Recovered Indonesia

What Recovered Indonesia does

RECOVERED Indonesia (operating as PT Milion Limbah Indonesia) is an integrated plastic recovery company founded in 2021 and headquartered in Driyorejo, Gresik, East Java. The company operates a multi-layered decentralized infrastructure across Eastern Indonesia, including Plastic Recovery Centers (PRCs) in Makassar, Ambon, and Sorong; a Mini-PRC in Namlea, Buru Island; Plastic Recovery Points (PRPs); and a Central Circular Hub in Gresik that consolidates materials for downstream sale. RECOVERED formalizes informal waste collectors into its network — engaging 300+ workers daily and integrating waste banks, municipalities (Ambon, Gowa, Sorong, Buru), and community organizations to source low-value and ocean-bound plastics in coastal and island regions underserved by conventional waste infrastructure.

The core technology stack is the proprietary RECOllection App, a digital traceability platform that logs transactions across collectors, aggregators, and processing partners to support real-time monitoring, chain-of-custody documentation, and EPR-aligned compliance reporting. RECOVERED's product portfolio includes recycled plastic feedstock (r-HDPE, r-LDPE, r-PP, PET Bales) in bales, flakes, and pellets; certified plastic credits and EPR compliance solutions registered under OBP (Zero Plastic Oceans) and PPRS (PCX) standards; community drop-off infrastructure (RECOVERED Box); and event and corporate CSR waste management services.

The company generates revenue through material sales to domestic and international manufacturers (positioned at up to 40% savings versus virgin plastic), plastic credit and EPR service fees, managed services for system deployment partnerships, and professional services for event and corporate CSR programs. Distribution combines direct enterprise sales to brands and corporates, government and institutional partnerships, decentralized collection infrastructure for material aggregation, and global offtake channels through the Central Circular Hub. RECOVERED has recovered over 10,000 tonnes of plastic cumulatively and targets 100,000+ tonnes and 15 operational PRCs by 2030.

Name

Recovered Indonesia

Legal name

PT Million Limbah Indonesia

Website

https://recovered.id

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

RECOVERED Indonesia is a decentralized plastic recovery company operating in Eastern Indonesia that sources low-value and ocean-bound plastics through a multi-layered network of recovery centers, informal collectors, and a digital traceability platform, selling recycled feedstock and certified plastic credits to brands and manufacturers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plastic Recovery & Recycling Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (562920)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUAIADAE

Plastics Sorting & Recovery Facilities (PRF)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Services (Waste Management, Recycling & Remediation)/Recycling & Materials Recovery Facilities (MRF)

SECONDARYEUAIAKAA

Post-Consumer Plastic Collection & Sorting (MRF/PRF, Bale Supply)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Services (Waste Management, Recycling & Remediation)/Plastic Recycling (Mechanical & Chemical/Advanced)

SECONDARYIMALAMAF

Packaging Recovery & Closed-Loop Programs (Take-Back, Deposit-Return, EPR Support)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Packaging & Containers/Sustainable Packaging Solutions

Keywords

• Plastic recovery services
• Ocean-bound plastic recycling
• Circular economy solutions
• Recycled plastic materials
• Extended producer responsibility

Headquarters

HQ city

Surabaya, East Java

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recycled Plastic Materials Sales: Supply of high-quality recycled plastic feedstock (r-HDPE, r-LDPE, r-PP, PET Bales) in formats of Bales, Flakes, and Pellets, produced through the decentralized recovery network. Materials are ocean-bound plastic certified and traceable, sold to domestic and international manufacturing customers.
2. Plastic Credits and EPR Compliance: Plastic credit projects for brands and producers to meet EPR obligations. Credits support structured recovery in coastal and remote regions. Verified through OBP and PPRS standards with digital monitoring through RECOllection.
3. Recovery System Partnerships: Collaboration with investors, institutions, and regional partners to deploy decentralized plastic recovery systems. Revenue may come from system deployment, management, or partnership fees.
4. Event Waste Management Services: Integrated waste recovery services for events (Makassar Half Marathon, MIWF 2025), providing structured collection, sorting, and processing of event-generated waste.
5. Corporate Waste Management / CSR Programs: CSR-based recycling programs for corporate partners (e.g., BCA banknote wrapping material recycling), implementing structured collection, processing, and traceable recovery systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

