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Data last verified on Alchemy™: Sunday, 04/02/2023

Ocean-bound plastic

Ocean-bound plastic has not yet found its way into the ocean. This represents plastic that is found on the ground within 50 kilometers of a waterway or coastal area, and is otherwise unlikely to be collected.

Bottles Stopped

The amount of ocean-bound plastic collected and recycled in our recycling communities converted into bottles. Conversion rate is 50 bottles per kg (the average weight of a 500mL bottle is ~20g)

Community Members

Individuals within a recycling community who collect plastic and deliver it to a collection point in exchange for collection benefits.

Recycling Communities

Community of plastic collectors living within 50 kilometres of ocean-bound waterways involved in plastic collection and its exchange at Plastic Bank collection points.

Alchemy™

Alchemy is the blockchain platform that powers the Plastic Bank app. It enables fully traceable recycling processes, secures income for recycling community members and tailors impact reports for our stewards.

Plastic Bank’s collaboration with LifestyleGarden®

Plastic Bank collaborates with LifestyleGarden® to support their mission and purpose of supplying their customers with sustainable outdoor living products that are harmless to the environment, of high quality and represent great value.

LifestyleGarden® is committed to being a positive force in the outdoor furniture industry, creating beautiful, timeless designs incorporating recycled materials. Sustainability is at the heart of everything LifestyleGarden® does, and Plastic Bank is excited about this partnership to incorporate Social Plastic® into their plastic ranges.

The Nassau Range is now made with 100% Social Plastic® as the primary material! 

This collaboration has led to the release of LifestyleGarden® ever-popular Nassau Range as their first product line containing 100% Social Plastic® as the primary material.

Plastic Bank is proud to collaborate with LifestyleGarden® to raise awareness with consumers all over the world on how we can think differently about how we consume, and that it is possible to use recycled plastic for high quality and high value products. 

LifestyleGarden® Nassau Range uses Social Plastic®