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Plastic Bank is a for-profit [[social enterprise]] founded and based in Vancouver, British Columbia, that builds [[recycling]] ecosystems in [[Underdevelopment|under-developed]] communities in an effort to fight both [[plastic pollution]] in oceans, as well as high [[poverty]] levels in [[Developing country|developing countries]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Barbaschow|first=Asha|title=Plastic Bank treating plastic like currency to tackle waste and poverty|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/plastic-bank-treating-plastic-like-currency-to-tackle-waste-and-poverty/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=ZDNet|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Plastic Bank - Heroes of the Sea|url=https://heroesofthesea.com/project/the-plastic-bank|access-date=2020-09-02|website=heroesofthesea.com|language=en}}</ref>. The company allows people living in poverty to collect plastic and trade it in for material goods such as school tuition, medical insurance, [[pharmaceutical access, internet access, and cooking fuel, with the aim of adding more benefits to their program in the future<ref name=":0" />. Plastic Bank reprocesses collected plastics for reintroduction into the [[supply chain]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2019-08-18|title=What if We Turned Plastic Waste into a Valuable Currency?|url=https://everwideningcircles.com/2019/08/18/plastic-bank-creating-social-plastic/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Ever Widening Circles|language=en-US}}</ref>. They currently have operations in the Philippines, Indonesia, Brazil, and Egypt, with plans to expand into Colombia and Vietnam in the coming years<ref>{{Cite web|last=CNN|first=Tom Page|title=We're throwing away a fortune in plastic every year. This company is cleaning up|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/15/world/plastic-bank-sustainable-brands-oceans-2019/index.html|access-date=2020-09-02|website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-19|title=EGYPT: Henkel joins forces with Plastic Bank to recover plastic waste|url=https://www.afrik21.africa/en/egypt-henkel-joins-forces-with-plastic-bank-to-recover-plastic-waste/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Afrik 21|language=en-US}}</ref>.
| logo = Plastic Bank Logo.png
| type = [[Privately held company]]
| industry = Environmentalism
| founded = 2013, in [[Vancouver]], BC, Canada
| founder = David Katz and Shaun Frankson
| website = {{url|https://plasticbank.com}}
}}
[[File:Plastic Bank Logo.png|thumb]]
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'''Plastic Bank''' is a for-profit [[social enterprise]] founded and based in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], that builds [[recycling]] ecosystems in [[Underdevelopment|under-developed]] communities in an effort to fight both [[plastic pollution]] in oceans, as well as high [[poverty]] levels in [[Developing country|developing countries]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Barbaschow|first=Asha|title=Plastic Bank treating plastic like currency to tackle waste and poverty|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/plastic-bank-treating-plastic-like-currency-to-tackle-waste-and-poverty/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=ZDNet|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Plastic Bank - Heroes of the Sea|url=https://heroesofthesea.com/project/the-plastic-bank|access-date=2020-09-02|website=heroesofthesea.com|language=en}}</ref> The company allows people living in poverty to collect plastic and trade it for goods and services including school tuition, medical insurance, [[pharmaceutical]] access, internet access, and cooking fuel, with the aim of adding more benefits to their program in the future.