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Inclusive Plastics Hub
Unlocking the potential of plastic circularity to drive social progress and advance sustainable socio-economic development, creating lasting, double impact for people and the planet.
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Hug it Forward
Hug It Forward (HIF) is a multicultural organization operating at the grassroots level in the region of Latin America, with an emphasis in Guatemala. They facilitate education and awareness around improved trash management methods via the construction of bottle classrooms. Bottle classrooms are constructed using eco-bricks which are plastic bottles stuffed with inorganic trash. During the project process, entire communities come together to build a more environmentally responsible educational space for their future.
Mr. Green Africa
Founded in 2014, Mr. Green Africa (MGA) is built on the belief that business can be a powerful force for environmental, social, and economic transformation. MGA has developed a technology-driven, fully integrated plastics recycling platform that connects waste collection, processing, and high-quality production into one transparent value chain. At the front end, their model integrates informal waste workers, micro-entrepreneurs, and consumers into the formal economy, enabling predictable, fair, and transparent income through structured plastic collection at source. Beyond income, they actively support their collection partners through initiatives to provide them with food, sanitary products and PPE, and are working with partners to expand into healthcare and education initiatives.
Heartseed
Heartseed is a Mozambican non-profit organisation founded and based on the Island of Mozambique. Their mission is to break cycles of extreme poverty affecting vulnerable children through humanised care, education and community-based solutions. They provide daily meals, hygiene, schooling support and identity documentation while creating opportunities that promote dignity, protection and long-term development for children and their communities. Through partnerships and pilot projects supported by adaPETation, they have explored ways to integrate plastic circularity into community-based solutions, including awareness around plastic waste, local collection efforts and the potential transformation of plastic materials into useful resources for community spaces and educational environments.
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PET Lamp
PET Lamp transforms discarded plastic bottles into handcrafted lighting through a global network of artisan communities. Founded by designer Álvaro Catalán de Ocón, the project combines traditional craft techniques with sustainable design, creating economic opportunities for artisans while addressing plastic waste. Each collection represents a collaboration with different communities worldwide—from Colombia to Ethiopia—preserving cultural heritage and ancestral weaving methods. PET Lamp bridges craft tradition and contemporary design, proving that waste materials can become beautiful, functional objects while empowering local economies.
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Captain Fanplastic
Captain Fanplastic raises environmental literacy amongst youth globally through experiential education; that drives behavioural change in order to connect children more to their environment, prevent plastic pollution and inspire climate action #NoTrashButTreasure Since 2018 we’ve been developing a grassroots movement that contributes to the UN's SDGs 4, 6, 11, 12, 13 & 14 in their lifetime. Captain Fanplastic has been recognised as one of the UN’s Ocean Decade Actions and the World Economic Forum’s Uplink Top Innovator (Blue Wall Challenge Winner). Captain Fanplastic has a Big Hairy Audacious Pirate Goal to reach 1 000 000 learners with environmental education by 2030
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Plastics for Change
Plastics For Change builds inclusive, fair-trade verified recycling supply chains that transform plastic waste into a resource for people and planet. We empower informal waste collectors with dignified work, fair wages, safer conditions, and market access while connecting them to global brands to replace virgin plastics with ethically sourced recycled material. Our mission is to create sustainable livelihoods, formalise informal recycling, and prevent plastic pollution through transparent and socially responsible circular economy solutions.
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Litro de luz
Improve people's quality of life through sustainable lighting solutions and empower agents of change.
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