We are a social enterprise based in Vancouver, Canada, leading the Social Recycling movement to stop ocean plastic and end poverty. We empower communities living in vulnerable areas to collect ocean-bound plastic waste and exchange it as currency for income and life-improving benefits, including health, work and life insurance, digital connectivity, grocery vouchers, school supplies, fintech services, and more. Exchanges are recorded through the PlasticBank app, backed by our proprietary blockchain-secured platform that enables traceable collection, secures income and verifies reporting.