<ref name=":0" /> Plastic Bank reprocesses collected plastics for reintroduction into the [[supply chain]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2019-08-18|title=What if We Turned Plastic Waste into a Valuable Currency?|url=https://everwideningcircles.com/2019/08/18/plastic-bank-creating-social-plastic/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Ever Widening Circles|language=en-US}}</ref> They currently have operations in the [[Philippines]], [[Indonesia]], [[Brazil]], and [[Egypt]], with plans to expand into [[Colombia]] and [[Vietnam]] in the coming years<ref>{{Cite web|author=Tom Page|title=We're throwing away a fortune in plastic every year. This company is cleaning up|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/15/world/plastic-bank-sustainable-brands-oceans-2019/index.html|access-date=2020-09-02|website=CNN|date=15 November 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-19|title=EGYPT: Henkel joins forces with Plastic Bank to recover plastic waste|url=https://www.afrik21.africa/en/egypt-henkel-joins-forces-with-plastic-bank-to-recover-plastic-waste/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Afrik 21|language=en-US}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
Plastic Bank was started in 2013 by co-founders David Katz and Shaun Frankson<ref name=":1" />. Their idea was to transform plastics into a form of currency for impoverished peoples<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2015-11-20|title=Entrepreneur looks to reduce both plastic waste and poverty|url=https://www.plasticstoday.com/entrepreneur-looks-reduce-both-plastic-waste-and-poverty|access-date=2020-09-02|website=plasticstoday.com|language=en}}</ref>. Katz initially came up with the idea for their model at an arcade, where people would trade in tickets for prizes<ref name=":2" />. He took this idea to create a system in which that same kind of value would be applied to what people discard, effectively creating a [[currency]], tradable for material goods or services<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=adove|date=2013-07-12|title=Changing plastics into currency|url=https://www.royalroads.ca/news/changing-plastics-currency|access-date=2020-09-02|website=www.royalroads.ca|language=en}}</ref>.
Plastic Bank was founded in 2013 by David Katz and Shaun Frankson.<ref name=":1" /> Their idea was to transform plastics into a form of currency for impoverished peoples.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2015-11-20|title=Entrepreneur looks to reduce both plastic waste and poverty|url=https://www.plasticstoday.com/entrepreneur-looks-reduce-both-plastic-waste-and-poverty|access-date=2020-09-02|website=plasticstoday.com|language=en}}</ref> Katz initially came up with the concept at an arcade, where people would trade in tickets for prizes.<ref name=":2" /> He adapted this idea to create a system in which that same kind of value would be applied to what people discard, effectively creating a [[currency]], tradable for material goods or services.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=adove|date=2013-07-12|title=Changing plastics into currency|url=https://www.royalroads.ca/news/changing-plastics-currency|access-date=2020-09-02|website=www.royalroads.ca|language=en}}</ref>


