● February 2020 · Newsletter
February Newsletter
Plastic Bank has arrived in Egypt!
In partnership with Henkel, we are opening 400 collections points in Egypt, bringing formality to an informal recycling infrastructure. Together we are empowering communities to prevent ocean plastic.
Collector Spotlight: Vicky
Meet Vicky, a mother of 10, grandmother of 2, and a Plastic Bank collector. Vicky is providing food and other necessities for her family through the collection of plastic in Baseco, Philippines.
Help support collectors like Vicky today!
Congratulations Henkel!
Henkel's FA and Naturebox products took home the 2020 PAC Global Leadership Award for Best In Class Packaging Innovation, Sustainable Design! Henkel is the first FMCG company to use Social Plastic ® in it's packaging!
Plastic Bank Indonesia
Indonesia is the 2nd largest contributor to plastic pollution in world and Plastic Bank is committed to changing that. Meet the team of change makers in Indonesia!
New Partner: Carton Pack
Carton Pack is a market leader of food-safe thermoformed packaging for the fruit and vegetable industry. They are the first in the fruit packaging industry to incorporate Social Plastic ® into their packaging!
Faith and a Regenerative Economy:
Doing Business for the Benefit of People and Planet
Join us on March 26, 2020 (2pm GMT), for a webinar exploring a Christian perspective for a regenerative economy.
Speakers :
Rev. Dr. Dave Bookles, Director of Theology, A Rocha International
Dr. Jose Amrozic, Trustee, Humane School of Business at the Catholic University of San Pablo in San Jose, Costa Rica
Joanne Green, Senior Policy Advisor, Tearfund
Dr. Peter Nitschke, Faith Program Specialist, Plastic Bank