Plastic Bank envisions a wasteless world. We empower the Social Recycling movement that stops ocean plastic and helps alleviate poverty. Our collection communities exchange plastic waste as currency for income and life-improving benefits. The collected material is processed into Social Plastic® feedstock for reuse in products and packaging.
Find out more about Plastic Bank in this lesson!
What to Expect:
Learn about Social Recycling and Plastic Bank’s mission & values
Discover the stories of Plastic Bank’s collection community members
Recover your first 50 bottles
Join the global bottle deposit program and start with:
50 bottles collected from one of our communities
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