* Late-2013: First pilot collection center in Lima, Peru<ref>{{Cite web|title=Peru’s Plastic Banks Turn Waste Into Currency|url=https://popupcity.net/observations/perus-plastic-banks-turn-waste-into-currency/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Pop-Up City|language=en}}</ref>
* Late-2013: First pilot collection center in Lima, Peru<ref>{{Cite web|title=Peru's Plastic Banks Turn Waste Into Currency|url=https://popupcity.net/observations/perus-plastic-banks-turn-waste-into-currency/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Pop-Up City|language=en}}</ref>
* March 2015: First full ecosystem launched in Haiti, following the success of the pilot program in Lima<ref>{{Cite web|last=Diotte-Lyles|first=Rachel|date=2019-12-16|title=The Plastic Bank|url=https://www.thegrassrootsjournal.org/post/2019/12/15/the-plastic-bank|access-date=2020-09-02|website=thegrassrootsjournal|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Plastic Bank: Banking what the sea spits back|url=http://breakthrough.unglobalcompact.org/briefs/plastic-bank-sea-spits-back-david-katz-shaun-frankson/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Project Breakthrough|language=en}}</ref>
* March 2015: First full ecosystem launched in Haiti, following the success of the pilot program in Lima<ref>{{Cite web|last=Diotte-Lyles|first=Rachel|date=2019-12-16|title=The Plastic Bank|url=https://www.thegrassrootsjournal.org/post/2019/12/15/the-plastic-bank|access-date=2020-09-02|website=thegrassrootsjournal|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Plastic Bank: Banking what the sea spits back|url=http://breakthrough.unglobalcompact.org/briefs/plastic-bank-sea-spits-back-david-katz-shaun-frankson/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Project Breakthrough|language=en}}</ref>
* September 2016: App development begins in partnership with IBM<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=History|url=https://plasticbank.com/history/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Plastic Bank|language=en-US}}</ref>
* September 2016: App development begins in partnership with [[IBM]]<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=History|url=https://plasticbank.com/history/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Plastic Bank|language=en-US}}</ref>
* November 2016: Expansion into the Philippines launched<ref name=":3" />
* November 2016: Expansion into the Philippines launched<ref name=":3" />
* November 2017: Partnership with Henkel announced<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Henkel|title=Transforming waste into opportunity|url=https://www.henkel.com/press-and-media/press-releases-and-kits/2017-11-15-transforming-waste-into-opportunity-807948|access-date=2020-09-02|website=www.henkel.com|language=en}}</ref>
* November 2017: Partnership with Henkel announced<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Henkel|title=Transforming waste into opportunity|url=https://www.henkel.com/press-and-media/press-releases-and-kits/2017-11-15-transforming-waste-into-opportunity-807948|access-date=2020-09-02|website=www.henkel.com|language=en}}</ref>
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== Impact ==
== Impact ==
Plastic Bank claims that as of 2020, they have collected over 14,147,000 kilograms of plastic<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Our Impact {{!}} Stop Ocean Plastic & Reduce Poverty with Plastic Bank|url=https://plasticbank.com/our-impact/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Plastic Bank|language=en-US}}</ref>, through over 21,000 collectors<ref name=":4" /> in their 4 countries. The company claims that this figure for plastic is equivalent to over 707,367,900 plastic water bottles, 1.5 million plastic coffee cup lids, and 500 million plastic straws<ref name=":4" />.
Plastic Bank claims that as of 2020, they have collected over {{cvt|14,147,000|kg|ton}} of plastic,<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Our Impact {{!}} Stop Ocean Plastic & Reduce Poverty with Plastic Bank|url=https://plasticbank.com/our-impact/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Plastic Bank|language=en-US}}</ref> through over 21,000 collectors<ref name=":4" /> in their 4 countries. The company claims that this figure for plastic is equivalent to over 707,367,900 plastic water bottles, 1.5 million plastic coffee cup lids, and 500 million plastic straws<ref name=":4" />


