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....
Although plastic has invaded our daily lives, some people still preserve ancestral traditions that respect the environment. Such is the case of Esmeralda and Miguel, two craftsmen living in the heart of a small community...
In each region where the Plastic Odyssey expedition stops, the team meets men and women who are taking different paths to live with less plastic. Such is the case of Maribel and Pablo, a Colombian...
In the Dominican Republic, we discovered people who are curious, passionate and highly committed to finding solutions to reduce the everyday use of plastic. We also found that many players, whether in the food, hotel...
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...
If you pay close attention, plastic is everywhere in our homes: garbage cans, toys, household products, containers and all other everyday products. It's the scourge of the 21st century, and its dangers are still too...
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....
In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, we met Porfirio Nicolas Baez, a passionate entrepreneur behind the country's very first company to produce fully biodegradable containers made from palm leaves, called "yagua". This project, unique in the...
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...
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