Let’s start with the reason for the existence of this project. You probably all know about the massive global plastic pollution. 

Less than 10% of all the plastic generated globally is recycled and instead, you see plastic polluting the environment - it’s being found in trees, on beaches, in the oceans, in animals, and even in our food and water. 

 

The solution is a network of people who work together to tackle plastic pollution on a daily basis. 

 

Changes in the industry are coming too little and too slowly, but change has to happen now! So Precious Plastic is creating solutions that empower everyone worldwide to build up strong local networks of people tackling plastic pollution by turning plastic waste into valuable materials and inspiring more people to take action. 

 

The core of Precious Plastic solutions is to enable people to work with plastic. Wood and metal working techniques are very known and accessible, but not a lot of people outside the industry really know how to deal with plastic as a material. So Precious Plastic creates small-scale recycling machines which can easily be built and modified by people like you and me. As well as semi-industrial machines, and a network where we can learn, connect, build, create, and share. 

 

To sum it up, Precious Plastic aims to enable people to learn about plastic and solutions, find their local fellows and resources to set up their own recycling workspace, collect plastic and turn it onto something valuable that they can sell, and finally share back what they learn - to help improving solutions globally and enable even more people to learn and get started. 

 

Don’t waste your plastic, make it precious!