Plastic Bank has introduced collection bins into school environments to help students practice recycling early on<ref name=":4" />. They also employ “Plastic Bank Ambassadors” to promote environmental education in Haiti<ref name=":4" />.
Plastic Bank has introduced collection bins into school environments to help students practice recycling early on.<ref name=":4" /> They also employ “Plastic Bank Ambassadors” to promote environmental education in Haiti<ref name=":4" />


== Awards ==
== Awards ==


* 2019: Prix Voltaire International Award<ref>{{Cite web|title=2019|url=https://www.prixvoltaire.com/2019/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Prix Voltaire International|language=en}}</ref>
* 2019: Prix Voltaire International Award.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2019|url=https://www.prixvoltaire.com/2019/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Prix Voltaire International|language=en}}</ref>
* 2019: Green Tech - Game Changer of the Year<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aless|first=About the Author /|last2=Besse'|first2=ro du|date=2019-06-05|title=The 2019 Green Awards: Innovation For a Sustainable Future|url=https://impakter.com/the-2019-green-awards/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Impakter|language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2019: Green Tech - Game Changer of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Aless|first1=About the Author /|last2=Besse'|first2=ro du|date=2019-06-05|title=The 2019 Green Awards: Innovation For a Sustainable Future|url=https://impakter.com/the-2019-green-awards/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Impakter|language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2019: SDG Action Award - Connector<ref>{{Cite web|title=2019 ENTRIES|url=https://sdgactionawards.org/initiatives/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=SDG Action Awards|language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2019: SDG Action Award - Connector.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2019 ENTRIES|url=https://sdgactionawards.org/initiatives/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=SDG Action Awards|language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2018: Nature Inspiration Award<ref>{{Cite web|title=2018 Award Winners: Nature Inspiration Awards {{!}} Canadian Museum of Nature|url=http://www.nature.ca/en/about-us/museum-corporation/nature-inspiration-awards/2018-award-winners#bussm|access-date=2020-09-02|website=www.nature.ca}}</ref>
* 2018: Nature Inspiration Award.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2018 Award Winners: Nature Inspiration Awards {{!}} Canadian Museum of Nature|url=http://www.nature.ca/en/about-us/museum-corporation/nature-inspiration-awards/2018-award-winners#bussm|access-date=2020-09-02|website=www.nature.ca}}</ref>
* 2017: UN Momentum for Change Award (COP23)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-07-18|title=UN Momentum for Change Award (COP23)|url=https://plasticbank.com/un-momentum-for-change-award/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Plastic Bank|language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2017: UN Momentum for Change Award (COP23).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-07-18|title=UN Momentum for Change Award (COP23)|url=https://plasticbank.com/un-momentum-for-change-award/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Plastic Bank|language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2015: Sustania Community Award (COP21)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Eco-Business|title=Game-changers honoured at Sustainia Awards 2015|url=https://www.eco-business.com/news/game-changers-honoured-at-sustainia-awards-2015/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Eco-Business|language=en}}</ref>
* 2015: Sustania Community Award (COP21).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Eco-Business|title=Game-changers honoured at Sustainia Awards 2015|url=https://www.eco-business.com/news/game-changers-honoured-at-sustainia-awards-2015/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Eco-Business|language=en}}</ref>
* 2014: EO Global Citizen Award<ref>{{Cite web|title=Revealing the Value of People - March 2015 - Entrepreneurs' Organization|url=https://www.eonetwork.org:443/octane-magazine/march-2015/revealing-the-value-of-people|access-date=2020-09-02|website=www.eonetwork.org|language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2014: EO Global Citizen Award.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Revealing the Value of People - March 2015 - Entrepreneurs' Organization|url=https://www.eonetwork.org:443/octane-magazine/march-2015/revealing-the-value-of-people|access-date=2020-09-02|website=www.eonetwork.org|language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2014: RCBC Environmental Award for Innovation<ref>{{Cite web|last=rcbc|date=2010-02-02|title=Previous RCBC Award Winners|url=https://www.rcbc.ca/events/rcbc-annual-awards/past-winners|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Recycling Council of British Columbia|language=en}}</ref><br />
* 2014: RCBC Environmental Award for Innovation.<ref>{{Cite web|last=rcbc|date=2010-02-02|title=Previous RCBC Award Winners|url=https://www.rcbc.ca/events/rcbc-annual-awards/past-winners|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Recycling Council of British Columbia|language=en}}</ref>


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Plastic Bank
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryEnvironmentalism
Founded2013, in Vancouver, BC, Canada
FounderDavid Katz and Shaun Frankson
Websiteplasticbank.com

Plastic Bank is a for-profit social enterprise founded and based in Vancouver, British Columbia, that builds recycling ecosystems in under-developed communities in an effort to fight both plastic pollution in oceans, as well as high poverty levels in developing countries.[1][2] The company allows people living in poverty to collect plastic and trade it for goods and services including school tuition, medical insurance, pharmaceutical access, internet access, and cooking fuel, with the aim of adding more benefits to their program in the future.[1] Plastic Bank reprocesses collected plastics for reintroduction into the supply chain.[3] They currently have operations in the Philippines, Indonesia, Brazil, and Egypt, with plans to expand into Colombia and Vietnam in the coming years[4][5]

History

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Plastic Bank was founded in 2013 by David Katz and Shaun Frankson.[3] Their idea was to transform plastics into a form of currency for impoverished peoples.[3][6] Katz initially came up with the concept at an arcade, where people would trade in tickets for prizes.[6] He adapted this idea to create a system in which that same kind of value would be applied to what people discard, effectively creating a currency, tradable for material goods or services.[6][7]

