Community-based Collection and Upcycling of Non-Recyclable Ocean-Bound Plastics in Sihanoukville, Cambodia (OBP) Increase Recycled Feedstock by working closely with aggregators

by working closely with aggregators who source post-consumer plastic waste from waste pickers operating in the informal sector

they represent one of the few formal touch points connecting informal waste workers to a dignified

The financing gained through plastic credit sales will be utilized to fund the supply chain of the plastic collection

supported rich ecosystems

supporting sustainable resource use and a circular economy

Community-based Collection and Upcycling of Non-Recyclable Ocean-Bound Plastics in Sihanoukville, Cambodia (OBP) Increase Recycled Feedstock by working closely with aggregatorsThis project works with polluted coastal communities in Sihanoukville, a fast growing city on the southern coast of Cambodia, to stop plastic leakage into the environment and ocean by collecting and upcycling hard to recycle plastic. In many communities across Cambodia, which lacks a formal waste management system, mismanaged plastic waste has reached an emergency state due to a sharp rise in consumption. Refuse leaks into households, litters