Social-Plus: A new Standard for improving waste picker conditions The estimated 20 million waste pickers operating around the world [1] provide around 60 percent of the global collection volume for plastic recycled material [2]. However, waste pickers receive little...

What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is a vast area in the North Pacific Ocean where marine debris, primarily plastics, has accumulated due to ocean currents. What we have come to know as the great pacific garbage patch was...

Mitigation of Plastic Pollution – Climate Action on Plastic Waste, Mitigation Checklist Mitigation of Plastic Pollution This blog is the second in our blog mini series focused on Plastic Collective’s Plastic Pathways for Corporates which help corporates address...

Plastic Pollution Facts & Statistics Plastic pollution is a problem has quickly become one of the most important environmental issues in recent years. It is a global problem that affects every corner of the planet, from the deepest ocean trenches to the most...

Net Zero vs. Carbon Neutral In recent years, the phrases “net zero” and “carbon neutral” have become buzzwords in the climate change and sustainability discussion. Governments, businesses, and individuals are increasingly encouraged to reduce...

Global Partnership on Plastic Pollution & Marine Litter (GPML) Recently (in April 2023) we proudly became an official member of the Global Partnership on Plastic Pollution and Marine Litter (GPML), a multi-stakeholder partnership working together to find...

How Effective Is Plastic Recycling? Is Plastic Recycling Effective? Most of us have come to understand that plastic is bad for the environment and can have a negative impact on our health. This is why in many countries plastic recycling schemes have been implemented...

The Plastic Waste Problem and its Solutions We’ve all come across plastic waste in some form or other. You can find it in our homes, in our streets, and in our oceans. Plastic pollution has become a global issue that needs to be addressed urgently. While there have...

Extended Producer Responsibility – How Can It Drive Global Circularity and Sustainability? Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is the concept that producers and importers should take responsibility for the products they put into a market across their entire...