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What if creating a better future started with your next meal?
The food we choose, the waste we avoid, and the brands we support all have an impact.
5 simple actions:
🌱 Add more plant based meals..
Are your sustainability claims ready for the new EU requirements?
The European Union's new sustainability regulations are changing how companies communicate environmental claims, packaging claims,...
What if the biggest barriers to change aren't real?
What if they're ideas we've accepted as impossible?
In this clip from his keynote, Unlearning Impossible, Plastic Bank founder David Katz shares...
Some impact needs to be seen in person.
During our visit to Bali, Mckenna from Seaav shared what it meant to experience the work behind the partnership firsthand.
For Seaav, protecting shorelines...
A father's love shapes the future.
Today, we celebrate the dads who work hard, show up, and create opportunities for their families every day.
Happy Father's Day from Shaun and the Plastic Bank c...
The problem isn't plastic waste.
Plastic only becomes waste when it has no value.
By empowering collectors with secure income and opportunities, we can help keep plastic out of the environment whi...
What if plastic waste became too valuable to throw away?
In this talk, Plastic Bank Co-Founder and CTO Shaun Frankson shares a vision where plastic becomes opportunity, helping keep plastic out of...
9.8 billion bottles. The world's largest volume of hand gathered plastic.
Since 2013, Plastic Bank collection community members have helped gather nearly 9.8 billion plastic bottles from the envir...
Behind every bottle is a story.
Meet Vicky, a mother of ten from Baseco, Manila, who is helping create cleaner communities through social recycling.
Every day, Vicky collects plastic from her nei...
Join us in Bali as we sit down with Mckenna from Seaav to discuss sustainability, environmental responsibility, plastic waste collection, and the power of purpose-driven partnerships.
In this conv...
What if your next purchase had more power than you think?
In his TEDx talk, Plastic Bank co-founder Shaun Frankson shares how consumer-driven change can influence the way companies act, produce, a...
Plastic waste is one of the world’s most visible environmental challenges. But when we give discarded plastic value, it can become part of a system that supports people, families, and communities.
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Juhari is a father of two in Bali, working every day to support his family and keep plastic waste out of the environment.
Each week, he collects up to 500 kilograms of plastic waste, bringing it t...
Tiny versions of real life:
Mini food.
Mini groceries.
Mini furniture.
Mini skincare.
Mini everything....
But after the unboxing is over, what is left?
More plastic.
More packaging.
More clutter....
Balenciaga’s destroyed sneakers sold for $1,850.
Ripped shoes. Dirty fabric. Worn-out soles. Marketed as luxury fashion.
But for people experiencing homelessness, destroyed shoes are not a trend. ...
Impact is not only measured in numbers.
It is seen in people. In families. In schools. In access to care.
In communities building better futures.
Through Plastic Bank, collection community members...
48oz coffee bucket?
At what point does a drink stop being coffee and start becoming overload?
The new Dunkin’ Bucket trend says a lot about where we are with overconsumption. Bigger drinks. More ...
15 minutes of hydration. Years of waste.
Single use skincare has quietly become part of everyday life. Eye patches, sheet masks, plastic wrappers, tiny packets used once and thrown away minutes la...
Biodiversity is the foundation of life on Earth.
It supports the food we grow, the water we drink, the air we breathe, and the ecosystems that protect our planet from climate extremes.
But biodiv...
What happens when bees lose the places they need to survive?
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Plastic pollution does not stop at the ocean. It reaches soil, rivers, gardens, fields, and the ecosystems pollinators depen