MATERIALS / RECYCLING PETplanet Insider Vol. 25 No. 04/24 www.petpla.net 25 by 2025. Of this new infrastructure, 20 centres will be high-capacity collection centres capable of processing 100 t of discarded plastic waste per month, and five will be bigger ‘aggregation centres’, able to process up to 500 t per month. By 2025, Prevented Ocean Plastic expects to be collecting 50,000 t/a of plastic waste across the 25 centres. Additionally, the 25 centres will support approximately 1,000 direct jobs and create income opportunities for thousands more bottle collectors in the informal waste sector. Raffi Schieir, Director of Prevented Ocean Plastic, said, “At a time when there’s a lot of negative talk about the future of the planet, it’s good to be doing something that has an immediate, positive impact on people and their local communities. By choosing recycled and looking for the Prevented Ocean Plastic logo, we can all support responsible sourcing through these substantial, brick-and-mortar builds.“ Also in the future, in addition to a focus on collecting PET plastic, Prevented Ocean Plastic will expand into other types of plastic, including HDPE and PP, potentially preventing an extra 10,000 t of ocean plastic over the next three years. The Prevented Ocean Plastic mission is to explore a viable circular economy for all ocean-bound plastic waste. Since its inception, Prevented Ocean Plastic has generated over 500,000 bottle collector workdays, created almost 2,000 direct jobs, and prevented more than 2.5 billion bottles from entering the ocean. www.preventedoceanplastic.com www.bantamltd.com MATERIALS / RECYCLING 25 E N D L E S S I N N O V A T I O N S I N C E 1 9 1 9 Prevented Ocean Plastic plant in Bali, Indonesia
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