Recycling of PP, PS, LDPE and PVC plastics in Guarulhos - SP, Brazil (PWRS) Increase Recycled Feedstock The project buys plastic waste

The project buys plastic waste that’s been cleaned and sorted from local junk shops and local municipal ‘barangay’ material recovery facilities

housing assistance

To boost collection capacity

Waste pickers deliver the plastic to collection agents

train and pay informal sector plastic waste pickers

Recycling of PP, PS, LDPE and PVC plastics in Guarulhos - SP, Brazil (PWRS) Increase Recycled Feedstock The project buys plastic wasteThis project buys plastic waste from four NGOs that collect and supply post consumer plastic waste in So Paulo, using proceeds to support social and environmental causes. Brazil generates nearly 500 billion single use plastic items annually, with inadequate waste management leading to 1. 3 million tonnes of plastic entering the ocean each year about 8% of the global total. This project tackles this by mechanically recycling plastic waste, reducing