Top 6 Waste-to-Energy startups in Canada

Dec 07, 2025
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Enerkem
Funding: $871.5M
Enerkem is a cleantech company transforming waste into transportation biofuels, renewable chemicals and everyday products.
2
Anaergia
Funding: $126.8M
Anaergia offers comprehensive, integrated solutions for municipal solid waste management, resource recovery in the wastewater sector and waste management for large agricultural and food processing enterprises. The company develops world-leading solutions for anaerobic digestion, pyrolysis, organic matter recovery and biogas upgrading. Anaergia's anaerobic digestion technology has been implemented at over 1,000 facilities in more than 17 countries. The company provides customers with equipment or designs, finances, builds and operates complete biorefineries. The company's goal is to become the world's leading producer of renewable fuels while simultaneously reducing global carbon emissions.
3
Moment Energy
Funding: $61.5M
Moment Energy develops clean, affordable, and reliable energy storage by repurposing retired electric vehicle batteries.
4
FusionOne
Funding: $56M
FusionOne diverts plastic waste from landfill to convert it to Hydrogen and Electricity
5
Nexterra
Funding: $40.8M
Nexterra delivers advanced gasification systems to self-generate clean, low cost heat and power using waste fuels.
6
Woodland Biofuels
Funding: $33.4M
Woodland Biofuels develops technology ti produce cellulosic ethanol from waste biomass, such as wood chips and agricultural waste.
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