Scrapo is a plastic recycling marketplace that connects buyers and sellers of recyclable plastics, enabling users to post offers, negotiate in real time, and trade material internationally.
Circularity Relevance
Core
Scrapo is explicitly presented as a "Plastic Recycling Marketplace" facilitating trade in recyclable plastics - a direct enabler of recycling markets. Source: Scrapo Website, 2025
Circular Role
DirectEnabler
Scrapo directly hosts multi-party trading activities (buyers and sellers) on its platform, functioning as a marketplace rather than only providing tools. Source: Scrapo Website, 2025
Circular Type
Marketplace
• Materials
• B2B
Site shows listings of recycled plastic materials, real-time negotiation between sellers and buyers, and targets registered businesses; this matches the Marketplace category dealing with Materials and primarily B2B matchmaking. Source: Scrapo Website, 2025
R Strategy
R8 - Recycle
Platform lists and trades recyclable plastic materials (feedstocks) which directly supports the recycling (R8) strategy by creating market access for material recovery. Evidence: marketplace listings and category structure. Source: Scrapo Website, 2025
Scrapo operates a marketplace for recyclable plastics (trading material/feedstock), which aligns with resale of materials and matching waste streams to users; selection based on platform functionality and category listings. Source: Scrapo Website, 2025
Organisational Type
ForProfit
Scrapo is described in press coverage and on its site as a Silicon Valley startup / company (Scrapo, Inc.), indicating a for-profit corporate entity. Source: PR Newswire, 2017
Sector
Waste Management & Recycling
The website describes Scrapo as a "Plastic Recycling Marketplace" and lists categories for types of recyclable plastics (PET, HDPE, PVC, etc.), indicating a primary focus on waste & recycling. Source: Scrapo Website, 2025
Geographical Reach
International
• United States
The site states buyers and sellers can trade "in your country and around the world" and shows offers from multiple countries, indicating multi-country operations; however, global coverage is self-reported. Source: Scrapo Website, 2025
Hardware Component
None
The platform provides a web/app marketplace for trading materials and does not advertise any essential physical hardware components such as IoT sensors or robotics. Source: Scrapo Website, 2025
Tech Map Relevance
Scrapo is explicitly described on its website as a "Plastic Recycling Marketplace" and is covered by industry press (Recycling Today, Waste Today, PR Newswire) as a platform for trading recycled plastics, indicating clear relevance to the Circular Tech Map. Source: Scrapo Website, 2025Source: PR Newswire, 2017
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