  • Late-2013: First pilot collection center in Lima, Peru[8]
  • March 2015: First full ecosystem launched in Haiti, following the success of the pilot program in Lima[9][10]
  • September 2016: App development begins in partnership with IBM[11]
  • November 2016: Expansion into the Philippines launched[11]
  • November 2017: Partnership with Henkel announced[11][12]
  • July 2018: Expansion into Indonesia launched[11]
  • November 2019: Plans for Egypt expansion with Henkel announced[13]

Impact

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Plastic Bank claims that as of 2020, they have collected over 14,147,000 kg (13,924 long tons; 15,594 short tons) of plastic,[14] through over 21,000 collectors[14] in their 4 countries. The company claims that this figure for plastic is equivalent to over 707,367,900 plastic water bottles, 1.5 million plastic coffee cup lids, and 500 million plastic straws[14]

Plastic Bank has introduced collection bins into school environments to help students practice recycling early on.[14] They also employ “Plastic Bank Ambassadors” to promote environmental education in Haiti[14]

Awards

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  • 2019: Prix Voltaire International Award.[15]
  • 2019: Green Tech - Game Changer of the Year.[16]
  • 2019: SDG Action Award - Connector.[17]
  • 2018: Nature Inspiration Award.[18]
  • 2017: UN Momentum for Change Award (COP23).[19]
  • 2015: Sustania Community Award (COP21).[20]
  • 2014: EO Global Citizen Award.[21]
  • 2014: RCBC Environmental Award for Innovation.[22]

References

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  1. ^ a b Barbaschow, Asha. "Plastic Bank treating plastic like currency to tackle waste and poverty". ZDNet. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  2. ^ "The Plastic Bank - Heroes of the Sea". heroesofthesea.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  3. ^ a b c "What if We Turned Plastic Waste into a Valuable Currency?". Ever Widening Circles. 2019-08-18. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  4. ^ Tom Page (15 November 2019). "We're throwing away a fortune in plastic every year. This company is cleaning up". CNN. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  5. ^ "EGYPT: Henkel joins forces with Plastic Bank to recover plastic waste". Afrik 21. 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  6. ^ a b c "Entrepreneur looks to reduce both plastic waste and poverty". plasticstoday.com. 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  7. ^ adove (2013-07-12). "Changing plastics into currency". www.royalroads.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  8. ^ "Peru's Plastic Banks Turn Waste Into Currency". Pop-Up City. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  9. ^ Diotte-Lyles, Rachel (2019-12-16). "The Plastic Bank". thegrassrootsjournal. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  10. ^ "The Plastic Bank: Banking what the sea spits back". Project Breakthrough. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  11. ^ a b c d "History". Plastic Bank. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  12. ^ Henkel. "Transforming waste into opportunity". www.henkel.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  13. ^ Henkel. "Henkel extends partnership with Plastic Bank". www.henkel.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  14. ^ a b c d e "Our Impact | Stop Ocean Plastic & Reduce Poverty with Plastic Bank". Plastic Bank. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  15. ^ "2019". Prix Voltaire International. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  16. ^ Aless, About the Author /; Besse', ro du (2019-06-05). "The 2019 Green Awards: Innovation For a Sustainable Future". Impakter. Retrieved 2020-09-02. {{cite web}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
  17. ^ "2019 ENTRIES". SDG Action Awards. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  18. ^ "2018 Award Winners: Nature Inspiration Awards | Canadian Museum of Nature". www.nature.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  19. ^ "UN Momentum for Change Award (COP23)". Plastic Bank. 2017-07-18. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  20. ^ Eco-Business. "Game-changers honoured at Sustainia Awards 2015". Eco-Business. Retrieved 2020-09-02. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  21. ^ "Revealing the Value of People - March 2015 - Entrepreneurs' Organization". www.eonetwork.org. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  22. ^ rcbc (2010-02-02). "Previous RCBC Award Winners". Recycling Council of British Columbia. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
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