Training and capability building activities are currently underway in Chennai, India, as part of the From Beach to Big Bags project. Together with local partners, the project works to strengthen safer and more transparent waste management practices while supporting...
In Chennai, the From Beach to Big Bag (FBBB) value chain begins with the people who make plastic recovery possible in practice: local waste pickers. Working in collaboration with our scrap-shop partner Sri Nattar Devi Waste Paper Mart, the participating waste pickers...
On the 27th of January, we held the official opening ceremony for our floating waste barrier in Buckingham Canal, Chennai. The day brought together local communities, academic institutions, authorities, and international partners for a shared conversation on plastic...
It takes a village... And on Friday, it truly did. On the 23rd of January, Ocean Plastic Forum officially kicked off our trip to India with a visit to Buckingham Canal, where a floating waste barrier developed by Enviroguard was installed directly into the water. The...
Behind every successful recycling system is a network of people doing the everyday work. In our From Beach to Big Bags (FBBB) project, we are proud to collaborate with local scrap shops in Chennai, India. The local people who form the backbone of land-based plastic...
Ocean Plastic Forum is proud to announce that we have received funding from Danida Green Business Partnerships (DGBP) for our new initiative, From Beach to Big Bags (FBBB). The project, in partnership with Gleco A/S, Desmi Ro-Clean, and Kabadiwalla Connect, is setting...