DURING the past 10 years, Canadian-based company Plastic Bank has removed globally from the environment about 8.2 billion bottles and collected 162 million kilograms (kg) of plastic.
DURING the past 10 years, Canadian-based company Plastic Bank has removed globally from the environment about 8.2 billion bottles and collected 162 million kilograms of plastic. Jennifer Arcilla, founder of Jecka Collection Branch.
Of that number, about 1.7 billion bottles or 35 million kg of plastic were sourced from the Philippines. Plastic Bank buys the collected waste from individuals, public schools, collection centers and other companies for about P10 to P15 per kg of plastic which are mainly either single-use plastic or multiuse plastic. Then recycling facilities reprocess all the gathered plastic into recycled plastic feedstock and reintroduce them to the international manufacturing supply chain for reuse.
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