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We are on the brink of an extraordinary milestone: 10 billion plastic bottles collected since 2013. With 9.8 billion bottles already recovered, we are closer than ever to reaching…
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Empowering resilience, creating hope
In today’s uncertain world, resilience matters more than ever. When the economy shifts and the future feels unpredictable, underserved communities are often impacted first…
What if Earth Day changed how we value things?
We’ve been taught to treat more as better. More things. More convenience. More now.
You can’t recycle everything, but you can choose better
On March 18, we marked Global Recycling Day. But let’s be honest: recycling alone doesn’t solve for waste creation. There is no “away.” Every item we toss still exists somewhere…
Reimagining February. Rethinking what we celebrate.
February didn’t just celebrate love and sport, it showcased how aggressively commercialized culture can shape our behaviour. In the United States alone, Valentine’s Day spending…
2026: The world says “more”. Sounds like greed to #Us.
Everywhere we turn, we’re told to move faster, do more, and buy more.
Collective Action > Real Change: Your Impact in 2025!
2025 has felt heavy - with climate disasters, conflict, injustice, and systems failing those who need them most. In times like these, it’s easy to feel powerless. Yet this year…
Better than holiday deals? Real change for people and the planet.
This Black Friday and holiday season, we’re surrounded by deals urging us to buy more - yet so much of it quickly becomes waste. In fact, household waste rises by nearly 1 million…
Scarier than Halloween? Plastic. Poverty. Time to change it.
Halloween is one of the most celebrated holidays! But it’s also one of the least environmentally friendly. Candy wrappers, decorations, and costumes often end up in landfills or…
Sick of seeing people and the planet hurt? Together, we can change this!
According to the 2025 UN SDG Report, 1 in 10 people live in extreme poverty - facing hunger, lack of education, and limited healthcare that lock families into cycles of hardship…
What’s New in Your Subscription This Month!
The Global Plastic Treaty in Geneva has failed to reach an agreement to regulate plastic waste. This disappointing outcome is far less than what our planet and people deserve. It…
🌍Plastic Free July or Plastic Free Nature?
Plastic Free July has become a global movement inspiring over 140 million people across 190+ countries to reduce their single-use plastic*. On average, participants cut 23 kg of…
Big news in June: Vatican visit, new careers available, and World Oceans Day results
This month’s newsletter is packed with hope and impact. 💚🌍
May’s wins for people and the planet
Welcome to the May recap in our newsletter—filled with hope, impact, and momentum. 💚🌍
Celebrating Earth Month: 8 Billion Bottles, 8 Billion People!
We’re starting Earth Month with a powerful milestone— 8 billion plastic bottles collected from the environment. That’s nearly the same as the number of people on the planet…
Recycling That Lifts Up, Not Just Cleans Up ♻️
has been gathered by over 57,000 collection members.
Overcome climate anxiety with action 🙌🌊
Waiting for “someone else” to relieve us of climate anxiety doesn’t work. Governments talk, companies promise, but it feels like no one’s doing enough to make a difference.
Not another year of more resolutions and less action!
As the new year begins, many of us reflect on resolutions—well-meaning promises to create a better future. But at Plastic Bank, we believe the world doesn’t need more parked…
Another treaty, another failure. Will you act or wait?
Another summit, another round of promises drowned in a sea of inaction. The Plastic Treaty talks in South Korea collapsed under divided interests, and COP29’s carbon footprint…
This is how prosperity flows through purposeful action
How does prosperity flow in our communities? It begins when collection members gather discarded plastic that would otherwise pollute the environment. This plastic is exchanged for…
We just made the biggest impact in plastic collection—and we’re still losing the battle.
Our communities and partners are celebrating a milestone that many thought was impossible: over 50,000 collection members have hand-gathered more than 140 million kilograms of…
We’ve exceeded our planet’s plastic waste capacity
Today is Global Plastic Overshoot Day — a stark reminder that we’ve already exceeded our planet’s ability to handle discarded plastic for the year. Each piece of single-use plastic…
Choosing your sustainability partner
Sustainability can feel like a maze, especially when you’re unsure where to start or who to trust. It’s a challenge many small businesses face, and it can stall even the most…
Is plastic really the enemy?
