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A Plastic Bank community member is standing in a pile of plastic bottles. He is on his phone, using the Plastic Bank App to record the plastic gathered for recycling.

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If plastic was worth its weight in gold, would we throw it away?

Plastic as money

Collection communities gather discarded plastic and exchange it for secure income, social benefits, and financial inclusion.

Making a life-changing impact

Gathered the equivalent of

6.5 billion bottles

across some of the most vulnerable areas in the Philippines, Indonesia, Brazil, Egypt, Thailand, and Cameroon.

Collection communities

539

gathering discarded plastic across five countries.

Community members

50,360

exchanging discarded plastic for secure income, social benefits, and financial inclusion.

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Gathered the equivalent of

3.7 billion bottles

“We are very proud to have begun this journey with Plastic Bank to reduce our plastic footprint on the planet while also doing good for its people.”
Charles Waters President International
Gathered the equivalent of

1.0 billion bottles

“While single-use plastics are essential to the safety and convenience of medical products, we strive to minimize their impact on the environment by supporting important initiatives like this program with Plastic Bank.”
Charles Herget Global Head of ESG

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