Community Collection and Recycling of PET in Bulacan, Philippines (PPRS) Upcycling Plastic Tonle Sap and Bassac rivers

Tonle Sap and Bassac rivers in and around Phnom Penh

These credits

Reducing the economic gap between recycled and virgin plastic

Environmental and social benefits of this project include:

and additional processing required

Community Collection and Recycling of PET in Bulacan, Philippines (PPRS) Upcycling Plastic Tonle Sap and Bassac riversThis project partner recycles PET plastic into hot washed flakes that are sold to manufacturers to use in new products. The partner purchases plastic from junk shops and other aggregators in multiple provinces who buy plastic bottles from informal sector waste pickers. The project partner preprocesses the bottles on location, then ships the plastic to their recycling facility in Bulacan. The funds from plastic credits allows this project partner to