Plastic Bank

One garbage truck full of plastic enters the ocean every minute

While plastic in many forms can improve and simplify our lives, we have also become used to it, irreplaceably. It’s easy to buy, cheap to use, and convenient to throw away. As we continue to create more plastic waste, by 2050 there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish.

You can stop plastic waste before it reaches our ocean

By partnering with Plastic Bank, you are helping to establish ethical plastic collection branches within 50 kilometers of coastlines and waterways. Our collection community members gather plastic waste directly from local beaches, riverbanks, neighbourhoods, and even households – so that we are able stop ocean plastic directly at the source.

Let’s turn plastic waste into worth

Together, we are revealing value in plastic waste and improving lives. Our members exchange plastic waste at local collection branches for secure income and life-improving benefits that include access to health, work and life insurance, social assistance, digital connectivity and banking services. By offering safe and traceable sources of income, we’re empowering vulnerable communities with a path out of poverty.

Together for a better world

With Plastic Bank, the world’s most progressive companies and individuals are stewarding the collection of ocean-bound plastic and empowering collection communities to thrive. The recycled plastic is reborn as Social Plastic™ feedstock and used in the production of products and packaging – thus helping create new life for old plastic.

We can empower a regenerative society

By collecting, recycling, and reprocessing ocean-bound plastic waste – and supporting collector communities along the way – we can reduce our need for virgin plastic while creating lasting environmental, social and economic impact.