Sustainable Stories
Pollastic Chair Bags - a social solution to plastic pollution
Made of 100% recycled ocean-bound plastic, our chair bags make us part of a fabulous living world story that was started by Better Packaging Co. Our chair bags are Pollastic!
POLLASTIC is made from recycled plastic pollution rescued from the environment in Southeast Asia.
Pollastic is certified as potential Ocean Bound Plastic – plastic that has been, or would be, abandoned, in an area with no formal waste management infrastructure, and is within 50km of the coast. And once it's in a river or the ocean the process of plastic degrading into microplastics speeds up.
Better Packaging Co. collect Ocean Bound Plastic to keep it out of nature.
Better doesn't stop there. Pollastic chair bags are recyclable here in New Zealand at soft plastic recycling facilities.
Pollution and poverty are often inextricably linked – and in the communities where Better Packaging work, waste management infrastructure is often non-existent. Plastic rubbish is usually littered, burnt or buried (in piles for livestock and dogs to ferret in).
By working closely and responsibly with communities in these areas, they help them clean up their environment and have positive social impact. They commit to purchasing the plastic pollution they collect and provide a consistent source of income and help raise their standards of living.
Better Packaging is a genuine example of a business focused on planet and people betterment - so aligned with Eden's values of treading lightly and helping others. Fantastic Pollastic!
