Henkel joins Plastic Bank recycling effort in US

摘要

Officials at Plastic Bank-a Vancouver-based for-profit social enterprise, are forging major business partnerships, getting props from the United Nations and preparing for a Vatican visit as their programs to stem the tide of ocean-bound plastic spread beyond the shores of Haiti and the Philippines. The Vancouver-based for-profit social enterprise pays poor people to pick up plastic from waterways, canals, beaches and other access points to oceans. They redeem the items at collection centers for money, goods and services like cooking fuel and phone charging. Then partners on the ground sort, wash and reduce the plastic to flake for easy shipping to manufacturers, including Germany-based Henkel AG & Co. The maker of home, laundry and personal care products like Loctite adhesive and Persil detergent announced it is forming a strategic partnership with Plastic Bank to become a leader in sustainability.