Just a few kilometers east of the Panamanian coast lie 365 small paradise islands, home to the little-known Gunas people. The San Blas archipelago is home to over 60,000 inhabitants who have lived there for...
After a stop in the Dominican Republic, Plastic Odyssey changed its route and stopped in Colombia, one of the most advanced countries in the world in terms of plastics processing. This was an opportunity to...
Ten minutes by lancha from Cartagena lies a tiny island called Tierra Bomba. On the one hand, tourists flock here to enjoy the sandy beaches, while on the other, local communities make a living with...
Find out more about the plastic recycling entrepreneurs who took part in the support program on board the vessel in Cartagena, Colombia....
In Santo Domingo we met Manuel Ruiz, a priest with a big heart, but also an entrepreneur and visionary. He initiated several socio-environmental projects in the region, including the Movearte center and the plastic recycling...
In Santo Domingo, the Plastic Odyssey team had the opportunity to meet Fermin, founder of Capobianco Soluciones Ecológicas, an innovative company specializing in the manufacture of profiles, plates and other objects made from recycled plastic....
From September 2023 onwards, the Plastic Odyssey expedition will be calling in several Central and South American countries: Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Peru...
Saint Lucia, a small, isolated island in the Caribbean, faces a familiar challenge. Far from major recycling centers and with high transport costs, it is not profitable to export plastic waste for recycling. This has...
The Plastic Odyssey stopped over in Suriname for 1 day! But this short stop nevertheless enabled us to understand the issues at stake in this small South American country, and to meet Glenn Ramdjan, the...
Discover the plastic waste recycling entrepreneurs who took part in the support program on board the ship in Saint-Laurent du Maroni, French Guiana....
The field team set out to discover recycling initiatives in Recife's peri-urban communities, accompanied by Nadja...
Over 300 young people were welcomed aboard the Plastic Odyssey during the stopover in Recife, Brazil. But who are these children and where do they come from? ...
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