The plastic waste problem has taken on a global dimension, that a single organization, is not able to solve the same problem. The different factors are also of a complexity, that one approach is not sufficient to do the job. The Alliance offers a variety of different solutions from a wide range of stakeholders where we can get involved and whom we want to support. In addition, our approach is based on multiple partnerships, which can be achieved through the membership in the alliance, a potential expansion and the creation of synergies for exposed outcomes.
Plastic Bank aims to prevent the flow of plastic waste into the oceans. Thus we collect plastic, in countries with large amounts of plastic waste, which reaches the oceans. In these countries poverty is very widespread. By selling the collected plastic as a raw material for the recycling economy, we give impoverished waste collectors access to a better income. Thus, our contribution to the recycling economy is not only a reduction of plastic waste in the seas, but also an effective strategy to fight poverty.