Faced with limited resources, pediatrician Helena Navarro and her team have been finding ways to repurpose PET plastic bottles to help save the lives of babies with respiratory problems in Kenya.
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Joining up the dots between plastic waste producers and global clean-up champions, Plastiks is on a mission to elevate traceability in the plastic value chain with the first NFT marketplace for plastic waste clean-up activities around the world.
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Plastic has an important role in helping the world achieve the goals laid out in the Paris Agreement and COP27 of arresting global warming by bringing an end to greenhouse gas emissions.
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With 80% of ocean plastic originating from over 1,000 rivers, managing existing pressures on these systems is key to improving the quality of life for those living along their shores.
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Coastal wetlands have come under severe pressure and restoring mangroves, salt marshes, and seagrasses are critical as a solution to global warming.
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We lost the equivalent of all the living coral in Australia in the last decade. PET plastic is now being used to restore these fragile ecosystems.
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In the race to net zero, plastic has a big role to play in decarbonizing so many aspects of our daily lives.
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We all need to help regenerate the world’s most fragile ecosystems. How can PET do more to support soil restoration?
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Reuse, reduce and recycle is the popular mantra and PET’s place at the center of a complex mix of closed loop recycling and reuse systems is a key part in the material’s transition to a greener future.
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Our third PET Hero is Ewan Morrell, an industrial design student from the United Kingdom who has created the BOT lifejacket, which recycles PET bottles and waste fabrics to save lives in Bangladesh.
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