Cash for Trash

15 August 2023 by April Chepovskygold Harvey, J.D., R.N., U.S. Editor

Industrial

Plastic Bank helps people earn a living going door-to-door or through the streets collecting plastic in third world countries. By doing so, plastic never leaves land that could prove harmful to the ocean and its sea life if it were washed out to the ocean during the rainy season from rivers.

At the end of the day, the collectors bring it back to one of the Plastic Bank’s locations, where it is weighed. The value of the plastic is transferred into a personal online account for the collector.

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IdeaSpies @ 2023.08.29 10:18 AM
I've been asked why this idea is not available in non 3rd world countries?

April Chepovskygold Harvey, J.D., R.N., U.S. Editor @ 2023.08.29 10:22 AM
Thank you for your question. In the USA there are programs that allow people to earn money by turning in bottles and cans for cash as well as for conservation. In NYC recently, I saw that many people had placed their garbage out on the street for collection and there were people going through trash and separating out recyclable materials to earn income.

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