Every July, we are called to eliminate plastic from our lives. But what if we've been looking at this all wrong? What if the problem isn't plastic itself but how we treat it?
No one is coming to save us!
For too long, we've been waiting for big businesses and governments to lead the change toward regenerating our planet. But what if we've had it wrong?
Could purpose be a business game-changer?
Picture a bustling enterprise; its operations are smooth, its customer base loyal, and its financial health robust. This business isn’t thriving solely because of traditional…
Six billion bottles gathered!
In our pursuit of a wasteless world, a fundamental truth resonates: solitary efforts yield limited results. It's the collective resolve of humanity that enables exponential change.
Greenwashing or game-changing?
In a world filled with eco-claims and green buzzwords, how do you know if a brand is genuinely making a difference? The answer lies in your hands – quite literally! As a consumer…
Demanding real action for a wasteless world
Are businesses prioritizing the regeneration of our planet? Recent findings from What Impact’s white paper reveal a concerning trend: 57% of sustainability professionals encounter…
Catalyzing global change together
Have you considered the power of water that cuts through rocks? It achieves it through the persistence of its flow, more than the force of it. Change often starts subtly, with…
Making moments come true
In the hustle of life, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and disconnected. Yet, amidst the chaos, there's a universal truth that binds us – the essence of our humanity.
Cracking the code on plastic pollution
When addressing plastic pollution, continuous learning is one of the vital steps to making a real impact. Every piece of information we gather empowers us to make better choices in…
100,000,000 kilograms of plastic gathered by hand
A story of hope and transformation unfolds in the face of plastic pollution and poverty. Imagine over 100 million kilograms of discarded plastic — a staggering 220 million pounds…
The waves of impact from protecting the ocean
Did you know that 71 percent of our planet is covered by the ocean? Although geographically divided into the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic, the ocean is one massive body of…
Let's create moments of joy!
Our Social Recycling movement thrives on the dedication of our collection members, who are at the heart of our mission. Their commitment and passion fuel our relentless fight…
Going beyond Plastic-Free July
Did you know that 80 percent of ocean litter, from surface to deep sea, is plastic? Our pervasive throwaway culture unleashes a torrent of plastic waste that wreaks havoc on marine…
By the ocean, we're connected as one
Picture yourself standing bare feet on a shore, where the land meets the vast expanse of shimmering blue. As you stare at the horizon, feel the ebb and flow of the vast ocean that…
Plastic Bank turns 10! 🥳
The idea of changing the world can be overwhelming. You are filled with doubts and confusion – not knowing how, when, and where to start. But the secret is to JUST BEGIN. You don’t…
Reflecting on our relationship with the Earth
We’re on a collective journey in our relationship with the Earth and it's time we reflected on it…Typically, we use this space to write a letter to you. In honour of Earth Month…
Here’s how you’re making our world a better place
Did you know that 8 percent of the global population lives in extreme poverty and survives with just US$2.19 per day?* Poverty is one of the most pressing issues that humanity…
🎬COMING SOON: Plastic Bank feature in “Plastic Earth”
A lot of films tackle the plastic crisis, but very few showcase the solution.
Here's what we've achieved together in 2022
Another year has come and gone, and 2022 was one for the books! Together, we made a difference for our communities, our ocean, and the world at large.
A winning month for Ocean Stewards!
Together, we’ve hit yet another billion bottle milestone – stopping over 3 billion plastic bottles from reaching the ocean - the equivalent of over 60 million kilograms of plastic!
Conduit for change
The fulfillment of ocean stewardship is multiplied when we share it with others.
Are you ready to take the #OceanStewardChallenge?
It’s Plastic Free July, an opportunity to address how we are using plastic, and how we can better steward our planet through responsible consumption.
