Collection and Upcycling of HDPE and Flexible Plastics in Davao, Philippines (PPRS) Increase Recycled Feedstock Once sorted

Once sorted

which is processed into plastic pellets and flakes at their recycling centre in the province’s capital

All surplus revenue generated through plastic credit sales is reinvested into the community-owned waste systems

Because the communities are located within 45 kilometers of the coastline

focussing their efforts instead on plastic waste with higher value

Collection and Upcycling of HDPE and Flexible Plastics in Davao, Philippines (PPRS) Increase Recycled Feedstock Once sortedThis project partner upcycles rigid and flexible plastic waste collected by community partners into long lasting outdoor furniture, such as benches, tables and lounge chairs. The partner acquires plastic thats been sorted, crushed and washed from partners who buy plastic from community members, including informal sector waste pickers, in Davao. They first make sturdy plastic boards from the waste, then use it to build a wide variety of long lasting