Plastic Credit Exchange
Location: Manila, Philippines
Who they are: A non-profit organization that partners with businesses around the world to offset their plastic footprint. Their goal is to build a marketplace that allows companies to purchase plastic credits mimicking the way that businesses have carbon credits or carbon caps. This way the plastic waste is monitored and businesses are being held accountable for the plastic they put out into the environment.
Learn more: http://plasticcreditexchange.com/about-us
GAIA Asia Pacific – Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives
Location: Quezon City, Philippines
Who they are: GAIA is an alliance of more than 800 NGOs and many individuals in over 90 countries around the world that envision a zero waste world. They see waste as a symptom of profit-driven economies, and they promote zero waste as the economic shift towards sustainability. Recent projects and programs include members sharing information online and in regional meetings, campaigning toward common goals and providing a community for open discussion. They focus on single-use plastic and have had various achievements in the past 15 years including the Philippine national ban on incineration which has been in effect for more than 15 years. They’re working in many different countries with many different offices and linked below is a detailed outline of their achievements in the past 15 years.
https://www.no-burn.org/history-and-victories/
Break Free From Plastic
Location: Tagaytay, Philippines
Who they are: They are a movement that aims to reduce single-use plastic and live in a world without toxic by-products of plastic pollution. Von Hernandez, the founder of the group stated, “If we cannot recycle or compost this material, then should not be producing them in the first place.” Joining the movement means committing to work together towards Break Free From Plastic’s vision and principles.
Based on the website, if you join the movement you will be able to:
– Support the vision and abide by the principles of the movement.
– Be invited to join BFFP campaigns/activities and can also start your own under the BFFP banner.
– Connect and collaborate with other BFFP members from around the world.
receive the latest plastics-related news and updates through the BFFP newsletter, member reports, and more.
Anyone can start a project, and these projects can be enabling campuses to go plastic free, pushing for policy, going for zero waste, and more. This movement is making an impact because it is providing a community to people that don’t know where to start when it comes to environmental consciousness. They are fostering a support system for people that are in the beginning of their environmental journey, in the middle, or have been in the community for awhile now.
https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/about/#