Plastic Bank meets the Pope

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 planetary stewardship. We're excited to share the details soon.

Plastic Bank's David Katz sharing a moment with Pope Francis. Plastic Bank and the Vatican are collaborating to engage Catholic groups in the fight against ocean plastic and poverty.

This month, Aldi and Plastic Bank launched a collection branch in Manila. The new branch, close to the heavily polluted Pasig River and Manila Bay, doubles as a community space with open WiFi. Watch the video below to learn more about Plastic Bank in Manila.

Dyan Mabunga Rodriguez, our Philippines Development Manager, explains the impact of the Social Plastic Ecosystem in Manila and its importance to the community. (3:30)

This Canada Day (July 1st), Plastic Bank co-founder & CTO Shaun Frankson will be speaking in the Innovation Zone at Canada Place in Vancouver, BC. At the Plastic Bank booth, you can meet the team and learn how to get involved. (Psst! We're hiring.)

Impact ambassadors and change makers welcome! We have positions open around the world and across all departments. If you're passionate about our work, we'd love to meet you — click below to see available openings.

World Oceans Day 2019 was a milestone success: Ocean Bracelet orders on June 8th will recover close to 5 metric tonnes of ocean-bound plastic — that's about 250,000 ocean-bound plastic bottles!

Revolutionists in over 20 countries are now proudly standing against ocean plastic and extreme poverty. If you haven't ordered your limited edition bracelet yet, get yours now at the link below.

Each bracelet recovers 20 lbs (9 kg) of ocean-bound plastic from the environment.