The Origin
We process over 40 tons of waste a day. At some point, we asked what else we could do with it.
Jangjo has been running waste collection and processing across Jakarta's commercial districts for years. Every day, black plastic bags come in by the truckload from office buildings, malls, and restaurants. Over 40 tons of it.
Recycling was the obvious answer. But cleaning and processing black plastic is slow, expensive, and the economics rarely work out. So in 2025 we tried something different — instead of breaking it down, we built something out of it.
We started mixing the plastic with other waste we were already collecting. Broken glass. Ceramic fragments. Construction debris. Each batch taught us something. We kept adjusting the formula until we landed on a material that held its shape, felt solid underfoot, and looked genuinely good.
The charcoal black color comes directly from the material. No dye, no coating. That's just what it is.
We called it Notwud — a play on the Indonesian "bukan kayu", not wood. Because it isn't. But when you first look at it, that's exactly what you think.
