PET Heroes 2024
Regenerative PET Heroes 2024 – Full List of Nominees
Meet the trailblazers of the PET Heroes 2024 award: from innovative recyclers to social impact pioneers, these nominees are reshaping our approach to plastic waste.
PET Heroes 2024: Nominee #12 Chioma Ukonu
Chioma Ukonu, the co-founder of RecyclePoints, is our twelfth and final nominee for the PET Heroes 2024 award, thanks to her innovative approach to tackling Nigeria’s urban waste management crisis
PET Heroes 2024: Nominee #11 Peter Muthaura
Meet Peter Muthaura, our eleventh finalist for the PET Heroes 2024 and the driving force behind the Human Needs Project in Kibera, as he shares his innovative approach to transforming Africa’s largest slum through sustainable solutions.
PET Heroes 2024: Nominee #10 Khalil Radi
Our tenth finalist for the PET Heroes 2024 award is Khalil Radi, the innovator behind the transformative social enterprise “Buy Food with Plastic.
PET Heroes 2024: Nominee #9 Marta Uetela
Our ninth finalist for PET Heroes 2024 is Marta Uetela, the founder of Mozambique-based medical startup Biomec. Biomec is transforming the way we view plastic waste. By converting discarded fishing nets and other plastics into prosthetic limbs.
PET Heroes 2024: Nominee #8 – Nano Morante
Nano Morante’s social enterprise, Plastic People is reshaping the narrative on plastic in Southeast Asia by putting design and community at the heart of his solution to the waste problem in Vietnam.
PET Heroes 2024: Nominee #7 – Rodrigo Eidy Uemura
Insight into the inspirational vision of Rodrigo Eidy Uemura, president of Litro de Luz, and his enlightening mission to give PET bottles a second life and bring light to the darkest corners of Brazil.
PET Heroes 2024 Nominee #6 – Keiran Smith
Redefining Africa’s plastic narrative, Mr. Green Africa is more than recycling; it’s a transformative tale that unites two entirely different worldviews. Discover how Keiran Smith’s innovative approach is changing the waste management game in Kenya.
PET Heroes 2024 Nominee #5 – Reiten Cheng
An interview with Reiten Cheng, Founder of Polyformer, on converting PET bottles into just about anything through 3D printing.
PET Heroes 2024 Nominee #4 – Dian Kurniawati
An interview with Dian Kurniawati, Co-founder of Tridi Oasis, on tackling plastic pollution in Indonesia and supporting women waste pickers.
PET Heroes 2024 Nominee #3 – Cordie Aziz-Nash
An interview with Cordie Aziz-Nash, Founder of Environment 360, on tackling plastic pollution in Ghana and supporting women waste pickers.
PET Heroes 2024: Nominee #2 – Siddharth Hande
The adaPETation® network talks with social entrepreneur Siddarth Hande, founder of Kabadiwalla Connect, on tackling plastic pollution in Chennai, India and how to optimize waste management networks with data.
PET Heroes 2024: Nominee #1 – Ruben Hazelzet
Meet Captain Fanplastic, a pirate that teaches kids to treasure plastic with a fun program that educates on the importance of plastic reduction and sustainability.
Nominations Open for PET Heroes 2024
The search for 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.
