GoGo Plastics Foundation, based in the Netherlands, is a professional recycled plastic sheet producer that processes 20.000 kilos of waste plastic into sheets (or panels) annually. They have global experience working in India and the Philippines, including in remote locations with unreliable electricity and no adequate recycling infrastructure. Their concept is based on an open-source global network of plastic recyclers called Precious Plastic. The same basis of Perpetual Plastics (PP) under the local EPIC Foundation, which launched in mid-2024. PP, with great thanks to Stichting DOEN, recently acquired and received a sheetpress that can process large amounts of waste plastic into plastic sheets (panels), which in turn can be manufactured into many various items, such as you would with a 1x1m sheet of plywood, with this version being more durable and sustainable, needing little to no maintenance. To ensure efficiency and professionalize local production, PP invited GoGo Plastics for on-site hands-on training and has completed 2 weeks of intensive guidance. Not only with the production but also with maintenance, marketing, design, as well as the educational component that comes along with the community involvement and engagement. Education and awareness are a very large part of all EPIC programs and projects. During GoGo’s visit, a stakeholder session was hosted, appropriately named ‘Let’s Talk Trash’, persons within Government, education, the social sector, the waste/recycling sector, and those in nature and environmental conservation and protection came together to learn more about PP’s new plastic sheet endeavour and how we can all collectively make a positive impact with our local plastic waste problem. In closing, everyone joined to create a piece of art that reflects our collective effort to make a greener, cleaner Sint Maarten. The Perpetual Plastics team would like to thank all those who joined their ‘Trash Talk’, but also those who made the GoGo visit and recycled plastic sheet making possible, from various private donors, to Seaview Beach Hotel, and Stichting DOEN.
To all those interested in learning more about getting involved in plastic recycling, the team welcomes you to visit the Perpetual Plastics plastic recycling social workspace in Cole Bay, Union Road 125-3. The workspace is open Monday and Saturday, 9.00am-12.00pm, and Tuesday and Friday, 8.00am-4.00pm. PP works with individuals who are far from the traditional labour market and accepts plastic types 2 & 5 (the number is indicated in the recycling triangle under the item). Want to know more, or want to get involved? Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.