Tag: Plastic Bank

Henkel Beauty Care: Plastic Bank collects one billion plastic bottles to protect the oceans

Stuart Mitchell

In pursuit of its goal of significantly reducing plastic waste, Henkel Beauty Care collaborates closely with the social enterprise Plastic Bank. The aim of this successful group-wide partnership is to stop plastic refuse getting into the world’s oceans and at the same time provide new opportunities for impoverished people. Now, thanks to a concept that is both highly sustainable and hugely innovative, Plastic Bank has reached an important milestone: 17,000 collectors worldwide have collected a total of one billion plastic bottles, which will be returned to the reusable material cycle…

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Plastic Bank Celebrates Stopping Its 1 Billionth Bottle of Ocean-Bound Plastic, Partnership With SC Johnson Accounts for Half of the Total

Stuart Mitchell

Plastic Bank®, a social enterprise revolutionizing the global supply chain for recycled ocean-bound plastic, announced today it has reached the significant milestone of stopping 1 billion plastic bottles from entering the world’s oceans. Plastic Bank’s global partnership with SC Johnson, an industry leading manufacturer of household consumer brands, has accounted for more than half of this environmental achievement. “At SC Johnson, we are driven to create a more sustainable world where every part of our operation, from sourcing to consumer disposal, leads to an increasingly lighter footprint on our planet…

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SC Johnson Applauds Cleanup Efforts to Combat the Plastic Waste Crisis

Stuart Mitchell

A concerted cleanup effort among governments, citizens, NGOs and businesses over the past few years is helping to improve waterways and oceans around the world. Fisk Johnson, Chairman and CEO of SC Johnson, recently visited the Philippines and Panama to see firsthand the advancements being made to save the oceans from plastic waste. “The most important thing we can to do to save our oceans from plastic waste is to address the issue at its root cause by improving waste collection systems and capturing plastic before it gets into the…

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M&S Launches Eco Bag With Social Impact

Stuart Mitchell

Marks & Spencer (M&S) has launched a new eco-shopping bag that helps prevent waste and reduce poverty among people living in Haiti and the Philippines. Launched in stores on 6th November, the re-usable bag is made from 75% Social Plastic©, which is plastic waste that has been collected and recycled by Plastic Bank, a social enterprise seeking to stop ocean plastic pollution. Plastic Bank incentivises people in Haiti and the Philippines – two areas highly polluted with plastic – to collect waste and take it to one of 36 recycling…

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