Collection and Upcycling of HDPE and Flexible Plastics in Davao, Philippines (PPRS) Increase Recycled Feedstock and additional processing required

and additional processing required

and polluting the ocean

The project sources post-consumer plastic waste through partnerships with four NGOs that lead community-based collection initiatives that mobilize local residents to collect items like bottle caps and ring pulls

Thailand’s beautiful beaches are inundated with plastic

Collection and Upcycling of HDPE and Flexible Plastics in Davao, Philippines (PPRS) Increase Recycled Feedstock and additional processing requiredThis project partner upcycles rigid and flexible plastic waste collected by community partners into long lasting outdoor furniture, such as benches, tables and lounge chairs. The partner acquires plastic thats been sorted, crushed and washed from partners who buy plastic from community members, including informal sector waste pickers, in Davao. They first make sturdy plastic boards from the waste, then use it to build a wide variety of long lasting