The Denman partnership with Plastic Bank has reached a massive milestone and so far has prevented over 8.5 million plastic bottles and 170 thousand kilograms of plastics reaching the world’s waterways and oceans.
The partnership is now in its third year, and the results speak for themselves. Plastic Bank is an incredible organization that builds ethical recycling ecosystems in coastal communities and reprocesses the materials for reintroduction into the global supply chain as Social Plastic.
Collectors receive credits for the materials they collect which can be redeemed against family necessities such as groceries, cooking fuel, school tuition and health insurance. Plastic Bank’s blockchain platform secures the entire transaction and provides real-time data, which means that Denman can see a snapshot of just how many people and communities around the world have been positively impacted by the partnership (over 1000 people and 83 communities and counting).
Denman Professional CEO Victoria Fishman says, “We are so grateful to Plastic Bank for offering corporations like ours the opportunity to make a positive impact on plastics recycling and their collector communities. Achieving this milestone is worth celebrating, but we know it’s just one step in our ongoing sustainability journey.”
