Ocean-Bound Collection and Co-processing of Mixed Plastics in Pondicherry, India (PPRS) and low value mixed plastic

and low value mixed plastic waste is sent to a co-processing facility that meets both local and global standards

create jobs

where trained staff manually separate recyclable materials

and also from locations within their communities

resources and training to purchase and collect plastic waste from their community

Ocean-Bound Collection and Co-processing of Mixed Plastics in Pondicherry, India (PPRS) and low value mixed plasticThis project partner incentivizes fishermen, waste pickers and waste workers from marginalised communities to collect and divert ocean sourced or ocean bound plastic waste from the coastal regions around Pondicherry, in Tamil Nadu. Low value plastic waste caught in fishermens nets, as well as used fishing gear, is often dumped back into the ocean. Back on land, waste pickers in Indias informal waste sector typically pass over plastic thats degraded or