RECOVERED Indonesia operates a decentralized network of plastic recovery infrastructure — comprising Plastic Recovery Centers (PRCs), Mini-PRCs, Plastic Recovery Points (PRPs), and a Central Circular Hub — across coastal and island regions of Eastern Indonesia where formal recycling systems are absent. The company recovers low-value and hard-to-recycle plastics from informal collectors and coastal communities, processing them into industrial-ready recycled feedstock (r-HDPE, r-LDPE, r-PP, PET Bales) supplied in Bales, Flakes, and Pellets formats. It also offers plastic credit and EPR compliance solutions to brands and producers, with end-to-end chain-of-custody verified through its proprietary RECOllection digital traceability platform.

Product overview

RECOVERED Indonesia is an integrated plastic recovery company operating a multi-layered, decentralized infrastructure network across Indonesia's coastal and island regions. The portfolio consists of: (1) RECOllection App — the core digital traceability platform that monitors all recovery activities; (2) RECOVERED Plastic Materials — recycled plastic feedstock products (r-HDPE, r-LDPE, r-PP, PET Bales) in various formats; (3) Plastic Credits and EPR Solutions — compliance offerings for brands meeting Extended Producer Responsibility obligations; and (4) Physical recovery infrastructure including Plastic Recovery Centers (PRC), Mini-PRCs, Plastic Recovery Points (PRP), and the Central Circular Hub. This integrated approach connects decentralized collection at the source through pre-processing and centralized consolidation to domestic and international recycling markets, with full digital traceability throughout the value chain.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RECOllection App: Digital traceability platform enabling real-time monitoring, transparent reporting, and EPR-aligned compliance across the recovery network. Connects collectors, aggregators, and processing partners on the ground.
• RECOVERED Box
• RECOVERED Plastic Materials
• Plastic Credits and EPR Solutions

Products and services

• RECOllection App Proprietary digital waste monitoring and traceability platform that enables real-time tracking of collected volumes, collector onboarding and monitoring, transparent reporting for partners, EPR-aligned documentation, and data-driven system optimization. Connects collectors, aggregators, and processing partners on the ground with each transaction logged and verified across the decentralized recovery network.
• RECOVERED Plastic Materials High-quality recycled plastic feedstock (r-HDPE, r-LDPE, r-PP, PET Bales) supplied in Bales, Flakes, and Pellets formats. Materials originate from ocean-bound and low-value plastic streams recovered through the decentralized network in Indonesia, processed domestically with end-to-end digital traceability via RECOllection. Sold to both domestic and international manufacturing customers at up to 40% cost savings versus virgin plastics.
• Plastic Credits and EPR Solutions Certified and traceable recovery programs that help brands and producers meet Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) obligations through plastic credit projects operating in coastal and remote regions of Indonesia with high plastic-leakage risk. Credits support structured recovery of low-value plastics, informal sector integration, and decentralized recovery centre expansion. Verified under OBP and PPRS standards and listed on the Plastic Credit Exchange (PCX).
• RECOVERED Box Community-based waste drop-off system that makes household waste segregation accessible and practical for residential clusters and public areas. Combines physical drop-off infrastructure with behaviour-change engagement to encourage responsible sorting at the source and integrate households into the formal recovery network.
• Event Waste Management Services Integrated waste recovery services for large public events and festivals, providing structured collection, sorting, and processing of event-generated waste to deliver sustainable event management and verifiable impact. Engagements include sporting events such as Makassar Half Marathon (over 10,000 participants; 1,380 kg collected, 1,020.3 kg sorted) and cultural events such as Makassar International Writers Festival 2025 (178 kg processed).
• Corporate CSR Recycling Programs CSR-based recycling programs for corporate partners that implement structured collection, processing, and traceable recovery systems for operational plastic waste streams. Programs turn corporate CSR commitments into measurable circular economy solutions, exemplified by BCA (Bank Central Asia) banknote-wrapping recycling in Surabaya, Sidoarjo, and Bandung.

