About Gringgo

In 2016, Gringgo piloted Bali’s first informal waste mapping project. This work helped reveal the hidden networks, routes, and community actors behind waste systems — and became an important foundation for our later digital platform development.

Gringgo Indonesia was founded in 2015 to create innovative solutions for sustainability. We started with a simple startup weekend project, using mobile apps and AI to tackle the waste crisis in Bali. Our first app, helped waste workers identify, sort, and report recyclables to increase their income. From there, we grew into a tech-powered nonprofit that works with communities and governments to lead sustainable solutions that work. Today, our work goes beyond waste. We build systems that help entrepreneurs streamline their waste bank businesses, pilot microfactories that convert waste into renewable energy, and train students and governments to adopt a sustainability mindset. Whatever the area, we keep asking ourselves the same question: how can we leverage innovation to empower communities to create the livable future they envision?

In 2017, Gringgo launched the Secondary Cities GIS project with Denpasar City and partners, helping digitize waste banks and collection routes citywide. This marked an early shift from field mapping into city-level data infrastructure.

In 2019, Gringgo was selected as Indonesia’s only winner of the Google AI Impact Challenge and one of the top 20 globally. This supported the development of an AI-powered waste recognition tool designed to help identify recyclable materials and strengthen waste data systems.

In the same year, Gringgo rolled out project with USAID, using crowdsourced waste data to support better source separation and ocean plastic reduction efforts in Denpasar.

From 2021 to 2022, Gringgo launched Wanita Indonesia Bisa, incubating 24 womenpreneurs through digital skills, mentorship, and sustainability training. The program also partnered with BenihBaik.com to distribute microgrants that helped SMEs scale and integrate recycled materials

In 2023, with GIZ support, Gringgo helped local villages in Bali adopt a customary law mandating waste separation and collection. The program also initiated simple program to manage organic waste, reduce emissions, and turn waste management into a community climate solution.

Also in 2023, Gringgo partnered with global association of GSMA and local government in Bali to digitize waste management and convene discussions between government, private sector actors, and communities. This strengthened Gringgo’s role as a bridge between field realities, data, and decision-making.

In 2024, under the APAC Sustainability Seed Fund 2.0, Gringgo piloted a city-scale ecosystem combining microfactory technology, digital tools, school programs, and supply-chain partnerships — proving that waste can support livelihoods and climate action.