Precious Plastic

Special thanks to all the PRO workspaces out there. PRO workspaces are at the start of a long term plan to make the Precious Plastic Community financially sustainable. These workspaces supporting the global movement monthly allows it to improve and grow. Means a lot. Thanks 💛 https://lnkd.in/dfWffhJG Tag a workspace that you think is missing from this list: plasticpreneur, Precious Plastic Philippines Foundation, Sustainable Design Studio, All We Shape gemeinnützige GmbH, Precious Plastic East (Wastesmiths CIC), Precious Plastic Melbourne, MAD PLASTIC, Precious Plastic Zurich, Carbon Fusion, johé Bruneau, Mazedonia Design Studio, Easymoulds, Atelier des recycleurs fous, RecoSolution, Precious Plastic Capi Spain, Precious Plastic NYC, Marble Plastics, Precious Plastic Slovakia, PlastiCreate, Citizen Scientific Workshop, Precious Plastic Tasmania, Peninsula Precious Plastic, WEIMA Maschinenbau GmbH, The Recreus Lab, Reimagined Recycling, Reshaping Waste, Plastivore, Maritimo Recycling, Redeeming Plastics, Re:Solution, Plastik Helden, Plastikfabrik Kollektiv, Amento, Wertstatt Moabit, Atelier Stiloop, Atelier Rehab, From Waste To Wind, Thomas Peterberns, Transmutation, Zero Plastics Australia, Precious Plastic Bremen, Cool Trash, Precious Plastic Salento

You’ve probably seen, we’re running a crowdfund campaign to fund Version 5. A big plan with lots of improvements for everyone in Precious Plastic. The first phase is a very important one, but difficult to find funding for. We’re just over ⅓ of our goal :( We’re keen to get the job done.  So changing the route to get there. We’ve opened up a wide range of volunteer roles to get Phase 1 off the ground. From coding, to social media, communication, web design and more. It’s a hybrid setup: some paid, many volunteer. The idea? Build the foundations now with volunteer power, and as income streams grow, evolve these into paid positions. Got a few hours to spare? Want to support Open Source recycling? 💻 Apply now: https://lnkd.in/dSdAkFWc Tag a friend that you think should help!

It's been 1 month since we launched the crowdfunding campaign for Version 5. So far, we’ve raised €158,437, about one-third of our goal. That's amazing. 💛 Jeff Atwood helped with a big donation, but all donations have been just as important. But we’re not there yet. We always knew phase 1 would be the hardest. Funding the foundations. The boring stuff. No flashy new machines or materials yet. Just core systems, team setup, prepping the road ahead. And right now, it looks like it might take a while to get there. Unless we get a little extra boost. Now’s a great time to jump in. We depend on support from the community, whether that’s donating, sharing the campaign or helping us connect with funders (foundations, companies...). It all helps push us closer to the goal. 🔥 https://lnkd.in/dwz2PkZ2

Huge thanks to Jeff Atwood for his incredible $100,000 donation to support Phase 1 of Precious Plastic Version 5. 🔥 This kind of support helps us take a big step to keep building open-source solutions to tackle plastic waste. Join us: https://lnkd.in/dwz2PkZ2

Our crowdfund campaign has been live for 1 week and a lot has happened!  People from around the world have helped us raise €59,727 so far. 🎉 Beyond donations, the support through shares, comments, reposts, and likes has been equally important. So a big thanks. 💛 But we need €400,000 for Phase 1, to continue developing tools that make small-scale plastic recycling financially sustainable 💰 To reach even more people, we've made a new promo video about the campaign: https://cutt.ly/nrXU640a Sharing it with your network would be a huge help in reaching new people and moving closer to our goal. Will you help build the largest recycling community in the world?

We received a large $50 000 donation from Biome Trust ! 🎉 Awesome. This is a big step forward for our Version 5 crowdfund campaign! Thank you all for the big and small donations. There is still a long way to go but the more support and noise we get from you the more large donations we will attract.  Will you help build the largest recycling community in the world? Show your support! Donate & spread it around: https://lnkd.in/dwz2PkZ2

📣 We’re starting Version 5 of Precious Plastic. A bold new plan to keep the project alive and take it to the next level, focusing on:  💛 Sustaining small-scale recycling 📈 Boosting plastic recycling globally 🌱 Developing alternatives to plastic But to make it happen, we need your help. We’ve just launched our crowdfunding campaign to raise €2M and build the next version of the project.  💪 Our first milestone: €400k. It’s our most ambitious plan yet and we’re ready. You can learn more about our plan here: https://lnkd.in/d7FPFxAr 👉 Donate now to help us build V5. Will you help build the largest recycling community in the world?

📢 September 1st. Important update coming from Precious Plastic. A few months ago, we shared a heavy message about the challenges we’re facing. In short, the project is at a breaking point where we need to find a way to continue, or it might come to an end. Your positive replies, ideas, and support have meant a lot. They gave us new insights and the space to reflect on what’s next. We’re almost ready to share more. 🗓 Mark your calendars for September 1st. Follow us to stay updated. Big news coming soon.

This is a heavy message to send, but essential for the future of Precious Plastic. It will either make it or not. After years of pushing boundaries in plastic recycling and building a global community of change-makers, we’re at a crossroad:  1: ☠ Let Precious Plastic Die: It build a global community of recyclers, it achieved its mission and that’s it. We learned valuable lessons and the community will probably stay online for a bit but would slowly fade away. 2: 💪 Push it to the next level: There is still lots of plastic waste around the world. We need way more people recycling and R&D on other plastic types. The community needs to grow. I have provided a detailed overview of all the current problems we have, how it got to this point and whats next. It's all summarized in this video: https://lnkd.in/eiyMeZFU And you can read more detail here: https://lnkd.in/epWZwd_2 If enough action is taken we can move forward and will share a more detailed plan for Version 5. If not, we are willing to accept that the project will just die. We will keep you posted with updates. Thank you community Dave