High-tech company discovers game-changing use for common beach litter: 'Our mission focuses on creating value'

High-tech company discovers game-changing use for common beach litter: 'Our mission focuses on creating value'

In Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, a new factory is turning the region's plastic pollution problem into an economic opportunity, and it's changing how communities think about waste. The facility, launched by BRAC under the Plastic Free Rivers and Seas for South Asia (PLEASE) project, collects single-use plastic waste from local rivers, beaches, and neighborhoods, transforming it into durable pellets that can be used to make everything from furniture to…