Join the Social Recycling Movement
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Join the Movement
Champion sustainability with Social Recycling
We are a movement of people who believe plastic should not flow into the ocean to begin with.
That is why we are guiding consumers and brands to stop ocean plastic, empower collection communities and create authentic impact.
We call it Social Recycling. Join the movement, be part of change.
Stop ocean plastic at its source
Your journey begins at the root of ocean-bound plastic pollution — communities within 50km of vulnerable coastlines with high levels of poverty and inadequate waste management.
Top 1000 ocean pollution points
Every kilo traced
Every kilo of plastic exchanged by age-verified community members at our collection branches is recorded in the PlasticBank® app.
Double-counting prevention system
Our proprietary blockchain-secured platform assigns a unique claim ID to every transaction, tracking all orders from the moment of exchange, all the way to our partners.
Custom reporting and data visualization
Our partners have access to impact dashboards with data visualization and custom reporting to share and celebrate progress!
Join brands that are driving impact forward
When it comes to brands with purpose, people are 4x more likely to purchase, 6x more likely to protect, 4.5x more likely to champion, and 4.1x more likely to trust brands with purpose.
Enabling circularity and transferring value
Collection
Members collect and exchange discarded plastic for income and life-improving benefits.
Processing
The collected plastic is processed and recycled into feedstock for re-use
Renewal
Manufacturers fund collection by purchasing plastic feedstock or plastic credits
Reintegration
Recycled plastic gives new life to old plastic and substitutes the need to create virgin plastic
Join the Social Recycling movement
Plastic pollution and poverty are intertwined. Plastic Bank empowers communities to use plastic waste as currency for access to secure income and life-improving benefits. This incentivizes collection, helps to alleviate poverty, and gives new life to old plastic for reintegration into products and packaging.
We call this Social Recycling, and you can be part of it!
*Calculated from our monthly collection rate in January 2023