Your Last-Minute Gift- Plastic Bank

The season of giving is right around the corner – and so is the avalanche of consumer waste. It turns out the most wonderful time of the year is also the most wasteful. In the US alone, Americans produce 25 percent more trash from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Eve than in any other period¹.

The Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) estimates an average of 4.8 kilograms of plastic packaging waste is produced per household in the UK during the holiday season².

With consumerism at its highest around the holidays, it’s time to rethink your gifting plans and be more conscious about what your purchases do to our environment.

It’s not about not gifting, but finding ways to give gifts that are kind to our planet, and even kinder to those in need.

Holiday Impact Certificate

The best (and easiest) “add-on” to your gifting that creates impact is a Holiday Impact Certificate from Plastic Bank.

Each certificate helps stop 4.8 kilograms of plastic – equivalent to 240 single-use 500ml PET plastic bottles – from entering the ocean.

The collected plastic is exchanged for secure income and life-improving benefits by collection members in the Philippines, Indonesia, Brazil and Egypt.

Your loved ones can now gift knowing they will be stopping plastic waste from entering the ocean – with impact that helps alleviate poverty in collection communities on the front lines of stopping ocean plastic.

The best part? The Holiday Impact Certificate just costs US $4.80 for a family, and can be proudly displayed at home, at work, or on social as part of your festive décor.

You could also go Plastic Net-Zero, Plastic Positive, or Ocean Regenerative on your quest for #OceanStewardship with us!

Alternatively, if you’re looking for more ways to bring sustainability to your lifestyle and holiday gifting, check out our Limited Edition Ocean Bottles.

“Frequently Asked Questions: Holiday Waste Prevention,” https://lbre.stanford.edu/pssistanford-recycling/frequently-asked-questions/frequently-asked-questions-holiday-waste-prevention
The Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA)

Why fund impact in other parts of the world?

Plastic pollution has become a global crisis, with developing nations significantly bearing the brunt of its effects.

Four stuffed fabric hearts, two with buttons and one with a pearl embellishment, hang from a twine clothesline against a plain white background. One heart has 'XOXO' written on it, and another has text resembling a vintage label.

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Spread love, not waste, this Valentine’s day

Celebrate love sustainably this Valentine’s Day! Swap wasteful gifts for eco-friendly, DIY, and experience-based alternatives. Choose ethical chocolates, zero-waste wrapping, and green date nights. Show love for your partner and the planet by making conscious choices. Join Plastic Bank in reducing plastic waste and creating a sustainable future. Spread love, not waste!