developer of software for monitoring and predicting environmental impact events. This technology tracks air quality, noise, vibration, odour, and water quality metrics. The system integrates hardware and software to provide real-time data for operational management and regulatory compliance. It assists in identifying environmental risks and managing community concerns through automated reporting and predictive analysis tools.
- Sep 2024Post IPO$6.8M
- Aug 2018Post IPO$7.2M
#5
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2020 · 7 employees$4.1Mraised▾
Provider of hydrogen and renewable energy
- Jun 2023Seed$4.1M
#6
Seed · Richmond, Victoria · founded 2020 · 15 employees$2Mraised▾
Provider of a plastic reduction platform. It helps individuals transition to natural materials and reduce their plastic footprint. It designs products using PHA materials to replace plastic and promote a plastic-free planet.
- Nov 2023Seed$2M
#7
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2022$718Kraised▾
Solution for turning waste into textiles. It specializes in providing plant-based leather alternatives. It provides solution for turning waste and regenerative plants into sustainable materials.
- Jan 2024Seed$718K
#8
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2019 · 18 employees$5Mraised▾
Provider of solutions to convert food waste into protein and oil. It transforms food waste into protein, oil and organics for pet food, poultry, aquafeed, and organic fertilisers.
- Nov 2021Seed$5M
- Oct 2019Grant (prize money)$20K
#9
Seed · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2017 · 50 employees$1.7Mraised▾
Developer of technology refining raw materials into precursor cathode active material. The technology refines intermediate raw materials, including recycled battery materials, into high-quality material for lithium-ion batteries. The processes reduce carbon dioxide emissions compared to standard refining methods. The technology adjusts materials to specific ratios, producing bespoke battery material.
- Dec 2022Venture Debt$38.9M
- Jun 2022Seed—
- Nov 2018Seed$1.7M
#10
Seed · Ipswich, Queensland · founded 2020 · 3 employees$200Kraised▾
Software for chemical-based wastewater management. It is a cloud-based flowsheet tool that aims to improve engineering decision-making by fast-tracking technology assessments and planning for utility and resource sector asset operators. Industries using this software are wastewater, mine closure, and resource recovery industries.
- Mar 2023Seed$200K
#11
Funding Raised · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2016 · 7 employees$300Kraised▾
Developer of biomass to syngas conversion technology. It offers a moving injection horizontal gasification reactor, that converts biomass and organic waste into raw syngas. Clean syngas is extracted from raw syngas and is used in a gas engine to generate electricity.
- Feb 2021Grant (prize money)$200K
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$100K
#12
Funding Raised · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2018$4Kraised▾
Carapac is a manufacturer of packaging materials by recycling waste shells. It collects waste Crustacean shells from prawns, shrimps, crabs, etc. and recycles it into compostable plastic alternatives for packaging and transporting applications.
- Feb 2018Grant (prize money)$4K
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Solid Waste Management Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time flat
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Circular Economy is moving in Australia
A read on the academic research around Circular Economy — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 1,040 Australia-affiliated papers.
- RMIT University100
- University College London92
- Curtin University49
- University of Technology Sydney48
- Deakin University47
- Sustainability5→26
- Resource (disambiguation)3→11
- Resource efficiency3→8
- Environmental economics1→5
- Sustainable development1→5
- Sustainability10→123
- Resource (disambiguation)4→44
- Sustainable development3→42
- Reuse3→30
- Waste management2→29
- Sustainability13→134
- Sustainable development5→64
- Resource (disambiguation)13→59
- Context (archaeology)4→49
- Ecology1→42
Where circular economy is researched across Australia
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Common questions
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.