Based in Bali, ECOLLABO8 processes up to 9 tons of plastic waste daily, converting it into high-performance industrial construction materials. Beyond high-volume manufacturing, the company hosts a business-centric Masterclass designed to help entrepreneurs replicate their model. By teaching others how to build profitable, industrial-scale recycling operations, ECOLLABO8 aims to scale their circular economy solution globally.

From Bali’s Beaches to Global Industry

Bali is famous for being a tropical paradise, but behind that image lies a major plastic waste challenge.

For Kevin Vignier-Groiez, the starting point wasn’t just the presence of waste — but the realization that this material was deeply undervalued.

Coming from a family involved in recycling since 1920, he saw early on that plastic waste could be treated not as trash, but as a resource capable of competing with conventional materials.

That idea led to the creation of ECOLLABO8 in 2019, with a clear objective: prove that recycled plastic can become a competitive, scalable industrial material.

Kevin joined the Precious Plastic movement and began his small-scale plastic recycling workspace. Like many, he started out by building a small shredder and injection mold machine, using them to make small products. 

“What Precious Plastic created is extremely valuable — it made recycling accessible, understandable, and gave people the confidence to start.” Kevin Vignier-Groiez

However, Kevin soon realized that staying small was not sustainable. 

“As we progressed, we realized that the real challenge wasn’t recycling itself, but building a model that could compete with existing materials and operate at a larger, more industrial scale.”

That led him to shift from small objects to construction materials, and to rethink everything — product selection, production flow, machinery, and business model.

Treating Trash Like Tech

Most "recycled" plastic was seen as low-quality or useless for building. Kevin spent years researching the science of polymers (the molecules that make up plastic) to treat waste like a high-performance raw material.

He built a facility that could handle "difficult" plastics that others reject—like snack wrappers, sun-damaged crates, and mixed resins. His goal was to engineer better materials, and he succeeded. 

In just a few years, ECOLLABO8 has scaled up significantly. Their factory has reached peaks of around 5,700 kg of plastic processed in a single day, with a maximum production capacity of up to 9 tons per day.

That’s tens of thousands of kilograms of plastic transformed into usable materials every month, preventing waste from ending up in landfills or the ocean.

Products: From Construction to High Design

ECOLLABO8 uses special "Sheet Press" and "FlowMolding" tech to create products that are actually stronger than wood or concrete:

1. Construction (ECOLLABO8 Line): They make "indestructible" planks for decks and fences, plus lightweight, marbled tiles for interior design.

1. Furniture: Their iconic Adirondack chairs each "lock away" about 30kg of plastic waste for decades.

1. Big Brands: They partner with global names like The Body Shop, Disney, and Under Armour to turn their old packaging or waste into store furniture and gear.

Today, ECOLLABO8 is a leader in the Circular Economy. Their high-tech factory in Bali proves that cleaning the planet can—and should—be a profitable, scalable business.

“One of our key milestones was also reaching $100,000 in monthly revenue from recycled plastic products — which, for us, confirmed that recycling can work as a competitive manufacturing business.”

What’s Next: The Masterclass

One factory in Bali can’t save the world, so ECOLLABO8 launched a Masterclass to teach others how to do it. This isn't a boring school course; it’s a "business-first" program for entrepreneurs.

• The Blueprint: A complete business plan to design, build, and scale a profitable recycling micro-factory that competes with real-world materials.
• The Money: They teach the "unit economics" of recycling so businesses can stay profitable without needing charity.
• The Funding: Through a partnership with Conduit Impact, top students can gain access to a $100M investment pool to help them launch their own large-scale factories.

Reach out to ECOLLABO8 if you’d like more information about joining the course!

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The future of ECOLLABO8 has a lot in common with the future of Precious Plastic. Through our next phase, “Version 5,” we plan to provide better tools and resources to support workspaces, so they can thrive financially and clean up plastic at a larger scale.

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