Project overview

This project prevents plastic litter from entering the marine environment in Dominica by turning locally generated HDPE and other plastics into valuable, market ready products through a circular economy business model.

By establishing a waste to product facility, the initiative creates a complete value chain from local collection to transformation and sale through domestic and international markets. The model shows that plastic recycling can be both economically viable and community driven, delivering environmental protection, local jobs, and a scalable solution that can inspire similar efforts across the Caribbean.

Key objectives

• Prevent plastic litter from entering the marine environment
• Establish a local waste to product facility and value chain
• Create jobs and community driven circular economy solutions
• Build a scalable model that can be replicated across the Caribbean

Ecosystem focus

Systems protected by keeping plastic waste out of waterways and the ocean.

• Riverine ecosystems
• Coastal ecosystems
• Marine ecosystems

Where the work happens