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We thought Giza should continue to be remembered for the pyramids, not the growing plastic pollution! Congratulations to our @PlasticBankEGY team for opening up a collection branch in Giza for our Egyptian collection community. Our #OceanStewards are stopping more plastic from reaching the Nile and surrounding bodies of water. In exchange for what they collect, they are helping to support their families with secure incomes and life-improving benefits. Learn more through our link in bio.

Plastic Bank turns 9 🎂 a big THANK YOU to each and every one of you for being with us on the journey to #OceanStewardship and helping to stop over 49 million kilograms of plastic! Today reminds us that we just need to begin, wherever we are, with whatever we have. That moment when we realize we’re an #OceanSteward but are too afraid to start... is still a start. "I think the real gift of that day was the realization that I didn't need to create Plastic Bank. I needed to become the person who could. It was really a spiritual day of awakening for me. There was a still, quiet voice, unattached to outcome, unattached to meaning. It was a space that said ‘you can become the person who makes change in the world’.” - @davidkatz, on the moment he conceived Plastic Bank just before lunch on May 9, 2013.

If the first time you witnessed the devastation of plastic for our planet, our beaches and our wildlife, you knew something needed to be done, then that is the moment you became an #OceanSteward. Join us through the link in bio.

This year at the Frankfurt International School Changemaker Conference, our Global Director of Community Partnerships, Dr. Peter Nitschke shared how Plastic Bank empowers #OceanStewards to stop ocean plastic and helps collection communities with life-improving benefits. 🤝 The presentation inspired students from around the world to gather together for a meaningful impact on our planet. 🌍 You too can join and stop the devastation of ocean plastic. Start your journey to #OceanStewardship through our link in bio.

Hey #OceanStewards -- we partnered with @PassengerMusic to make your favourite music good for the soul and planet! When you purchase Passenger's latest album, you'll be preventing 50 bottles from entering the ocean. Now that's music to our ears 🌊🤝🎶 Thank you, Passenger, for being an #OceanSteward! P.S. Don't miss "Going Going Gone" -- it's our favourite!

Imagine a sink overflowing with water. What would you do first - mop the floor or turn off the tap? 🚰 ✅ 🌊 You too can be an #OceanSteward and turn off the tap to plastic pollution. Learn how through our link in bio.

It only takes 55 cents to stop one kilogram of plastic from entering the ocean - AND pave a path out of poverty for communities that stop it. Let's protect the real world before prioritizing a virtual one. Begin now at plasticbank.com #PlasticBank #SocialPlastic #PlasticBankPartner #OceanStewards #OceanSteward #OceanStewardship #StopOceanPlastic #SaveTheOcean #ElonMusk #Twitter

Last month, our @PlasticBankBrasil team launched a new collection branch in Maricá, a beautiful coastal city located 50 km from Rio de Janeiro!📍 By opening more easily accessible collection branches, our communities can exchange ocean-bound plastic for life-improving benefits, like groceries, cooking fuel, school tuition, health insurance, digital connectivity, and clean drinking water. We understand ‘saving the ocean’, which is why we’ve already supported over 500 global collection communities that have stopped over 2 billion bottles before they could enter the ocean! Join us through our link in bio.

How much plastic do you use? You can check out our Plastic Footprint Calculator, through our link in bio, to find out just how much you consume, then take steps to reduce your footprint through small changes that can make a big impact. Let's stop the devastation of ocean plastic and make the world a better, healthier, and happier place. 💪🌏 #plasticbank #plasticpollution #plasticwaste #plasticfreeoceans #plasticocean #plasticffreeforthesea #recyclingtips #reduce #reuse #zerowaste #zerowasteliving #sustainabilitytips #SocialPlastic #OceanSteward #OceanStewardship #OceanStewardMoment #StopOceanPlastic #SaveTheOcean

No matter how big or small, if you are trying to save the ocean from plastic, you are already an #OceanSteward saving humanity. In our shared journey of #OceanStewardship, none of us is alone. All you need to do is start. Hear what @davidkatz has to say about bringing our words to action. Begin at the link in bio! #PlasticBank #SocialPlastic #PlasticBankPartner #OceanStewards #StopOceanPlastic #SaveTheOcean #EarthDay #EarthMonth

👋 Meet Badriyono (also known as Pakde!), a proud collection community member and part-time parking attendant from Batam, Indonesia. Since 2020, Pakde has been supporting his family by collecting ocean-bound plastic in his community and exchanging at his local collection branch for extra income and other benefits, such as grocery vouchers. Padke is able to provide life-improving benefits for his family and has even created a bank account to save for his family’s future! Thank you Pakde, for stopping ocean plastic and making a positive impact for your family! 💙🤝

In partnership with Alstom Foundation, our collection community members in @plasticbankthephilippines will now have over 15 new Plastic Bank collection branches through our local Community Partnership Program! By activating these new branches, Alstom Philippines will help stop more than 30,000 kg of ocean-bound plastic and educate over 5,000 students about ways to reduce their plastic footprint. 🤝 Thanks to our Community Partners for their commitment to stopping ocean plastic and ending poverty. Learn more through our link in bio.