but it ’ s one of the closest countries to The Great Pacific Garbage Patch – a mass of plastic tangled in discarded fishing nets that ’ s grown to become twice the size of Texas . Shell is working hard to contribute to solving the plastic waste problem by pursuing , recycling , upcycling and repurposing its plastic waste . In its partnerships with Green Antz , lubricant plastic bottles are collected at Shell stations and then repurposed into eco-bricks . “ These eco-bricks are actually used to build our Shell sites ,” Del Valle adds . “ It ’ s a great way to promote the circular economy within the community and also make sure that we use plastic waste for sustainability reasons .”
Think of a plastic bottle and you will probably think of non-alcoholic beverage container , like Coca-Cola , which customers buy , consume and dispose of in Shell ’ s convenience store . The soft drink giant is aware of its plastic footprint and has set its global commitment to collect and recycle the equivalent of every bottle that sells in 2030 . Coca-Cola partnered with Shell to install collection points for the bottles , reinforcing Shell ’ s goal to develop a more efficient waste management system , particularly for the disposal of clear PET bottles sold in its stores .
“ To date , we have 50 stores participating in the programme and equipped with recycling bins and materials for information ,
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