meet the PET Heroes
Regenerative PET Heroes 2023 – Full List
The Influential figures putting the PET polymers industry on a regenerative path and helping to bring solutions together for the systemic issues surrounding plastic.
And the Winner of PET Heroes 2023 is….
We are pleased to announce the winner of the PET Heroes 2023 award, a global search for individuals, companies, and organizations working towards a regenerative path for PET plastic.
All You Need to Know about PET Heroes 2023
The Influential figures putting the PET polymers industry on a regenerative path and helping to bring solutions together for the systemic issues surrounding plastic.
Keeping the Poop In the Plastic Loop
Ashwani Aggarwal’s circular venture, Basic Shit, is converting PET and other plastic waste into public toilets to answer the call of nature and respond to a serious sanitation issue in India.
Creating Space for Nature-Based Plastic Solutions
Our seventh PET Hero 2023 is Daniel Mitchell, founder of the Indonesia-based Space Available, a creative platform and ecological design studio on a mission to create a circular future.
Second Life Takes Lead on Plastic Offseting
Our sixth PET Hero 2023 is Tristan Lecomte, founder of the Thailand-based cleanup operation, Second Life leading the way with plastic offsetting.
Ocean Cleanup Champion Skizo Shoes
Slow fashion, ocean cleanup champion, Skizo Shoes, is on a mission to make recycling fashionable.
Saving Babies With PET Creativity
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.
PET Gas From Circular to Regenerative
PET Gas is transforming plastics into fuels that are 70% cleaner than normal diesel oil by collaborating with local fisherman to retrieve plastic from the oceans and restoring Coral reefs.
ACdO Weaving a Healthy Future for PET
Shining a light on the designs of Álvaro Catalán de Ocón whose social initiative – PÊT Lamp and Plastic Rivers – are raising awareness around plastic waste and empowering women around the world.
THE HISTORY OF PLASTIC
Throughout the history of plastic, PET has been crucial in keeping food fresh with lightweight and durable packaging solutions that have helped reduce food waste for almost a century. Learn all about the invention of plastic and the important role it has played feeding people and saving the lives of humans and elephants in the adaPETation® timeline of the history of plastic.