Meet Haris.   Haris Sofyan. Photo courtesy of Plastic Bank Haris Sofyan, a 43-year-old man, has been a Plastic Bank collection member in Bali since April 2021. He resides in Bali with his wife and five children. Previously, Haris and his wife operated a tattoo business. Unfortunately, their house and business were destroyed in a fire incident. Haris collecting plastic. Photo courtesy of Plastic Bank Following the incident, Haris sold the remaining items from his house at the Tuti Collection Branch, which accepts various used…

Meet Atmawati. Atmawati is a 42-year-old collection community member, working alongside her husband Asis in Bali, Indonesia. She began collecting plastic waste to help her husband and support improving their family’s livelihood. Atmawati cleans up the Balangan Beach in Bali. Photo courtesy of Plastic Bank Every day, Atmawati helps sort the plastic bottles that Asis collects, separating the caps and labels from the bottles. Sometimes, she helps to collect plastic waste, too. After collecting and sorting, they bring the plastic to their local Plastic Bank…

The San Francisco chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIASF) has unveiled its new headquarters – and you will be able to find our Mezzo Series containers inside!  Design graphic pulled from Center for Architecture + Design, San Francisco (centersf.org)  In renovating the storefront of the Hallidie Building, a 1918 landmark in San Francisco’s Financial District, the AIASF has created an enduring hub dedicated to inspiring, educating, and engaging people of all ages to discover design’s transformative power. The AIASF’s offices were previously located…

As a leading supplier of waste & recycling containers, our primary business mission revolves around environmental responsibility, innovation, and empowering our customers to make informed choices. To further these goals, last year we started a journey to quantify and reduce the lifecycle eco-impact of our products. We are proud to have partnered with CarbonGraph to map out the carbon footprints of each and every one our products – from cradle to grave – and to provide that information upfront to our customers, as well as…