Community Collection of LDPE in Krabi and Trang, Thailand (PWRS) Increase Recycled Feedstock flexible packaging

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The majority of the population in this region is made up of low-income communities

This has become a significant issue because Sri Lanka is an island nation

motivating them to collect more plastic waste

from between the ocean and high tide line

Community Collection of LDPE in Krabi and Trang, Thailand (PWRS) Increase Recycled Feedstock flexible packagingThis project partner is a social enterprise that collects ocean plastic from remote coastal and island communities across Thailand, and collaborates with companies to create circular supply chains. Prices for recycled materials are too low to cover the cost of collection and transport from remote coastal areas and islands in Thailand. As a result, most plastic found in these areas is burned, dumped in illegal landfills, or left on the shore, where it