ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE INC

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Clean up:searcular, an initiative by greencore resources, is dedicated to tackling ocean-bound plastic waste in indonesia by integrating waste pickers into the circular economy. Operating primarily in surabaya, searcular collects and recycles various plasticsincluding low-value flexible packaging that often escapes traditional waste management systemstransforming them into high-quality recycled materials. Through its partnership with searcular, the alliance provided a working capital grant allowing pengepuls (local collection centres) to pay waste pickers upfront for collecting flexible plastics without immediate pressure to sell. As a result, waste pickers could expand their collection efforts, ensuring a steady supply of flexibles for recycling. Almost all of it was processed into ocean bound plastic (obp)-certified recycled raw materials, such as recycled low-density polyethylene (rldpe) and linear low-density polyethylene (rlldpe), which are now being used to manufacture plastic sheets, bags, and bin liners. Beyond the project's conclusion, pengepuls have continued to sell flexible plastics to greencore, demonstrating the sustainability of the model. Searcular now recovers and recycles hundreds of tonnes of code #7 plastics alongside pet, polypropylene (pp), polystyrene (ps), polyethylene (pe)-based plastics from ocean-bound plastics areas.