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

32 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BCA (Bank Central Asia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025BCA partnered with RECOVERED for a CSR-based recycling program processing plastic waste from banknote wrapping materials. This collaboration demonstrates how corporate operational waste streams can be transformed into responsible, verifiable circular economy solutions.
• Embrace Youth InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Embrace Youth International partnered with RECOVERED for a climate-action plogging initiative in Surabaya.
• Unity for Sustainability (UFS)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025UFS partnered with RECOVERED and Embrace Youth International for a plogging (plucking + jogging) climate-action initiative in Surabaya, recovering 9.5 kg of waste.
• Plastic Credit Exchange (PCX)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024PCX serves as the platform for listing RECOVERED's plastic credit projects (Makassar and Ambon). PCX is the registry for PPRS-registered projects, with auditor Control Union Philippines Inc.
• Control Union Philippines Inc.coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2024Control Union Philippines Inc. serves as the third-party auditor for RECOVERED's PPRS registration and OBP certification, providing independent verification of plastic recovery volumes and standards compliance.
• WWFcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023WWF partnered with RECOVERED for the Plastic Smart Recovery Hub project in Greater Jakarta (Jakarta, Bogor, Depok), in collaboration with Rekosistem and SweepSmart. WWF also awarded a grant in 2024.
• RekosistemcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Rekosistem collaborated with RECOVERED on the Plastic Smart Recovery Hub project in Greater Jakarta alongside WWF and SweepSmart, providing scalable plastic waste solutions.
• SweepSmartcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2023SweepSmart partnered with RECOVERED on the Plastic Smart Recovery Hub project in Greater Jakarta, providing technology solutions for scalable plastic waste management.
• Veritas Edukasi Lingkungan (VEL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022VEL is RECOVERED's foundation partner for behavior change campaigns. VEL drives strategic communication, education campaigns, and community empowerment programs, and operates the BuleSampah social media platform. RECOVERED and VEL are Indonesia's first integrated Behaviour Change Campaigning and Recycling Partners.
• Zero Plastic OceanscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2022Zero Plastic Oceans issued the Ocean Bound Plastic (OBP) Certification to RECOVERED, verifying responsible recovery of plastic at risk of entering marine environments.
• CleanhubminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2022Cleanhub is listed as a partner of RECOVERED, potentially serving as a channel partner for plastic credit or recovery system distribution.
• ADUPIminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022ADUPI is listed as a partner organization of RECOVERED, collaborating on plastic recovery initiatives.
• RappominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2022Rappo is listed as a partner, potentially operating as a channel or reseller for recovered plastic materials.
• RekosistemminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2022Rekosistem is listed among RECOVERED's partners alongside its core project collaboration role.
• Better PackagingminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2022Better Packaging is listed as a partner, potentially sourcing or distributing recovered plastic materials.
• WildplasticminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2022Wildplastic is listed as a partner organization, potentially collaborating on plastic recovery or circular economy solutions.
• Sinarmas LandminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Sinarmas Land is listed as a partner of RECOVERED, potentially collaborating on waste management solutions for real estate or development projects.
• Bank Sampah Sorong RayaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2022Bank Sampah Sorong Raya is listed as a partner, operating as a waste bank supplier for the Sorong PRC.
• Green MoluccasminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Green Moluccas is listed as a partner of RECOVERED, operating in the Maluku region.
• Bukit Wisata MasminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Bukit Wisata Mas is listed as a partner organization of RECOVERED.
• Waste 4 ChangeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Waste 4 Change is listed as a partner of RECOVERED, collaborating on waste management solutions.
• Clear RiversminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Clear Rivers is listed as a partner of RECOVERED, potentially collaborating on river-interception or coastal plastic recovery initiatives.
• EurekaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Eureka is listed as a partner organization of RECOVERED.
• UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022UNDP is listed as a partner organization of RECOVERED.
• Pemkot Ambon (Ambon City Government)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Pemkot Ambon (Ambon City Government) is listed as a partner, collaborating on the Ambon Plastic Recovery Center and Circular Ambon project.
• Kabupaten BuruminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Kabupaten Buru (Buru District Government) is listed as a partner, collaborating on the Namlea Mini-PRC project on Buru Island.
• GowaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Gowa (Gowa Regency Government) is listed as a partner, associated with the Makassar PRC located in Gowa, South Sulawesi.
• SorongminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Sorong (Sorong City/Regency Government) is listed as a partner, collaborating on the Sorong Plastic Recovery Center project.
• PT Milion Limbah Papua (MLP)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022PT Milion Limbah Papua (MLP) is the operating entity for the Sorong Plastic Recovery Center, a subsidiary entity under the RECOVERED / PT Milion Limbah Indonesia corporate umbrella.
• Million Limbah Ambon (MLA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Million Limbah Ambon (MLA) is the operating entity for the Ambon Plastic Recovery Center, located beside the ocean.
• TNO (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022TNO is listed as a sponsor/partner for the Plastic in Circles Indonesia project alongside RVO.
• P4G (Partnering for Green Growth)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021P4G partnered with RECOVERED through a grant awarded in 2021 for pioneering decentralized waste management in Indonesia. P4G is a global partnership accelerating solutions for green growth and the SDGs.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Sungai Watch: Indonesia-based river-cleanup organization deploying barrier systems and recovering plastic from rivers and coastal areas. Regional peer addressing plastic leakage in similar Indonesian geographies with a complementary (rather than directly competing) collection model.

