Live Love Recycle

What Live Love Recycle does

Live Love Recycle is a Lebanon-based non-profit founded in 2018 that operates an on-demand household recyclables collection service in Beirut. The company serves residential households through a mobile application available on iOS and Android, where users consolidate recyclables into a single bag and request a pickup through the app; the company then collects and processes the materials. As of the latest reported metrics, the service has diverted 100 tonnes of recyclables from landfills, collected 40,581 bags, and served 4,111 households in Beirut.

The underlying technology is a lightweight mobile platform — not a complex logistics or AI system — whose core differentiators are ease of use and operational simplicity rather than proprietary intellectual property. Distribution is app-store-driven and self-serve, supplemented by organic social media, a website newsletter, and community engagement. No patents, trademarks, certifications, or third-party technology integrations are disclosed in the source data.

The business model is grant- and partnership-funded rather than revenue-generating from end users. The household collection service is offered free of charge to residents, with operations financed through strategic and financial partnerships with international development and humanitarian organizations — specifically UNDP, WFP, Japan ODA, ACTED, GGF, and Bank of Beirut. The company operates with 5 employees from Beirut and has no disclosed funding rounds, revenue, or institutional investors beyond its partner ecosystem.

Name

Live Love Recycle

Legal name

Live Love Recycle

Website

https://liveloverecycle.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Live Love Recycle is a Lebanon-based non-profit operating a mobile-app-driven door-to-door recyclables pickup service for residential households in Beirut, funded through institutional grants and partnerships with organizations such as UNDP, WFP, and Japan ODA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Household Recycling Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (56211), Materials Recovery Facilities (562920)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Subscription / Backdoor Collection (EUAIAAAB)

Keywords

• Household recycling pickup
• Curbside recyclables collection
• Recycling mobile app
• Waste management service
• Residential recyclables pickup

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Partner/Grant Funding: Operations appear funded through partnerships with international organizations (UNDP, WFP, Japan ODA, ACTED, GGF) and corporate sponsors rather than direct revenue from household customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Live Love Recycle provides a free, app-based door-to-door recyclables pickup service for households in Beirut, Lebanon. Users place recyclable materials into a single bag, request a pickup through the Live Love Recycle iOS or Android app, and the company collects and processes the materials. The service is delivered through a proprietary mobile platform combined with local collection logistics in Beirut.

Product overview

Live Love Recycle is a single-product recycling service company offering a mobile app (iOS and Android) that allows households in Beirut to schedule curbside pickup of recyclables. Users place their recyclables in a bag and request pickup through the app; the company then collects and processes the materials. The company reports collecting 100 tonnes of recyclables, serving 4,111 households across 40,581 bags collected.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Live Love Recycle App (with door-to-door recyclables pickup service) Mobile application available on iOS and Android that enables households in Beirut to schedule on-demand door-to-door recyclables pickup. Users consolidate recyclables into a single bag, request pickup through the app, and the company collects and processes the materials. The service is free to household users and funded through grants and corporate sponsors.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100 tons of recyclables diverted from landfills
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational development organization partnership supporting sustainable development initiatives in Lebanon
• WFP (World Food Programme)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN agency partnership for humanitarian and development programs in Lebanon
• ACTEDminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational humanitarian NGO operating in Lebanon

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Rubicon Technologies: Technology platform focused on waste and recycling routing, hauler marketplaces, and smart-city solutions. Comparable as a tech-enabled recycling/waste collection player targeting municipal and household services.
• TerraCycle: Global recycling platform that partners with brands and consumers to collect hard-to-recycle waste streams. Comparable to Live Love Recycle's mission of diverting recyclables from landfill through structured pickup programs, though operating in developed markets with a B2B brand-partnership model.

Regional players

• Bee'ah: Sharjah-based integrated waste management and recycling company serving the UAE. Regional peer in the same household/municipal recyclables collection category with comparable door-to-door and materials-recovery operations, though operating at much larger scale and in a different geography.
• Green Planet Recycling: Lebanon-based recycling services company operating in Beirut and other Lebanese regions. Regional peer running household and commercial recyclables collection with similar geographic focus.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia (Recycling & Waste): Global environmental services major with a large recycling and municipal waste collection business across multiple continents. Broad incumbent operating in the same household recyclables collection category at massive scale.
• Waste Management Inc. Largest North American waste and environmental services provider, with extensive residential curbside recyclables collection operations. Broad incumbent in the same core activity of door-to-door household recyclables collection.
• Republic Services: Major US residential and commercial recycling and waste hauler. Broad incumbent operating household recyclables collection programs at large scale.
• Suez (Recycling & Recovery): French-headquartered global waste management and recycling company with operations in Europe, Middle East, and beyond. Broad incumbent offering overlapping residential recyclables collection and materials recovery services.

Direct peers

• Arcenciel: Lebanese environmental and social development NGO that operates recycling and waste-management programs in Lebanon. Most directly comparable to Live Love Recycle as a local NGO competitor addressing household recyclables in the same Beirut market.
• Recology: Employee-owned waste and recycling hauler focused on residential curbside collection in the US West Coast. Comparable as a household-focused recyclables collection operator with strong environmental mission, though at much larger scale and different geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/live-love-recycle

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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