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September 7, 2023
Plastic Bank's David Katz can turn your trash to cash
Plastic Bank is a social enterprise that turns plastic waste into a commodity, providing a dignified livelihood for trash collectors. They use a gamified waste collection business model to...
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September 7, 2023
Plastic man saves the world
Plastic Bank is a social enterprise that turns plastic waste into a commodity, providing a dignified livelihood for trash collectors. They use a gamified waste collection business model to...
Read on The Manila Times »
September 2, 2023
Plastic Bank: Picking up the pieces for trash collectors
A startup in the Philippines is turning scrap plastic into a commodity, providing a dignified livelihood for waste pickers. The company, Plastic Bank, uses a gamified waste collection business...
Read on INQUIRER.net »
August 26, 2023
Plastic Bank: Transforming Scrap Plastic into a Sustainable Resource
A startup in the Philippines is turning scrap plastic into a commodity, providing a dignified livelihood for waste collectors. The company uses a gamified waste collection business model to...
Read on Clayton County Register »
August 20, 2023
Social enterprise turns materials recovery into a dignified livelihood
1. A social enterprise in the Philippines is transforming materials recovery into a dignified livelihood, providing employment opportunities for waste collectors. 2. Plastic Bank is promoting a...
Read on Malaya Business Insight | The online version of Malaya Business Insight. Published at the same time with the same content for the major sections. »
May 23, 2023
Plastic Bank's communities stop four billion bottles equivalent plastic from reaching the ocean
Plastic Bank has prevented four billion bottles worth of plastic from reaching the ocean in the past 10 years by incentivizing recycling in communities.
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