How social recycling is saving the ocean and improving lives
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What are plastic credits?
Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act: How businesses can counter plastic pollution?
6 ways to make Earth Day every day
Photo by Markus Spiske on UnsplashShe provides us with the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the…
Importance of traceability in business sustainability claims
Photo by Markus Spiske on UnsplashOur planet is drowning in plastic waste.
The waves of impact from saving the ocean
Photo by Hiroko Yoshii on UnsplashDid you know that 71 percent of our planet is covered by the ocean…
Ocean Plastic Accountability: Which Country is the Most Accountable
Plastic waste on the Julugan Fish Terminal, the Philippines.Ocean plastic pollution is a critical issue that poses a significant…
Here’s why our planet is drowning in single-use plastic
Photo by Muhammad Numan on UnsplashSingle-use plastic is a type of plastic…
Addressing Poverty – A Key to Social Sustainability
Photo by Jordan Opel on Unsplash.The global plastic pollution crisis has evolved from a social sustainability issue to a…
Where does your plastic waste go and what can you do about it?
Photo by Mali Maeder on Pexels.comPlastic has been such an integral part of our daily lives that a world…
Your last-minute gift to kick off the 2022 holiday season with impact!
The season of giving is right around the corner – and so is the avalanche of consumer waste. It turns out the most…
187 K 2022 attendees pledge to become Ocean Stewards
It’s a wrap for this year’s K Show! While the world’s no. 1 rubber and plastic trade fair has ended,…
Plastic Bank wins Social Impact Award
Plastic Bank collection community members in Manila, PhilippinesIt’s a momentous month for our Social Recycling movement!…
K 2022 attendees invited to stop ocean plastic with Plastic Bank
Plastic Bank collection community member in Bali, Indonesia.VANCOUVER, British Columbia, October 5, 2022: Plastic Bank commits to stop 50…
What is the circular economy and how can it make our world better?
Photo by Nick Fewings on UnsplashWhat is the circular economy?We’ve spent hundreds of years extracting materials to…
Why do marine animals eat plastic even when it makes them sick?
Photo by GuerillaBuzz Crypto PR on UnsplashOcean plastic is one of the greatest threats to our marine ecosystem,…
When was plastic invented, the different types, and solutions that make a difference
Photo by sutirta budiman on UnsplashPlastic has been a priceless invention for human advancement. However, it also harms marine life and devastates our…
Solutions for Plastic Pollution: Ways to a Cleaner Ocean
Ocean-bound plastic has undoubtedly become a buzzword in the environmental space. You might have heard of it, but…
Scalable solutions for stopping ocean plastic and poverty
Photo by GuerrillaBuzz Crypto PR on UnsplashMake sure your approach has positive, measurable impacts that can be brought…
Over 200 global companies come together to stop 2 billion plastic bottles from entering the world’s oceans
Plastic Bank collection community member in Egypt.VANCOUVER, British Columbia, January 24, 2022: Over 200 global companies have stopped…
2021 New Plastics Economy Global Commitment progress report
We've accomplished significant results toward our 2025 goal. For example, between January 2020 and December 2020, we prevented 510,350,100 single-use plastic bottles from entering the world's ocean - the equivalent of 10,207,002 kilograms prevented from entering the world's oceans.
Plastic Bank changes the world by stopping one billion bottles of ocean plastic
By collecting plastic from vulnerable coastal communities, Plastic Bank is revealing value in plastic wastePlastic Bank collection community member…