Spare-it provides a waste intelligence platform that combines battery-operated smart scales, a mobile web app with AI image analysis, dashboards and APIs, and engagement/gamification features to measure, report and reduce in‑building waste.

Circularity Relevance

Core
Product is explicitly designed to measure and reduce waste and to support diversion from landfill - a core circular economy activity Source: Spare-it.

Circular Role

DirectEnabler
Spare‑it directly supplies hardware, software and implementation services to organisations to measure and reduce waste (not only a white‑label tool) - acting as a direct enabler of circular activity Source: Spare-it.

Circular Type

Informational
Data Resources
Primary function is to collect, analyse and provide waste data (dashboard, API, analytics, ML) - classified as an Informational 'Data Resources' platform backed by IoT sensors and AI Source: Spare-it.

R Strategy

R2 - Reduce, R8 - Recycle
Primary evidence indicates the platform reduces total waste generation (R2) and improves recycling/contamination detection to divert materials from landfill (R8). These are inferred from product claims (measure, pinpoint contamination, reduce waste) rather than explicit R‑strategy labels Source: Spare-it.

Circular Business Model

Recycling / Resource Recovery, Circular Logistics
The platform primarily supports better recycling outcomes and operational reverse/circular logistics by improving sorting and collection efficiency (evidence: contamination detection, floor/bin level reporting). Classification inferred from platform functionality rather than an explicit business‑model statement Source: Spare-it.

Organisational Type

ForProfit
Described and listed as an incorporated company / startup; third‑party business profiles (PitchBook, CB Insights) list employee counts and funding details consistent with a for‑profit company Source: PitchBook.

Sector

Waste Management & Recycling, All / Any
Primary focus is measuring and reducing in‑building waste (explicit on company site). Platform is used across multiple industries (offices, retail, higher education, real estate), so a cross-sector secondary classification is included Source: Spare-it.

Geographical Reach

International
United States
Website and contact pages provide region selection (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific) and customer case studies across multiple continents; not all countries listed so set to 'International' rather than 'Global' Source: Spare-it.

Hardware Component

True
IoT_Sensors
Smart_Devices
Data_Collection
Asset_Tracking
The company supplies battery‑operated Smart Scales and LoRa WiFi Gateways that are installed under existing waste bins and transmit weight data to the platform - therefore specialised hardware is integral to the service.

Tech Map Relevance

Directly enables waste reduction via in-building waste metering, analytics, and behaviour-change tools; evidenced by company website and customer case studies (Boston University, Moderna) Source: Spare-it and third‑party profiles Source: PitchBook.

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Added: 07 Jun 2024
Updated: 21 Sept 2025
Spare-it · Circular Tech Map