Best Waste & Water Management Companies in Australia
The 248 best Waste & Water Management companies in Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Bingo Industries.
Tracking the best Waste & Water Management companies in Australia by disclosed equity funding, this directory cuts through 248 tracked players to show you where capital is actually landing. Total disclosed funding sits at $2.8B, and one name explains most of that number: Bingo Industries, which hauled in $1.8B and dwarfs every other entrant by a country mile. After Bingo, the field thins fast. Renewable Metals and The Water and Carbon Group each disclosed $10M, Clean TeQ sits at $4M, and Impact Recycling at $3M. No unicorns yet. But the investor roster, business.gov.au, Antler, Artesian, BetterLabs and CVC, signals that early-stage conviction is real and building.
The sector's growing at a CAGR of roughly 5.8%, driven by urbanization pressure, intensifying water scarcity and a serious push into desalination and modern urban drainage. Hot themes right now include flood resilience and floodplain management, which I'd flag as the policy conversation that's quietly pulling investment upstream. So what does that mean for the next funding cycle? Probably more infrastructure-adjacent bets, companies that sit at the intersection of water security and climate adaptation, rather than pure waste plays. The 248 companies tracked here represent a market that's moving, not waiting.
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Our analysis of 100 Waste & Water Management companies
$3.6b in tracked funding; 67% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Waste & Water Management companies in Australia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bingo Industries Waste collection and management company | $1.8B | 64 mo ago | 268 | 2013 | Kentico CMSApple iCloud MailGoogle Maps+24 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 2 | Cleanaway Provider of waste management services | $718M | 96 mo ago | 7,500 | 1989 | WordPressVisual ComposerAlgolia+35 | Top 5M | — | 2 awards |
| 3 | South East Water Provider of water supplying, wastewater, and recycled water services | $259M | 186 mo ago | 1,074 | 2001 | Adobe Experience ManagerJavaElement UI+24 | Top 500k | 163 patents Water utility monitoring and leak detection for sewer and distribution infrastructure | — |
| 4 | Goterra Provider of organic waste services | $18M | 34 mo ago | 52 | 2015 | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 5 | Tellus Holdings Infrastructure development company focused on products produced from waste resources, salt and clay | $11M | 114 mo ago | 41 | 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Renewable Metals It is a company that specializes in a unique alkali recycling process to recover critical minerals from old… | $10M | 1 mo ago | — | 2020 | NginxTypekitLazySizes+8 | Top 50M | 21 patents Recovery of critical metals, especially lithium, from electronic waste streams | — |
| 7 | The Water and Carbon Group Wastewater treatment service provider | $10M | 20 mo ago | — | 2007 | — | — | 26 patents Low-energy continuous water treatment systems targeting PFAS and emerging contaminants | — |
| 8 | Great Wrap Manufacturer of home compostable cling wrap | $10M | 24 mo ago | 22 | 2019 | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+31 | Top 50M | 3 patents Biodegradable polymer films and manufacturing methods for sustainable packaging. | — |
| 9 | BlockTexx Provider of textiles waste recycling services | $7M | 27 mo ago | 8 | 2018 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+16 | Top 10M | — | 1 award |
| 10 | Somerset International Provider of waste management services | $7M | 99 mo ago | 25 25 → 59 (+136%) | 2008 | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Sircel Focused on e-waste solutions and recycling | $5M | 23 mo ago | 4 | 2018 | WordPressMySQLPHP+32 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 12 | Clean TeQ Provider of water treatment solutions | $4M | 7 mo ago | — | 2016 | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | Top 10M | 77 patents Scandium recovery and aluminum alloy heat‑treatment technologies, plus fine particulate fluid filtration. | — |
| 13 | Complete Home Filtration Provider of water filtration products and services | $3M | 67 mo ago | 65 | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+31 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 14 | Impact Recycling Provider of waste plastic recycling services | $3M | 12 mo ago | 13 | 2018 | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Enaxiom Energy and water company offering products for decarbonisation and wastewater treatment | $2M | 2 mo ago | — | 2023 | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Papyrus Australia Provider of banana palm into renewable fiber | $1M | 119 mo ago | 3 | 1996 | WordPressMySQLPHP+12 | Top 50M | 30 patents Manufacturing moldable cellulosic pulp and fiber sheets from banana plant material. | — |
| 17 | Monty Compost Co Provider of waste management services | $1M | 22 mo ago | 8 | 2019 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyElement UI+24 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 18 | Water Corporation Supplier of water, wastewater & drainage services | $761K | 192 mo ago | 4,653 | 1996 | SitecoreApple iCloud MailMicrosoft ASP.NET+16 | Top 500k | 34 patents Waterless urinal cartridge systems and nutrient removal/soil amendment technologies. | — |
| 19 | Phoslock Offers algae management solution | $550K | 104 mo ago | 40 | 1994 | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Kooda Provider of organic waste collection services | $400K | 98 mo ago | 2 | 2016 | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Energy360 Provider of organic waste to energy processing services | $363K | 79 mo ago | 9 | 2013 | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | DiaperRecycle Provider of diapers recycling services | $354K | 42 mo ago | — | 2019 | — | — | — | 1 award |
| 23 | De.Mem Provider of water treatment and purification services | $244K | 157 mo ago | 24 | 2013 | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Envirostream Australia Provider of waste battery recycling services | $201K | 67 mo ago | 7 | 2017 | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Waste & Water Management companies in Australia
#1
Series A · Belmont, Western Australia · founded 2020$10.4Mraised▾
It is a company that specializes in a unique alkali recycling process for lithium batteries. Their process allows for the recovery of critical minerals from old batteries, enabling them to be reused and preventing toxic chemicals from leaching into the environment.
