Community Collection of Mixed Plastics in Krabi and Trang, Thailand (PWRS) Increase Recycled Feedstock from sorting the plastic waste

from sorting the plastic waste

and aims to ensure an equal mix of men and women to maximise socio economic impact in this remote coastal region

the materials are passed on to recyclers

as well as invest into research and development for non-recyclable waste

where trained staff manually separate recyclable materials

Community Collection of Mixed Plastics in Krabi and Trang, Thailand (PWRS) Increase Recycled Feedstock from sorting the plastic wasteThis project partner is a social enterprise that collects ocean plastic from remote coastal and island communities across Thailand, and collaborates with companies to create circular supply chains. Prices for recycled materials are too low to cover the cost of collection and transport from remote coastal areas and islands in Thailand. As a result, most plastic found in these areas is burned, dumped in illegal landfills, or left on the shore, where it