Community Collection of PET/HDPE in Krabi and Trang, Thailand (PWRS) Revenue from plastic credit sales

Revenue from plastic credit sales enables the recovery of materials that

and vocational training to uplift the lives of workers and their families

This project partner pays local collectors a fair wage to remove all types of plastic directly from beaches in Thailand

the model incentivizes responsible disposal and reduces plastic leakage into rivers and oceans

the plastic waste crisis is exacerbated by limited waste management infrastructure and a high volume of single-use plastics

Community Collection of PET/HDPE in Krabi and Trang, Thailand (PWRS) Revenue from plastic credit salesThis project partner is a social enterprise that collects ocean plastic from remote coastal and island communities across Thailand, and collaborates with companies to create circular supply chains. Prices for recycled materials are too low to cover the cost of collection and transport from remote coastal areas and islands in Thailand. As a result, most plastic found in these areas is burned, dumped in illegal landfills, or left on the shore, where it