- Apr 2026Series A$8.6M
- Sep 2024Seed$5.4M
- May 2024Seed—
- Oct 2023Seed$5.1M
#2
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2023$1.8Mraised▾
Energy and water company offering products for decarbonisation and wastewater treatment. It offer products for decarbonization and wastewater treatment, including concentrated solar power linear, boilers, water heaters, and more.
- Apr 2026Seed$1.8M
#3
Public · Notting Hill, Victoria · founded 2016$4Mraised▾
Provider of water treatment solutions
- Nov 2025Post IPO$3.9M
- Dec 2024Grant (prize money)$63K
#4
Series A · Newcastle, New South Wales · founded 2018 · 13 employees$2.6Mraised▾
Provider of waste plastic recycling services
- Jun 2025Series A$4.5M
- Nov 2023Conventional Debt$8.7M
- May 2023Series A—
- Sep 2021Grant (prize money)$7.7M
#5
Public · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2013 · 268 employees$1.8Braised▾
Waste collection and management company
- Jan 2021Post IPO$1.8B
#6
Series B · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2007$10Mraised▾
The Water and Carbon develop, installs and operates wastewater treatment solutions. Uses proprietary system called as trickling filter which allows aerobic digestion of contaminants and reduces biological oxygen demand & ammonia by 95%. Sludge treatment system consists of series of gravel basins planted with reeds and sludge is cycled through the system till sludge thickens. Also offers membrane bio-reactors, surface flow treatment system, and effluent disposal solutions.
- Oct 2024Series B$10M
#7
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2018 · 4 employees$5Mraised▾
Sircel is a green-technology company focused on eradicating e-waste through local collection, drop-off events, and recycling solutions for businesses, councils, schools, and communities.
- Jul 2024Series A$5M
#8
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 1989 · 7500 employees$718.3Mraised▾
Provider of waste management services
- Jun 2018Conventional Debt—
- Jun 2018Post IPO—
- Dec 2017Post IPO$594M
- Dec 2011Post IPO$124.3M
#9
Series A · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2019 · 22 employees$9.8Mraised▾
Manufacturer of home compostable cling wrap. It is a material science and innovation company that develops compostable packaging materials from food waste. It manufactures stretch wraps, compostable pallet wraps, nudie rolls, and more.
- May 2024Conventional Debt—
- May 2024Series A$3.3M
- Jul 2022Series A$7.6M
- Jul 2022Grant (prize money)$13M
#10
Series A · Canberra, Australian Capital Territory · founded 2015 · 52 employees$18Mraised▾
Provider of organic waste services
- Aug 2023Series A$10M
- Apr 2022Series A—
- 2020Series A$8M
#11
Series B · Manly, Queensland · founded 2018 · 8 employees$7Mraised▾
Provider of textiles waste recycling services
- Feb 2024Series B$7M
- Apr 2021Grant (prize money)$991.6K
#12
Seed · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2019 · 8 employees$1Mraised▾
Developer of a compost monitoring device intended to recycle all organic waste back into the soil where it belongs. The company's device monitors compost continuously, tracks the compost's decomposition data, and generates management instructions, enabling users to track their compost's health, gamify their decomposition data, and engage with their organics.
- Jul 2024Seed$1M
- May 2020Seed—
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Waste & Water Management coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Water Treatment is moving in Australia
A read on the academic research around Water Treatment — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 735 Australia-affiliated papers.
- UNSW Sydney64
- University of Technology Sydney61
- RMIT University59
- South Australian Water Corporation36
- University of South Australia35
- Membrane3→21
- Catalysis1→19
- Adsorption4→21
- Desalination1→13
- Wastewater1→10
- Adsorption15→61
- Wastewater10→43
- Membrane7→29
- Sewage treatment1→23
- Pollutant4→14
- Sewage treatment4→13
- Wastewater7→14
- Contamination2→8
- Effluent1→5
- Tap water1→5
Where water treatment 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.