Waste Wise Innovation LLC.

What Waste Wise Innovation LLC. does

Waste Wise Innovation LLC is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based company founded in 2024 that builds connected recycling infrastructure combining hardware (Material Authentication Units, marketed as Topper Stopper™) with a cloud analytics platform (Infrastructure Analytics/TS Analytics™, EcoLedger™ blockchain ledger, Chain of Custody, and Recycle Smart Monitoring System). The Material Authentication Unit is a retrofit smart lid installed on existing recycling bins that scans item barcodes against an on-device acceptance list and only opens its access door for verified recyclables, using color-coded status lights to signal accept/reject decisions; every accepted deposit is logged as an anonymous, timestamped event for downstream analytics, contamination hotspot detection, and ESG/LEED reporting. The architecture is decentralized, with on-device code matching that operates without network connectivity and over-the-air list updates delivered from a central platform.

The company generates revenue through hardware sales of the Material Authentication Units, recurring software subscriptions to its analytics and blockchain platforms, structured 90-day pilot programs ('Start with 10') that validate performance before broader rollout, and a mobile rewards app where opted-in users earn digital points for correct recycling. Its go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting sustainability directors, facility managers, and CFOs at universities, sports and entertainment venues, corporate campuses, and municipalities, supplemented by event-driven demand generation (e.g., the 2024 Green Sports Alliance Summit) and content-led marketing through its blog and LinkedIn presence.

As of the available data, Waste Wise Innovation is an independently operated, privately held LLC led by founder and CEO Dr. Leotis Bloodworth alongside a family-anchored executive team (CTO Marcus Wade; CBO Dan Trujillo; CMO Briana Bloodworth; COO Jailyn Bloodworth). The company has no disclosed external funding, no parent company, and reports only a 5-person headcount; named commercial validation is concentrated in a 46-day soft-launch pilot at the University of South Carolina Upstate (5 units, 602 containers captured, 0% contamination), with a partnership announced for a Canadian property representing its first international deployment.

Name

Waste Wise Innovation LLC.

Legal name

Waste Wise Innovation, LLC

Website

https://wastewiseinnovation.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Smart Recycling Infrastructure

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829)

akta.pro primary industry

E-Waste & IT Asset Disposition (On-site Collection & Secure Handling) (BPABALAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Certified Compliance & Reporting Services (R2/e-Stewards, Audit, ESG) (BPALAIAL)

Keywords

• Recycling contamination prevention
• Smart recycling bins
• Waste analytics platform
• Material authentication hardware
• Sustainability data infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales - Material Authentication Units: Sale of Material Authentication Units (Topper Stopper) as retrofittable hardware attachments for existing recycling bins. Units include scanning technology, status lights, and controlled access doors. Per-unit pricing with potential volume discounts for larger deployments.
2. Software/Analytics Subscriptions: Ongoing subscription to Infrastructure Analytics (TS Analytics) platform for data reporting, monitoring, and operational insights. Includes EcoLedger blockchain tracking and Recycle Smart Monitoring System capabilities.
3. Pilot Program Services: Structured 90-day pilot deployments with 10+ Material Authentication Units. Includes implementation, data collection, impact projections, and performance validation services.
4. Rewards/Gamification Platform: Server-side digital rewards system where opted-in users earn points through mobile app. Brand partnerships and sponsors can activate within the rewards ecosystem.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Waste Wise Innovation designs, manufactures, and sells the Material Authentication Unit (branded Topper Stopper™), a smart lid hardware retrofit that scans item barcodes against an on-device acceptance list and only opens the bin door for verified recyclables, supported by recurring software subscriptions to the Infrastructure Analytics (TS Analytics™) data platform and EcoLedger™ blockchain chain-of-custody record. The connected infrastructure is sold to enterprise customers through a 90-day pilot qualification and direct sales motion, delivering bin-level contamination reduction, item-level deposit analytics, and audit-ready ESG and LEED reporting.