Broad incumbents

• PreZero: Global waste and recycling incumbent offering integrated collection, sorting, and recycling services across multiple geographies. Broad incumbent that competes for large brand EPR contracts but lacks Indonesia-specific decentralized coverage.
• Suez Recycling and Recovery: Global environmental services incumbent with recycling and resource recovery operations across Asia. Broad incumbent competitor for enterprise EPR contracts and large-volume offtake agreements.

Emerging players

• Better Packaging Co: Sustainable packaging company sourcing recycled materials for its products. Listed partner of RECOVERED and a potential downstream offtaker, while also competing for sustainability-driven brand relationships.
• Wildplastic: Germany-based company recovering ocean-bound plastic from Southeast Asia and selling it as branded recycled feedstock. Listed partner of RECOVERED; operates overlapping ocean-bound plastic supply chains.

Direct peers

• Cleanhub: Plastic credit and recovery platform connecting brands to verified plastic recovery projects. Listed as a RECOVERED partner, and competes for the same brand-funded plastic credit budget globally.
• Rekosistem: Indonesia-based plastic recovery and EPR services company operating in Greater Jakarta. Direct peer — RECOVERED and Rekosistem are co-development partners on the WWF Plastic Smart Recovery Hub and compete for the same brand-EPR and recycled-materials customers.
• Plastic Bank: Global social enterprise recovering ocean-bound plastic through informal-collector networks and selling it as Social Plastic feedstock. Closest international peer to RECOVERED's ocean-bound plastic credit and informal-collector integration model.
• Waste 4 Change: Indonesia-based integrated waste management and recycling company offering collection, sorting, and EPR support. Direct peer operating in overlapping Indonesian plastic recovery channels with comparable enterprise and municipal customers.

Others

• Veritas Edukasi Lingkungan (VEL): Indonesian foundation partner of RECOVERED running behaviour-change campaigns and the BuleSampah platform. Not a direct competitor — an ecosystem enabler that drives community-level waste segregation feeding into RECOVERED's recovery network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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