Make your event a force for good with Marriott and Plastic Bank

Meet Elizabeth from Baseco

Elizabeth has spent years as a street sweeper, watching plastic waste overwhelm her community. Rather than accept the problem, she took action..

By collecting and exchanging plastic through Plastic Bank, she keeps her neighborhood cleaner and provides for her family. Her earnings go toward essentials like rice and, most importantly, her grandchild's education. Thanks to this steady income, Elizabeth recently purchased a tablet that helps keep her grandchild in school—an achievement that once felt out of reach.

About Plastic Bank in the Philippines

Plastic Bank is a global bottle deposit program on a mission to help end poverty and stop plastic pollution.

Since 2016, our network in the Philippines has grown to 25,213 collection members, collectively preventing the equivalent of 2.20 billion plastic bottles from polluting the environment. Here's how it works:

1. Individuals and businesses fund collection
   Your contributions help finance the collection of discarded plastic.
2. Local collection members gather plastic
   Elizabeth and thousands like her collect plastic from streets, coastlines, and neighborhoods.
3. Exchange for income & benefits
   Collection members exchange plastic at a Plastic Bank branch for money or social benefits—helping them buy food, school supplies, and more.
4. Plastic is recycled
   Gathered plastic is processed and reintegrated into new products, closing the loop on plastic waste.

Your event's contribution:

• Every bottle funded = one bottle removed
  When you fund a bottle, you directly empower a local collector to exchange plastic for income.
• Verified social & environmental impact
  Receive a digital certificate acknowledging the total number of bottles you've prevented from polluting the environment.
• Share your impact
  Showcase your commitment at your event, inspire attendees, and demonstrate how business gatherings can drive real change.