Ocean-Bound Community Collection and Upcycling of Flexible Plastics in Manila, Philippines (PPRS) Upcycling Plastic Community members can sell plastic

Community members can sell plastic waste to their local 'Aling Tindera'

up to processing it into high-quality PET and HDPE flakes

While the initiative does not flake or pelletize material on site

The South Sulawesi province in Indonesia

Many of the women in this program run small “sari sari” or neighbourhood stores that sell daily necessities

Ocean-Bound Community Collection and Upcycling of Flexible Plastics in Manila, Philippines (PPRS) Upcycling Plastic Community members can sell plasticThe Aling Tindera waste to cash program in the Philippines turns women micro entrepreneurs into sustainability champions by providing them with the infrastructure, resources and training to purchase and collect plastic waste from their community. Many of the women in this program run small sari sari or neighbourhood stores that sell daily necessities. Community members can sell plastic waste to their local "Aling Tindera", who cleans, bales and stores