Redefining the Future of Recycling

Candam’s first project in Middle East

During COP28, Candam and BEEAH Group launched an innovative recycling initiative at the University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The implementation of this project marked the beginning of a significant shift towards sustainability and intelligent recycling in Sharjah. The project stands out for the implementation of RecySmart technology in the recycling bins at the University

Pay As You Throw (PAYT): a drive towards a fair and economically sustainable waste fee

Waste management is a global challenge that requires innovative solutions to improve its efficiency and contribute to the achievement of the reuse and recycling targets set by the European Commission. In order to encourage the application of the waste hierarchy, the concept of Pay As You Throw (PAYT) has emerged. A model that allows the

Candam and Sotkon: partnership to enable RecySmart integration into underground bins.

Driven by innovation, Sotkon includes Candam’s RecySmart into their underground bins. Thanks to this strategic move, the Portuguese company will be able to offer municipalities a full set of smart underground bins: access control for mixed waste and biowaste and RecySmart for light packaging and glass. Presented in Pollutec 2023, Sotkis DRS is Sotkon’s solution

Candam selected as winner of the Access Sharjah Challenge.

June has been an intense month for Candam Technologies and we have done it again! We crossed borders to the UAE to meet at the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) because our technology has been selected as the winner of the Access Sharjah Challenge (ASC) 2023. A global challenge supported by the UAE Ministry of Climate

Europe’s largest Smart Waste implementation is in Madrid

The Spanish capital is committed to more efficient waste management to become a benchmark Smart City, a smarter and more sustainable city. For this purpose, Madrid will install 11,100 filling sensors together with the powerful Smart Waste Management platform in the first four months of 2023. The implementation will allow working with Dynamic Optimised Routes,

Wayra Telefónica Innovation: new key partner of Candam

Wayra Telefónica Innovation signed a commercial agreement with Candam to distribute the technologies of both RecySmart and Smart Waste portfolios. Wayra is Telefónica’s innovation hub, with the aim of boosting business between startups and Telefónica. With a total of 7 hubs and a presence in 10 countries, Wayra has a clear objective of helping startups

Allez La France: partnership with WinBin!

Candam and WinBin signed the partnership to distribute RecySmart in the French market, converting both urban surface and underground bins into cost-effective Reverse Vending Machines. WinBin is a French start-up from La Provence that offers tech solutions to improve waste sorting by means of rewards. They have developed their own rewarding app and with the

Parabens Portugal: partnership with OVO, waste bin market leader

Candam and OVO Solutions closed a strategic alliance to convert Portuguese urban surface bins into cost-effective Reverse Vending Machines thanks to RecySmart. OVO Solutions, belonging to the R&C Group, is the market leader in the production and distribution of recycling bins in the Iberian Peninsula. OVO counts more than 20 years in the Portuguese market

RecySmart is landing in the UK!

We are pleased to announce our partnership with Deposit Return Solutions UK to bring RecySmart – Reward as you Throw technology – to the UK. Deposit Return Solutions UK is a Buckinghamshire-based consultancy and solution provider addressing the challenges of the circular economy and deposit return schemes for producers and retailers. Candam and their RecySmart

Second phase implementation at Sant Cugat

Since the beginning of May, Candam will start the implementation of the second round of devices in Sant Cugat del Vallès, this time in the city center. Sant Cugat del Vallès (90,664 inhabitants) is a city next to Barcelona and the host of Candam’ first implementation back in 2019. After this successful first round in