Our communities just keep growing!
This month, in honour of World Oceans Day, we’d like to pay tribute to our communities and the work they are doing to save the ocean. Every. Single. Day.
Plastic Bank turns 9 🎂
From realizing to becoming, all you need is a little courage to create impact.
Does the Earth need saving?
This Earth Month, we asked ourselves what are we celebrating? Does the earth need saving? Or is it us?
You helped make it happen!
2022 Special Edition
Thank you, thank you, thank you 💙
Another year has come and gone. While this year (and last) have been a little different than we’re used to, we’ve seen incredible positivity, possibility and love from our Plastic…
We can keep regenerating single-use plastic...
Single-use plastic is everywhere. On the store shelves, in our homes, on the streets and in the oceans. And every day, our collectors are working hard to make our planet a cleaner…
Did someone say new collection branches?
Last month we celebrated #WorldRiversDay, an important day to recognize our waterways and the impact plastic pollution can have on our rivers, waterways, seas and oceans. Did you…
Celebrating a summer of IMPACT 💥
while improving the lives of vulnerable coastal communities
We reached our highest ever monthly collection… 🤯
We got so excited we sent the wrong newsletter a moment ago. Sorry about that! Keep reading to learn about our amazing July results!
Create impact TODAY for a better tomorrow 🙌
In June, we celebrated #WorldOceanDay - a reminder to protect our oceans while making a lasting environmental, social, and economic impact that will empower generations to come.
May Highlights 2021
This month we are celebrating Plastic Bank’s 8th Birthday! Since 2013, we have established ethical recycling ecosystems in 5 countries, and have grown to over 320 collection…
Thank You and Happy Holidays from Plastic Bank!
- David Katz, Founder and CEO.
2020 is off to a great start!
Plastic Bank has arrived in Egypt!
2019 was a BIG year for Plastic Bank!
2019 was a BIG year for Plastic Bank!
More firsts to celebrate ! 🐳
Fall has arrived!
What Would Greta Do?
Many of us have been following the story of Greta Thunberg and have watched her quiet action turn into a global movement. She is a perfect example of the power of a single person…
Get ready for a new Revolution.
The Social Plastic Interfaith Revolution is a program for faith communities to engage and activate their congregations as stewards of our planet.
Bali is booming! Guess how many collection points we have now?
Volumes of recovered ocean-bound plastic have been doubling every month in Bali this year. By enrolling schools, shops, and recycling partners into the Social Plastic ecosystem…
Big news in June: Vatican visit, new careers available, WOD winners & more!
Plastic Bank CEO and founder David Katz met with Pope Francis this week to discuss how faith-driven initiatives can amplify our mission and uphold humanity's commitment to…
What are your plans for World Ocean Day?🐳🐬🐟🐠🐚🐙
We are grateful to be recognized this month with two awards. We received the Game Changer of the Year award at the Green Tech Festival in Germany and an SDG Action Award alongside…
Our Impact is growing thanks to you! 👏 👏
Wow, you did it! After surpassing the goal of 20,000 retweets in less than a week, SC Johnson announced they will open a 9th Plastic Bank branch in Bali. Overall, the campaign…
Reflecting on an Incredible Year Stopping Ocean Plastic! 🐟 🐠 🐬 🐳
Look at that team! It is hard to believe that a year ago the Plastic Bank leadership team could have fit in a minivan and still had room for David's dog in the back!
Plastic Bank Launches in Bali!
Thanks to the leadership and support of SC Johnson, we will be opening 8 new Plastic Bank branches in Bali, including our first ever mobile locations! With 2 branches already open…
Social Plastic Movement Update
We are grateful that despite the recent natural disasters in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Haiti, our staff and their families in-country are all safe and our operations are…
HUGE Social Plastic updates!
Thank you for joining the movement to stop ocean plastic with Plastic Bank! We’re thrilled to have you on this journey with us and we want to keep you up to date with our progress.