Product overview

Waste Wise Innovation offers a connected recycling infrastructure platform combining hardware smart lids (Material Authentication Unit, Topper Stopper™) with analytics software (Infrastructure Analytics, TS Analytics™, EcoLedger™) and operational tools (Recycle Smart Monitoring System™, Chain of Custody). The core value proposition is contamination prevention at the bin through barcode-based physical verification—only verified recyclables gain access. The platform captures item-level data via anonymous deposit event logging, enabling facilities to track volume, contamination trends, and environmental impact for ESG reporting. The architecture follows a hub-and-spoke model where edge-deployed smart lids feed data to cloud-based analytics platforms, with a mobile rewards app for consumer engagement. Modular additions include Cerobin® bins, asset management, sustainable supply chain tools, and connected community solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Topper Stopper™: Smart recycling bin retrofit unit with barcode scanning and contamination prevention technology that only opens when recognizing verified recyclable items.
• EcoLedger™
• TS Analytics™
• Recycle Smart Monitoring System™ (RSMS)
• Material Authentication Units
• Cerobin®

Quantifiable outcome

• 0% contamination rate achieved in real-world 46-day pilot (Nov 7 - Dec 31, 2025)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, emerging and core.

• University of South Carolina UpstateflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 October 2025Strategic partnership for campus-wide recycling technology deployment. USC Upstate deployed Material Authentication Units across campus for data collection and contamination reduction. Pilot validated 0% contamination rate over 46 days with 602 containers captured.
• Canadian Property (Unnamed)emergingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 January 2025Forward-thinking Canadian property partnership deploying Topper Stopper units and TS Analytics platform for recycling contamination reduction. Represents expansion into Canadian market.
• Green Sports AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2024Waste Wise Innovation became a member of Green Sports Alliance, an organization dedicated to promoting sustainable practices in sports. Partnership includes exhibiting at annual summits and collaborating on recycling technology for sports venues and entertainment facilities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Recycle Track Systems: Recycle Track Systems (RTS) offers a digital waste and recycling management platform with hauler integration and diversion analytics for enterprises — comparable as a data and reporting layer, though without hardware-led contamination prevention.
• Winnow: Winnow provides AI-driven food waste tracking systems for commercial kitchens — a partial overlap peer using IoT and analytics to drive waste reduction in commercial settings.

Direct peers

• TOMRA: TOMRA is a global leader in reverse vending machines and sensor-based sorting for beverage container recycling — directly relevant as a technology peer in automated container identification and acceptance verification.
• Bigbelly: Bigbelly manufactures smart, solar-powered waste and recycling stations with built-in compaction and fill-level sensors — competing with Waste Wise's connected bin hardware at campuses, municipalities, and high-traffic venues.
• Enevo: Enevo offers wireless ultrasonic sensors on waste and recycling bins that measure fill levels and provide collection route optimization — directly comparable IoT waste analytics technology targeting similar enterprise customers.
• Rubicon Technologies: Rubicon provides a smart waste and recycling platform connecting haulers and customers with route optimization and sustainability reporting — directly comparable as a software-and-data layer over recycling infrastructure.
• Compology: Compology provides AI-powered cameras and sensors mounted on waste and recycling containers to monitor contents, contamination, and fullness — a direct competitor to Waste Wise's IoT-based bin monitoring and contamination prevention play.

Broad incumbents

• Waste Management, Inc. Waste Management is the largest North American hauler and recycling services provider — a broad incumbent whose customers overlap with Waste Wise's enterprise targets and which invests in recycling technology improvements.
• Republic Services: Republic Services is a major U.S. recycling and solid waste services company with sustainability initiatives — overlapping buyer base and recycling infrastructure interests, though operating at vastly greater scale.

Others

• Litterati: Litterati operates a citizen-science litter tracking platform using geotagged photos — thematically adjacent as a data-driven recycling/waste behavior platform, though without the hardware-led contamination prevention model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/waste-wise-innovation-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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