Community Collection and Upcycling of HDPE and Flexible Plastics in Abidjan and Grand Bassam, Cote d’Ivoire - Waste Collection Credits - (PWRS) Reducing the economic gap between

Reducing the economic gap between recycled and virgin plastic

The project incentives collectors to remove the full spectrum of plastic waste

This project addresses the growing volume of post-consumer non-recyclable plastic waste

which produces plastic granules and pellets that are sold to companies as an alternative to virgin plastic

Kalimantan and West Nusa Tenggara

Community Collection and Upcycling of HDPE and Flexible Plastics in Abidjan and Grand Bassam, Cote d’Ivoire - Waste Collection Credits - (PWRS) Reducing the economic gap betweenThis plastic collection project supports waste pickers in the cities of Abidjan and Grand Bassam, Cote dIvoire. This project partner designs and manufactures plastic construction bricks made from plastic waste. They have created the non governmental organization (NGO) foundation and developed the WaY (Women and Youth) Methodology, which established a program of support and empowerment for waste pickers. The foundation formed a de facto association for