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 worse, in our oceans and waterways. 🎃

The real nightmare? A planet drowning in plastic. Families trapped in poverty.

In the U.S. alone, over $2.36 billion is spent on single-use plastic decorations each year, and more than 2,000 tons of plastic costumes are discarded after just one night*.

Meanwhile, across the world, 1 in 10 people still live in extreme poverty - including waste collectors - struggling to access food, education, and healthcare.

Poverty isn’t just a statistic - it’s about lives. And no one else is coming to fix it.

Let’s turn this festivity into meaningful action. Join #Us to fight poverty and stop plastic pollution by transforming plastic waste into prosperity.

Every sign-up directly supports a collector and recovers 50 plastic bottles - for free.

Because change doesn’t wait. It starts with #Us.

* Greener Halloween (Duke University, 2022)

Events generate more than bottles and boxes. Hidden plastics - such as polyester lanyards and T-shirts, Tyvek wristbands, PVC banners, printer toner plastic, pallet stretch film plastic, and nylon zip-ties - drive your event’s plastic footprint. This blog shows you where they appear, how many grams they add, the quickest ways to reduce plastic at events, and how to recover an equivalent amount when avoidance isn’t possible.

Ready to see your number and try our event plastic footprint calculator?

The Conqueror motivates people worldwide to move with purpose, turning every kilometer into real environmental and social impact. Partnering with Plastic Bank expands impact options for participants, strengthens customer engagement, and positions the brand as a leader in purposeful fitness.

For six years, Iwan has been collecting recyclable materials with his pickup truck to support his wife, children, and grandchildren.

Since joining Plastic Bank in 2021, Iwan has received additional income and food vouchers that help him make ends meet - ensuring better nutrition and education for his children.

Thanks to your support, collectors like Iwan can provide for their families, keep their communities clean, and build a brighter future. 💙♻️

This October, we marked a series of powerful global observances: from World Food Day (Oct 16) and the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (Oct 17), to the International Day of Climate Action (Oct 24) and Halloween (Oct 31).

Each date reminds us of the urgent social and environmental challenges our world faces: hunger, poverty, inequality, and pollution. Yet, amid these challenges, people everywhere are rising to protect what truly matters: our communities and our planet.

At Plastic Bank, this spirit drives everything we do - fighting poverty and creating prosperity by turning plastic waste into a force for good.

Join our movement to build a thriving world. 🌍💙

A historic win for our oceans. After two decades of campaigning, the Global Ocean Treaty is finally coming into force with 60 nations making it law.

This treaty gives us the framework to protect biodiversity and move closer to the global goal of safeguarding 30% of our oceans by 2030. The momentum is here. Now it is time to deliver.

The world mourned the loss of Dr. Jane Goodall this October - a true beacon of compassion, courage, and hope.

She reminded us that hope is not passive. It’s action, perseverance, and the unwavering belief that together, we can heal our planet.

May we honour her legacy by carrying her torch forward, for people, for all life, for Earth. 💚

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