FRENCH shipping giant cma CGM and the social enterprise Plastic Flamingo (PLAF), announced the renewal of a 3-year partnership to collect and upcycle 600 metric tonnes of plastic waste from the streets, coastlines and the heavily plastic polluted River Pasig in Metro Manila.
This marks an annual plastic collection of 200 metric tonnes, up from 120 metric tonnes that the CMA CGM-PLAF partnership blocked from leaking into the ocean in the past year. The two parties launched their partnership in 2021 to fight plastic pollution in the Philippines, where single-use plastics are a major source of ocean pollution.
'The renewed partnership adds resources to PLAF's capacity to collect and upcycle riverine plastics which require more rigorous cleaning and handling to separate them from marine debris before the upcycling process,' according to a CMA CGM statement.
'With this, riverine plastics joins the hard-to-recycle plastic sachets on the CMA CGM-funded recycling line to be transformed into eco-planks and boards among others. As PLAF markets these products that are used to build shelters, boardwalks and furniture, the social enterprise is widening its product range to stimulate market demand for recycled plastic products; and enhance the circular plastic economy.'
Laurent Olmeta, CEO of CMA CGM Asia Pacific Ltd said, 'Our renewed partnership with the PLAF demonstrates our commitment to reduce plastic waste pollution in Better Ways. We are already committed not to ship plastic waste across the oceans. Our extended collaboration will take the CMA CGM Group further in our cause to protect our environment and oceans; and empower our communities.'
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This marks an annual plastic collection of 200 metric tonnes, up from 120 metric tonnes that the CMA CGM-PLAF partnership blocked from leaking into the ocean in the past year. The two parties launched their partnership in 2021 to fight plastic pollution in the Philippines, where single-use plastics are a major source of ocean pollution.
'The renewed partnership adds resources to PLAF's capacity to collect and upcycle riverine plastics which require more rigorous cleaning and handling to separate them from marine debris before the upcycling process,' according to a CMA CGM statement.
'With this, riverine plastics joins the hard-to-recycle plastic sachets on the CMA CGM-funded recycling line to be transformed into eco-planks and boards among others. As PLAF markets these products that are used to build shelters, boardwalks and furniture, the social enterprise is widening its product range to stimulate market demand for recycled plastic products; and enhance the circular plastic economy.'
Laurent Olmeta, CEO of CMA CGM Asia Pacific Ltd said, 'Our renewed partnership with the PLAF demonstrates our commitment to reduce plastic waste pollution in Better Ways. We are already committed not to ship plastic waste across the oceans. Our extended collaboration will take the CMA CGM Group further in our cause to protect our environment and oceans; and empower our communities.'
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