This project is designed to help low socioeconomic communities build economic and educational resilience while helping clear the environment of all types of plastic waste. Plastic waste will be turned into commercial products using the Collins Mixer and melter developed by PlasTech Recycling whom Saffron Aid will be working with to implement throughout the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.
The Australian-developed Collins Mixer and Melter machine has proven that co-mingled plastics of all types can be recycled into viable commercial products. The plastic can be slightly dirty (up to 10%) and can include products from soft plastic food packaging to the dashboard of your car. Sand shoes (sneakers), ink cartridges and foil-lined envelopes can also be added. All seven (7) types of plastic have been recycled successfully when co-mingled.
The Indo-Pacific Plastic Recycling Revolution has been designed as a social enterprise by Saffron Aid to help communities throughout the Indo-Pacific region develop self-reliance as well as helping individuals escape the poverty trap. Recycling facilities will be set up in over 40 locations in the region, stretching from India to the Pacific Islands as well as an ocean-going facility to collect and process plastic in the ocean.
This project aims to be self-funded and sustainable, so associated development programs can run with confidence that funding will not be time-limited to enable long-lasting community resilience. Associated programs to be implemented include:
- Environmental
- Employment
- Training in work skills
- Education
- Educational scholarships for university
- Health
- Agriculture
Saffron Aid is designing a project that will deliver benefits to the environment, local communities as well as producing commercial products that can be used in the construction, agriculture and landscaping industries (to name a few) that can be recycled at the end of the products life.
Help Us Turn the Tide on Plastic Pollution
Let’s keep plastic out of our environment, protect fragile ecosystems, and prevent it from entering our food chain. Your donation to the Indo-Pacific Plastic Recycling Revolution directly funds the development and operation of this vital initiative.
Every contribution is fully tax-deductible and helps create cleaner communities, healthier habitats, and a more sustainable future.