Ocean-Bound Collection and Upcycling of Mixed Plastics in Patagonia (PPRS) one of India's longest rivers

one of India's longest rivers

This plastic collection project supports waste pickers in the cities of Abidjan and Grand Bassam

They have created the non-governmental organization (NGO) foundation and developed the WaY (Women and Youth) Methodology

provides indirect employment to hundreds of ‘rag pickers’ in the country’s large

By placing economic value on waste

Ocean-Bound Collection and Upcycling of Mixed Plastics in Patagonia (PPRS) one of India's longest riversThis project collects discarded fishing gear in Patagonia, which has been hard hit by the plastic pollution crisis, and upcycles it into plastic crates. Abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear is the deadliest form of marine plastic, posing a threat to the majority of marine animals including whales, turtles and birds. Some nets are lost by accident, but many are dumped in the ocean when they are no longer usable due a lack of collection and end of