Plastic Bank’s Partnership with Henkel
EMPOWERING RECYCLING ECOSYSTEMS AROUND THE WORLD WHILE SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING SOLUTIONS
Henkel takes a long-term, entrepreneurial approach toward all elements of sustainability. As a Plastic Bank founding partner, Henkel helped to establish Plastic Bank’s first recycling ecosystem in Haiti in 2017. Then in 2021 Henkel collaborated with Plastic Bank to establish collection communities in Egypt which aim to collect and recycle 5,000 metric tons of ocean-bound plastic per year! The local collection members receive stable income and life-improving benefits in exchange for the plastic they collect. The collected plastic is then reprocessed to create Social Plastic® feedstock that is integrated into select Henkel product packaging.
Page manually updated April 4, 2023.
96.09% PET
0.08% HDPE
0.65% PP
3.18% Mixed
Henkel’s Impact Report
Start date: 08/2017
11.8 Million kg
of plastic extracted
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96.09% PET
0.08% HDPE
0.65% PP
3.18% Mixed
607.3 Million
bottles collected
36
Collection Points
2061
Collectors
Henkel and Plastic Bank
Henkel & Plastic Bank| BBC Story works posted June 2020Henkel & Plastic Bank ongoing collaboration
Henkel & Plastic Bank Collaboration posted February 2020Being part of the solution
Henkel has integrated Social Plastic® feedstock into their product packaging, including Pril, Vernel, Sidolin and Nature Box brands.
Henkel has received global recognition for their Fa and Nature Box brands, winning the Best in Class Packaging Innovation, Sustainable Design at the PAC Global Leadership Awards in 2020, and the Best Practices Award at the Sustainability Awards in 2019.
Branch owner in Mansheyet Nasser, Egypt, April 2021
Branch owner in Mansheyet Nasser, Egypt, April 2021
Henkel brands use Social Plastic® feedstock
Henkel incorporates recycled Social Plastic® feedstock into its Beauty, Laundry & Home Care product packaging
Nature Box Shampoo
Vernel Fabric Softener
Clin Window & Glass Cleaner
Pril Hand Wash
Dial Hand Soap
Nature Box Shampoo
Vernel Fabric Softener
Clin Window & Glass Cleaner
Pril Hand Wash
Dial Hand Soap
Manshiyet Nasser community, Egypt, Feb 2022
Manshiyet Nasser community, Egypt, Feb 2022
Henkel and Plastic Bank team, captured during the Top to Top meeting in October 2022.
“Our collaboration with Plastic Bank is a unique partnership, addressing two of the world’s biggest challenges of today: plastic waste and the lack of opportunity for people in need … We are excited to take the next steps – for the environment and a better future for collection community members.”
Sylvie Nicol
Executive Vice President Human Resources and Chairwoman of Henkel’s Sustainability Council
Henkel and Plastic Bank team, captured during the Top to Top meeting in October 2022.
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