Who are we and what do we stand for?

Plastic, as much of a problem as it has become, truly is an amazingly useful product, however in many parts of the world, especially remote and underdeveloped areas, access to plastic is easy, yet there are rarely systems set up to recycle it. 

With poor waste management, this plastic often ends up littering the streets, contaminating our rivers, oceans, and entering the food chain, killing millions of marine life and coastal birds, every year.

Considering plastic takes thousands of years to break down and we are now producing over 400 million metric tons of new plastics every year, yet shockingly less than 10% of that is being recycled, plastic is now becoming a very serious threat to the human species too. 

WHAT'S OUR SOLUTION? 

If you haven't watched the video on our home page then do it now.

We are currently in the process of building an open-source model for a community-run plastic recycling plant. By 

a) applying a simple micro tax and reward system to cover the costs of the complicated collection and cleaning of recyclable plastics, especially in developing countries, and 

b) By turning plastic waste back into new products such as building materials or other items that can be sold online or within the community we can help ensure the long-term viability of the project and simultaneously stimulate the local economy, and fund education into sensible plastic usage. 

Furthermore, by providing a resilient, pest, and water-resistant alternative to traditional lumber we can also help prevent the logging of more trees.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

While this will initially benefit the environment, economy, and health of the Bocas Del Toro island region, our mission is to influence and improve waste management globally, particularly in places where plastic recycling is often not economically feasible. 

Our hope is to make this model an example to follow for other small villages, towns, islands, and communities around the world. We pledge to make everything completely open-source and transparent to ensure that it will propagate swiftly & easily worldwide. 

Essentially creating a never-ending production line of small community-run recycling businesses that help keep the environment clean and economically supports communities that need it most.

Using the blueprints that we have for the machinery, our mission is to facilitate the construction and implementation of as many mini recycling stations as we can around the world, and then teach the local community how to run and benefit from them.

• A cleaner environment.
• Community connection and empowerment.
• An extra income for everyone who participates in recycling within the community.

Right now we are aiming to raise $11,500 (AUS) ($8500USD) to get the first recycling station set up on Isla Colon, a small island community off the Caribbean coast of Panama.

Your financial support no matter how small is crucial to the success of our work and we receive every donation with the utmost respect and gratitude.