These organizations are selling plastic offsets to help build recycling infrastructure

For-profit companies Plastic Bank and RePurpose Global are incentivizing plastic collection and recycling in developing nations, and selling plastic credits to consumer goods companies looking to offset new plastic production. But while developing recycling ecosystems in areas with poor waste management infrastructure is undeniably positive, some experts are concerned that the emerging plastic credits market could distract from the systemic changes that are needed to end plastic pollution.