Private company
The Plastic Bank
Logo: plasticbank.com3
Anti-pollution social enterprise company1
Plastic Bank is a for-profit social enterprise founded and based in Vancouver, British Columbia, that builds recycling ecosystems in under-developed communities in an effort to fight both plastic pollution in oceans, as well as high poverty levels in developing countries. The company allows people living in poverty to collect plastic and trade it for goods and services including school tuition, medical insurance, pharmaceutical access, internet access, and cooking fuel, with the aim of adding more benefits to their program in the future.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersVancouver1
- Websiteplasticbank.com
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Plastic Bank is a for-profit social enterprise founded and based in Vancouver, British Columbia, that builds recycling ecosystems in under-developed communities in an effort to fight both plastic pollution in oceans, as well as high poverty levels in developing countries. The company allows people living in poverty to collect plastic and trade it for goods and services including school tuition, medical insurance, pharmaceutical access, internet access, and cooking fuel, with the aim of adding more benefits to their program in the future.2
Timeline
- 2013Founded Founded1
Links
- Websiteplasticbank.com1
- Websitewww.plasticbank.org1
- X (Twitter)x.com/PlasticBank1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/PlasticBank1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/plasticbank1
- WikipediaPlastic Bank
- WikidataQ55928776
Sources
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- 1WikidataThe Plastic Bank on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaThe Plastic Bank on Wikipedia
- 3Company websiteThe Plastic Bank logo