Lixo - a team passionate about AI and the circular economy

Our history

Above all, it's a human and technological adventure.

Founded by Marjorie Darcet and Olivier Large, Lixo has rapidly established itself as Europe's leading and pioneering company in the analysis of waste flows during the collection phase.
Drawing on cutting-edge technology, a team of industry experts and a strong ambition to transform the waste management industry, Lixo has become a must-have solution for visualizing accurate and unique waste sorting data.
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Lixo's ambitions are bold and clear: to extend the deployment of its solution to new countries, reinforce the robustness of its detections, develop functionalities aligned with market challenges and continue to register patents to guarantee the security of 100% French know-how.

2019

The origin of Lixo technology:
Kraby, the first AI-equipped robot to pick up cigarette butts.
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A decisive meeting:
Marjorie and Olivier decide to found Lixo to promote the circular economy.

2020

The first deployment:
Lixo sensors are installed in a first sorting center in Brittany to monitor sorting quality.

A team adventure:
the first employees join the team on the IoT and artificial intelligence side.

2021

Giving ourselves the means to achieve our ambitions:
first fund-raising of €3.5M to continue our R&D and recruit new talent.

Industrialization in sorting centers:
deployments intensify to analyze the quality of waste flows collected throughout France.

The beginnings of collection:
our technical team works on the portability of the solution on collection trucks.

2022

Taking analysis a step further:
Lixo users are keen to connect data to their own tools, and the first interoperability projects are underway.

The team is growing:
in just a few months, we welcome 12 new employees to continue technical developments and step up marketing.
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From sorting center to collection:
Lixo deploys its first sensors on collection trucks with the biggest players in waste collection.

2023

A strategic turning point:
Lixo decides to focus its technical expertise on the crucial challenges of waste collection.

Industrialization is underway:
our sales team strengthens and organizes itself by deploying the first sensors internationally: UK, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland.

Developments accelerate:
multiple functionalities, such as API connection, nitrous oxide detection, voluntary drop-off points collection, heat zones are now operational.

2024

International rollouts intensify:
Lixo continues its global expansion by equipping new territories: Canada, the Netherlands, Germany.

A strategic tool: the sorting error cost simulator
This new tool has enabled over a hundred collection professionals to accurately assess the annual cost of sorting errors, thus strengthening their decision-making.

A symbolic milestone reached:
in 2024, we passed the 200-truck mark for trucks equipped with our sensors. At the end of the year, this figure approached 300, marking a key milestone.

2025

Coming soon

Our vision

Better sorting of waste to optimize recycling

At Lixo, our ambition is to revolutionize waste management by offering innovative and sustainable solutions for those involved in waste collection.

Our commitment to constant innovation, environmental responsibility and close collaboration with our partners and local authorities reinforces our shared goal of turning our waste into valuable resources and thus promoting the circular economy.

The Lixo team

Our experts can help you improve sorting quality

The Lixo team is made up of around twenty people, who work with collection operators on a daily basis to help them meet the challenges they face in improving sorting quality.