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Precious Plastic

We are a global movement built on providing open-source designs with 1000+ organizations around the world that recycle plastic on a small scale. We share free open-source machines and molds for the community.

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At Precious Plastic, the focus is on reducing plastic waste and promoting a circular economy by transforming plastic waste into valuable resources through micro-recycling. The organization provides open-source tools and machines to empower entrepreneurs globally, allowing them to start their own recycling businesses.

By supporting Precious Plastic, individuals contribute to a global movement towards a circular economy and actively participate in reducing plastic waste's negative impact on the environment. The organization has a decade-long track record and has built a substantial community of over 600+ organizations dedicated to sustainable practices. With continued support, Precious Plastic aims to make an even greater impact in its mission to create a more sustainable future.

Through our efforts, Precious Plastic has helped to reduce pollution, conserve natural resources, and create new economic opportunities. The organization has empowered 10.000+ entrepreneurs worldwide and recycled 590,000+ tons of plastic waste, generating more than $36,000,000 in revenue and employing over 15,000 people across the global community. You can learn more on our 2023 Impact Report

We would like to invite you to explore potential funding opportunities and collaborations with us. Your support will help us achieve our goal of creating a circular (plastic) economy and reducing plastic waste worldwide.

Our team

Marcela Azoub...

Core Contributor

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Projects

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Circular Steward

Join us for €5,000.00 and support us

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€5,000 EUR

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Community Supporter

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€1,000 EUR

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Sponsor

Join us for €100.00 and support us

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€100 EUR

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Precious Plastic is all of us

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Thank you for supporting Precious Plastic.

Marcela Azoub...

Core Contributor

Admin OCEU

€343,470 EUR

Budget


Transparent and open finances.

Today’s balance

€9,391.61 EUR

Total raised

€325,551.76 EUR

Total disbursed

€316,160.15 EUR

Estimated annual budget

€164,289.18 EUR

Expenses

All time

Expenses paid

194

Amount disbursed

€223,241.05

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salary
66€157,924.33
fundraising
17€20,598.96
how-to
18€17,462.65
youtube
38€10,497.07
team meet up
19€5,626.45
no tag
8€5,091.88
Others Combined
28€6,039.71

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0

Amount collected

€0.00

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News from Precious Plastic

Updates on our activities and progress.

Q3 2023 Report

Hi Friends 🔆 We're a little late on schedule but Precious Plastic just turned 10 and the full team was head down launching the campaign +...
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Published on October 25, 2023 by Mattia

Q2-2023 Report

Hi Friends 🌴 Today we're happy to share a new way to communicate our quarterly reports here on Open Collective to keep our community and donors up-to-date with our work, budgets and achievements. We tried to share our work in a number of w...
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Published on July 14, 2023 by Mattia

Impact Report 2023

Hello friends 🔆 Today we're happy to share the 2023 Precious Plastic Impact Report with some data sup...
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Published on July 11, 2023 by Mattia