What EvoEco does

EvoEco is a Seattle-based, privately held company founded in 2017 that develops and sells the EvoBin, an interactive smart waste sorting system for commercial and institutional environments. The EvoBin is a freestanding, modular steel enclosure (approximately 18.5"W x 22.5"D x 67.25"H) integrating a 1080p HD monitor, internal proximity/usage sensors, and a 23-gallon capacity liner. When a user discards waste, sensors trigger responsive on-screen video messages that show which bin to use and can be customized to display organization-specific content, environmental facts, or cost-savings information. The product ships with a basic regional video loop and six core feedback messages, and is supported by a 12-month hardware warranty with on-site specialist installation and team training included.

The company operates a direct enterprise field-sales model: customers request quotes via the EvoEco website, each EvoBin is freight-shipped and installed by a site specialist, and the company offers paid customization of video content and widgets. Revenue is generated through three streams — hardware sales of the EvoBin, an optional recurring content subscription service that delivers updated on-screen messages to the installed base, and customization/consultation services. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. EvoEco's primary commercial segment is commercial real estate and property management (exemplified by Columbia Property Trust), with a secondary foothold in educational institutions (exemplified by the University of Washington, where the EvoBin delivered a measured 20% increase in correct composting and a 15% decrease in incorrect recycling). The company has no disclosed funding, no public management team beyond the founder/CEO, and an employee headcount of 1–10.

Name

EvoEco

Legal name

EvoEco

Website

https://evoeco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EvoEco is a Seattle-based company that develops and sells the EvoBin, an interactive smart waste sorting system combining an HD display with sensors to help commercial real estate and institutional customers improve recycling and composting diversion rates.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales - EvoBin: Sale of the EvoBin physical product, a freestanding steel waste sorting station with integrated HD monitor, sensors, and wasteproof enclosure. The product comes with basic video loop content and six core feedback messages.
2. Content Subscription Service: Subscription-based content service providing regular updates with new feedback messages for the EvoBin display system.
3. Customization and Consultation Services: Custom video content creation showing waste items specific to the organization, customized widgets, and consultation services for cost estimates.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

EvoEco designs, sells, and installs the EvoBin, an interactive smart waste sorting station featuring a 1080p HD monitor and internal sensors that show users how to properly sort recycling, composting, and landfill waste. The company also offers a recurring content subscription that delivers updated on-screen feedback messages, plus customization services for organization-specific video content. Each EvoBin is freight shipped and professionally installed by a site specialist.

Product overview

EvoEco offers the EvoBin as its core product, an interactive smart waste bin system designed to help users properly sort their waste. The system features a 1080p HD monitor display that shows users which bin to use when discarding items, with sensors inside the bin that trigger responsive on-screen messages. The EvoBin is a freestanding, modular steel construction designed for commercial and institutional settings to improve waste diversion rates and reduce contamination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EvoBin An interactive smart waste sorting station with a 1080p HD monitor and internal sensors that show users exactly how to sort recycling, composting, and landfill waste. Built as a freestanding, modular steel unit (18.5"W x 22.5"D x 67.25"H) with a 23-gallon capacity liner, wasteproof enclosure, and security and castor options. Targeted at commercial real estate, higher education, and other institutional customers seeking to improve waste diversion rates and reduce disposal costs.
• EvoBin Content Subscription Service A recurring subscription service for EvoBin owners that delivers regular updates with new on-screen feedback messages for the integrated HD display. Enables customers to keep content fresh and relevant to their organization, audiences, or events.
• EvoBin Customization and Consultation Services Consultation and customization services for EvoBin customers, including creation of customized widgets and organization-specific video content that shows waste items relevant to the customer's region, facility, or events. Delivered via direct consultation and cost estimate engagement.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20% increase in correct composting and 15% decrease in incorrect recycling at University of Washington
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Recycle Track Systems (RTS): RTS provides a digital waste management platform for businesses to track, report, and reduce their waste streams. While more software-focused than EvoEco, it serves overlapping enterprise customers and addresses the same ESG and waste diversion problem space.
• Nordsense: Nordsense provides smart waste management sensors and analytics for cities and waste management companies, primarily in Europe. It overlaps with EvoEco's focus on using sensor data to improve waste management, though it is more B2B/utility-oriented than enterprise-focused.

Broad incumbents

• Republic Services: Republic Services is the second-largest waste management company in North America and is investing in sustainability and recycling technology. As a broad incumbent with deep enterprise relationships, it competes with EvoEco for commercial real estate and institutional waste management contracts.
• Rubicon Technologies: Rubicon Technologies is a digital marketplace for waste and recycling services with software and routing optimization tools. While not a hardware smart bin competitor, it operates in the same broader smart waste management category and serves many of the same enterprise customer segments.
• Waste Management Inc. (WM): WM is the largest waste management company in North America and acquired Enevo to add smart waste capabilities. As a broad incumbent, it represents both a competitive threat and a potential acquirer for EvoEco-style smart waste startups.

Direct peers

• Bigbelly: Bigbelly is the most direct competitor to EvoEco, manufacturing smart waste and recycling bins with sensor-based fill-level monitoring and compaction for public spaces, universities, and commercial properties. Like EvoEco, it targets enterprise customers seeking to improve waste diversion and reduce collection costs.
• Compology: Compology provides smart waste management using camera-based sensors and AI to monitor container fill levels and contamination, primarily for waste haulers and large waste generators. While more focused on monitoring than behavior change, it is a direct competitor in the smart waste data and insights category.
• Enevo (now part of WM): Enevo provided IoT-based waste management solutions with sensors that monitor fill levels and enable collection optimization. Acquired by Waste Management (WM) in 2018, it represents a smart waste solution that was ultimately integrated into a major waste management incumbent—the same dynamic EvoEco could face.
• Sensoneo: Sensoneo is a smart waste management platform that combines ultrasonic fill-level sensors with enterprise software to optimize waste collection and recycling. It serves municipalities, smart cities, and enterprises globally, making it comparable in offering and customer profile to EvoEco.
• OnePlus Systems (Smartbin): OnePlus Systems manufactures the Smartbin, a solar-powered smart waste compacting bin with fill-level sensors. It is a direct competitor to EvoEco in the smart waste hardware category, primarily serving municipalities, universities, and large facilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/evoecoinc
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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