Best Solid Waste Management Tech Companies in Italy
The 37 best Solid Waste Management Tech companies in Italy in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: TomaPaint.
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Ranked: Best Solid Waste Management Tech companies in Italy
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TomaPaint Provider of solutions to convert tomato waste into bio-resin | $3M | 45 mo ago | Funding Raised | Tommaso Barbieri Co-Founder | 2019 | — | 4 patents Extraction and purification of cutin biopolymers from tomato processing waste | — |
| 2 | ReLearn Provider of AI-powered waste management solutions | $1M | 34 mo ago | Seed | Giovanni Lucifora Sustainability Manager | Co-founder | 2021 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 3 | Relicta Developer of water-soluble bioplastics from fish processing waste | $518K | 45 mo ago | Seed | Giovanni Conti Co-Founder & CMO | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Biochica Developer of functional biopolymers from agro-food and fish waste streams | $126K | 40 mo ago | Funding Raised | Leonardo Postacchini Co-Founder & LCA Manager | 2020 | — | — | — |
| 5 | EggPlant Transforms wastewater into bioplastic solutions | $54K | 127 mo ago | Funding Raised | Domenico Centrone Co-Founder & CEO | 2013 | — | 19 patents Production of polyhydroxyalkanoates and biodegradable polymer matrix composites | — |
| 6 | Junker Online platform to differentiate household waste | $53K | 116 mo ago | Funding Raised | Noemi Santis Co-Founder | 2014 | WordPressPleskZoho+28 | — | — |
| 7 | Itelyum Provider of industrial waste regeneration and purification solutions | — | 35 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1963 | WordPressPleskMySQL+23 | — | 1 award |
| 8 | Guidetti Provider of machines and systems for recycling and recovery of metals | — | 62 mo ago | Funding Raised | Mauro Guidetti CEO | 1985 | WordPressMySQLRedis+26 | — | — |
Top 10 Solid Waste Management Tech companies in Italy
#1
Seed · Torino, Piedmont · founded 2021 · 9 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Provider of AI-powered waste management solutions. It offers a platform that automates waste data collection, reporting, and community engagement. The platform helps streamline operations, reduce costs, and ensure compliance for various sectors, including commercial, industrial, and food service. This solution aims to improve recycling rates and promote sustainability by providing actionable insights and facilitating efficient waste management practices. It supports businesses in achieving their zero-waste goals through tailored solutions and communication models.
- Nov 2023Seed$1.1M
- Mar 2023Grant (prize money)$53.3K
#2
Funding Raised · Parma, Emilia Romagna · founded 2019 · 3 employees$2.8Mraised▾
Provider of solutions to convert tomato waste into bio-resin. It processes and converts tomato bio-resin that is used to produce a bio-lacquer to be applied on the internal and external surfaces of metal food containers.
- Dec 2022Grant (prize money)$289.6K
- Oct 2022Grant (prize money)$49.8K
- Nov 2020Grant (prize money)$2.4M
#3
Seed · Sardinia, Sardinia · founded 2017 · 5 employees$518.1Kraised▾
Developer of water-soluble bioplastics from fish processing waste. This bioplastic material is suitable for packaging and is created using fish skin. The resulting plastic film is transparent, odourless, compostable, biodegradable, and water-soluble. Water solubility is a key feature, offering novel disposal methods.
- Dec 2022Seed$518.1K
#4
Funding Raised · Fermo, Marche · founded 2020$125.9Kraised▾
Developer of functional biopolymers from agro-food and fish waste streams. The company transforms waste into chitin and chitosan for applications across agriculture, food, and biomedicine. It offers biopolymer extraction, innovative material consultation, and application development. The company utilizes an advanced extraction method and focuses on sustainable and traceable production.
- May 2023Grant (prize money)$125.9K
#5
Funding Raised · Bologna, Emilia Romagna · founded 2014$52.6Kraised▾
Online platform to differentiate household waste. Its app helps users to recognize each product individually by its barcode. Its mobile app is available for iOS and Android devices.
- Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$52.6K
#6
Funding Raised · Polignano a Mare, Apulia · founded 2013 · 5 employees$54.5Kraised▾
EggPlant transforms wastewater into bioplastic solutions. It has developed a proprietary technology to reuse wastewater to get bioplastics through a zero-waste process. It provides PHB (Polyhydroxybutyrate) bioplastics, a completely bio-derived and biodegradable plastic suitable for various applications and industries. The technology involves filtration of the wastewater and extraction of the usable elements before bacteria start fermentation to produce bioplastic powder. It can be used in electronics, cosmetics, BioMed, aerospace, consumer, agriculture, and packaging.
- Feb 2016Grant (prize money)$54.5K
#7
Acquired · Lodi, Lombardy · founded 1963 · 134 employees—raised▾
Provider of industrial waste regeneration and purification solutions. It offers regeneration solutions for used mineral oils, creating a sustainable and certified product. Purification solutions focus on producing pure solvents from chemical waste, fostering circular partnerships with the pharmaceutical industry. Environmental solutions emphasize traceability and transparency in waste management, promoting recycling options. The company also participates in projects focused on rare earth element recovery from electronic waste. Its services support the circular economy and sustainability initiatives.
#8
Funding Raised · Renazzo, Emilia Romagna · founded 1985 · 33 employees—raised▾
La ns. società desidera contribuire al riciclaggio dei materiali, nello specifico metalli non ferrosi, contribuendo in maniera seria al mantenimento dell'ambiente ed alla qualità della vita dei suoi abitanti. Abitanti della terra sono tutti gli esseri viventi, quindi l'ecosistema va protetto in tutti i suoi aspetti.
#9
Funding Raised · Turin, Piedmont · founded 2017 · 10 employees—raised▾
Producer of recycled materials made by recycling poly laminated materials, i.e. made of a plastic layer and a metal layer. The company uses technology, development, and sustainability to implement processes for the end of waste of poly laminates, creating a new material, derived from the recycling process of food and drink containers known as tetrapak.
#10
Funding Raised · Bologna, Emilia Romagna · founded 2014—raised▾
App that helps you separate waste collection
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 rising
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How research on Circular Economy is moving in Italy
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 2,122 Italy-affiliated papers.
- Politecnico di Milano247
- Sapienza University of Rome119
- University of Naples Federico II116
- University of Bologna105
- National Research Council69
- Resource (disambiguation)4→21
- Industrial organization1→14
- Supply chain1→13
- Product (mathematics)2→10
- Life-cycle assessment1→9
- Sustainability9→255
- Context (archaeology)2→89
- Reuse5→83
- Production (economics)4→76
- Life-cycle assessment6→68
- Sustainability19→253
- Reuse4→76
- Sustainable development2→64
- Resource (disambiguation)9→71
- Context (archaeology)10→66
Where circular economy is researched across Italy
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.