We developed a facile and high-recovery system for palladium(II) ion based on complexation between trithiocyanuric acid (TCA) and melamine (Mel) through hydrogen bonding. Recovery of Pd-II using TCA-Mel complexation system was fast, and the recovery efficiency was greater than 90% within 1 min. The maximum amount of Pd-II recovered by the TCA-Mel system (1.248 g(Pd) g(TCA-Mecl)-1) was greater than the amount recovered by previously reported materials.