Plastic Odyssey
Plastic Odyssey sets up small recycling factories in places with no recycling system, turning plastic waste into useful products and local jobs (Plastic Odyssey).
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- In many places there is nowhere to recycle plastic, so it ends up in the sea.
- Plastic Odyssey helps people build small recycling factories.
- They turn old plastic into useful things, like paving stones, and create jobs.
The Five W's of Plastic Odyssey
Who
Plastic Odyssey, a French organization that also sailed a laboratory ship around the world looking for solutions to plastic pollution.
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What
Small recycling factories run by local operators, with help on product design, safety and running a business.
Source: Plastic Odyssey, Factories
When
Its ship set sail from Marseille in 2022 on a three-year expedition with 20 explorers on board. The factory network keeps growing.
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Where
West Africa, East Africa and the Indian Ocean, and Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
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Why
Every minute, 20 tons of plastic enter the oceans, and 80% comes from countries with no recycling infrastructure (organization figures).
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Impact Statement
Nonprofit solution · active
Plastic Odyssey supports 14 recycling factories today and aims for 200 by 2030 (organization figures).
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For Further Information: Plastic Odyssey
One entrepreneur supported by Plastic Odyssey now employs 10 people making paving stones from recycled plastic.
How This Saves People & the Planet
For People
Factories create local jobs; one supported entrepreneur now employs 10 people (Plastic Odyssey).
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For Nature
Recycling plastic where there is no system keeps it out of rivers and the ocean.
Source: Plastic Odyssey, Factories
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