Circular A2Z: Plastic Bank

What if plastic waste could lift people out of poverty while protecting our oceans? That’s the vision behind Plastic Bank, founded by David Katz in 2013. By turning plastic into a currency for change, Plastic Bank is proving that waste has value—both for the planet and the people who collect it.


🔄 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡

Plastic Bank partners with coastal communities in regions most impacted by plastic pollution, enabling individuals to collect and exchange plastic waste for money, goods, and services. Instead of ending up in our oceans, discarded plastic becomes Social Plastic®—a valuable resource reintroduced into the global supply chain.


✅ 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘖𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦
Preventing waste from polluting our waterways while tackling the root causes of poverty.

✅ 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴
Providing financial stability, healthcare, and education through plastic collection.

✅ 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴
Transforming collected waste into Social Plastic®, which is reused by global brands in new products.



🌏 𝐀 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞

Since launching in Haiti, Plastic Bank has expanded to Indonesia, the Philippines, Brazil, Egypt, Thailand, and Cameroon, impacting over 56,000 members across 541 communities. To date, they’ve prevented the equivalent of 7.8 billion plastic bottles from entering the ocean.


As David Katz says, “𝐼 𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑛’𝑡 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝐵𝑎𝑛𝑘. 𝐼 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑.” His journey is a testament to the power of rethinking waste, reimagining value, and restoring dignity.


"𝐼 𝑠𝑒𝑒 𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐® 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑖𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑖𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡ℎ",
"𝑊𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑎 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛" - David Katz.
Let’s embrace solutions that create a circular and inclusive economy! 💚

Video credits to David Katz at TED Talk 2018 :
Full version: https://lnkd.in/g_ZHwH_x

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