Vancouver’s Plastic Bank makes big commitment at K

Photo Credit: Plastic Bank Foundation

Vancouver-based for-profit social enterprise Plastic Bank has made a splash by committing to stop 50 ocean-bound plastic bottles for every K 2022 attendee who pledged to become an “Ocean Steward.”

Plastic Bank works with local entrepreneurs in coastal areas to establish plastic collection branches, with community members being paid to collect plastic garbage, which is then processed into Social Plastic® feedstock, a recycled plastic material available in rPET, rPP, rHDPE, rLDPE for reintegration into the global manufacturing supply chain.

At its booth, Plastic Bank also showcased products and packaging made from this feedstock by global partners such as SC Johnson, Henkel, ScanCom, CartonPack, IVC Group, The Promoland-Recycool, Advansa, and Bloem Living.