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What if you could turn plastic trash into cash? | David Katz

What if you could turn plastic trash into cash? | David Katz

Can we solve the problem of ocean plastic pollution and end extreme poverty at the same time?

TED Talks Daily · TED

January 25, 201811m 53s

Show Notes

Can we solve the problem of ocean plastic pollution and end extreme poverty at the same time? That's the ambitious goal of The Plastic Bank: a worldwide chain of stores where everything from school tuition to cooking fuel and more is available for purchase in exchange for plastic garbage -- which is then sorted, shredded and sold to brands who reuse "social plastic" in their products. Join David Katz to learn more about this step towards closing the loop in the circular economy. "Preventing ocean plastic could be humanity's richest opportunity," Katz says.

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