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Today I stopped by the IFEX furniture exhibition, where Reborn is presenting their new collection for the next three days. Standing there and watching them using ECOLLABO8 recycled plastic planks exactly the same way they work with wood was a strange feeling. A good one. It has been a long six-year journey. Five years ago I was reaching out to furniture manufacturers offering them our material. Most never replied. At the time, recycled plastic simply wasn’t taken seriously as a structural material for furniture. About twenty months ago we met with Oliver Jimenez Seyboth ECOLLABO8 was finally ready to produce real volumes, and Reborn — with twenty years in the furniture industry — was exploring sustainable alternatives. Today, seeing people walk past the furniture they produced from our planks, completely unaware it comes from waste until they read the tag, feels like a real milestone. When I started recycling plastic, the goal was never to sell “recycled products.” The goal was always to create a real alternative to existing materials. To do that, we had to be competitive — in quality, in price, and most importantly in scale. Today we are finally there. Recycling only works if it is designed for real-world use. Oliver and the entire Reborn team — thank you for believing this material had a place in a furniture industry traditionally centered around wood and not always quick to change. This is just the beginning of what I believe will be a very strong collaboration. A partnership that can recycle more than 40 tons of plastic every month, while delivering furniture that requires no maintenance, doesn’t fade, and won’t be eaten by termites. And most importantly — furniture people simply enjoy using, without even realizing it started as waste.

Most recycling businesses fail. Not because people don’t care about the environment. And not because there isn’t enough plastic waste. They fail because they focus on recycling — instead of manufacturing. When we started ECOLLABO8 back in 2019, we made the same mistake. We were producing dozens of different products: combs, bracelets, random design objects. Interesting experiments, but impossible to scale into a real business. Everything changed when we stopped thinking like a recycling workshop and started thinking like a factory. Instead of many small products, we focused on a few material families the market already understands: • furniture planks • architectural panels and tiles • decking and roof tiles, paving blocks and other construction materials • high-volume molded products for hospitality Today our factory recycles over 5 tons of plastic waste every day and turns it into materials used by hotels, architects, and furniture manufacturers. But something unexpected happened as we grew. Entrepreneurs from around the world started reaching out asking the same question: “How can we build something like this?” That’s when we realized ECOLLABO8 had become more than a factory. It had become a system. A system that now includes: • an operational recycling manufacturing plant • a production model designed for profitability and scale • a framework to develop new factories • and a masterclass program to train the next generation of recycling entrepreneurs The most promising projects are then connected to funding through our partner ConduitIMPACT, which is building a $100M pool to support the deployment of recycling factories worldwide. Because the real opportunity isn’t building one recycling factory. It’s building hundreds of them - "powered by ECOLLABO8" And making recycling work in the real world.

After 7 years in the recycled plastic industry and thousands of hours spent on R&D, the versatility of this material still amazes me. Every time we start a new project at ECOLLABO8, it reminds me how much potential there still is to innovate and turn waste into real-world products. We’ve been manufacturing recycled plastic tiles for several years now. Yet every installation is different. Every shade we produce is unique, developed specifically for the expectations of each client. One of the advantages of working with recycled plastic is exactly that: customization. We can adapt colors quickly, create new tones, and match architectural visions without the constraints of traditional materials. And while these tiles often compete with high-end finishes, they remain price-competitive — while giving plastic waste a second life. - Real World Recycling -

Today, a batch of custom dog feeders is on its way to Australia. Built from recycled plastic. Designed specifically for a brand’s needs. Produced at scale. This is exactly where we create the most value. At ECOLLABO8 we don’t just manufacture products — we help brands develop their own recycled product lines, tailored to their market, design, and positioning. From idea to industrial production. That’s what makes us different. If you’re a brand looking to integrate recycled materials into real-world products — let’s talk.

ECOLLABO8 is opening distribution for our recycled plastic tiles in Europe. • High-end positioning • Fully customizable colors • Indoor & outdoor applications • Proven production capacity Looking for partners with an existing network in tiles, construction, or architecture.