Precious Plastic

Related solutions

• Organization

  Rotary International

  Evanston, Illinois, USA

  More than a million members in over 46,000 clubs. The environment became Rotary’s seventh area of focus in 2020, opening Foundation grants to plastic projects.

  Education and community
• Organization

  Tangaroa Blue Foundation

  Runs the Australian Marine Debris Initiative, where volunteers log what they collect on beaches so the data can trace litter to its source and stop it there.

  Education and communityResearch and science
• Organization

  Global Plastic Action Partnership

  Hosted by the World Economic Forum; helps countries build national plastic action roadmaps with government, business and civil society.

  Collection and recyclingPolicy and advocacy
• Technology

  Enzymatic recycling of PET and polyester

  Pilot to first commercial plants

  Engineered enzymes break PET bottles, trays and polyester textiles back into their building blocks, which can be made into new plastic of virgin quality.

  Collection and recyclingResearch and science