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Image: Woman carrying bags of plastic in the Philippines and smiling

10 minutes

What if We Turned Plastic Waste into a Valuable Currency?

The Plastic Bank is turning plastic into money for people around the globe. This idea has the power to end poverty while saving our oceans!

Image: Precious Plastics team members with the plastic recycling workspace in the Maldives

12 minutes

[ Innovation ]

What’s Our Waste Worth? A Fresh Look a the Value of Our World’s Plastic Waste

By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber

What if we saw plastic waste as a valuable commodity and not just trash? The plastics littering our beaches and streets are an untapped resource just waiting to be explored by creative entrepreneurs around the world. Find out how!

Image: Plastic waste mixed with sea rubbish

18 minutes

[ Conservation & Sustainability ]

Our Plastic Waste Problem: It’s Not About Perfection

By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber

We all know that plastic waste is a huge problem, but what are we supposed to do about it? Turns out there’s a lot we can do with just a few little changes!

8 minutes

[ Conservation & Sustainability ]

Who Exactly is Responsible for Waste Production

By Abigayle Fugere

Are you sick of seeing litter all over your hometown? Kamikatsu, Japan and other regions were fed up with GHG emissions and toxins, so they started reducing waste production and have already seen drastic improvements in their environments!

Image: Entryway and castle made out of plastic bottles at the Plastic Bottle Vilage

10 minutes

[ #ConspiracyofGoodness ]

A Village Made of Plastic

By Samantha Burns

What might happen if we placed more focus on the idea of inventing ever more creative and practical uses for what’s already been made? Why keep making more “stuff”? There’s something popping up in Panama that can inspire us all!