OUR MISSION

WE’RE CLEANING UP
80 YEARS OF
PLASTIC WASTE.

We encourage the elimination of unnecessary plastic and enable responsible production and waste
management for any plastic that remains, so that it doesn't wind up in nature.

OUR STORY

IT HITS CLOSE TO HOME.

We started in the Philippines. But we represent all of the places hit hard by end-of-life plastic waste. We know first-hand its toll on nature, the climate, the economy, and our health. There’s no time to waste. It’s a global problem that needs a global solution.

WE’RE FUELED BY HOPE.

Drawing from the success of our Hope in a Bottle program, we launched PCX to take on the massive challenge of global plastic waste. Our vision was to adopt only the best practices of carbon credits and apply it to plastic, but with transparency and impact at the core. We became the first nonprofit to do so.

LET’S THINK
CIRCULAR.

The plastic ecosystem touches everyone. That’s why it’s crucial PCX works with businesses, local communities and the government. On one side, we created a platform for businesses to purchase credits and offset the plastic they can’t yet eliminate. On the other, we’re empowering communities with a livelihood based on plastic elimination.

WE’RE
MOBILIZING
A PLANET.

We’re building an ever-expanding network of partners who recover, process and recycle plastic waste. As we grow, we continuously seek out the latest environmentally sound solutions to plastic waste reduction, and find new ways to strengthen the circular economy.

OUR MISSION

WHAT WE
CARE MOST ABOUT.

PCX is working to clean up 80 years worth of plastic waste. We encourage the elimination of unnecessary plastic and enable responsible production and waste management for any plastic that remains, so that it doesn’t wind up in nature.

The oceans give us oxygen, regulate our climate, and provide food and income for billions.
Yet human activity has left them in a perilous state. By preventing plastic waste from
leaking into our ecosystems, we hope to restore our oceans and protect our planet.

We partner with companies committed to environmentally preferred waste management practices. By commissioning stringent audits on all of our partners’ operations, we do everything we can to promote the effective reduction and disposal of plastic waste.

 

For us, sustainability means social and economic development too. Our model provides investments in environmental protection, support for behavior change, and opportunities for women in the circular economy. Through our programs like Aling Tindera Waste-to-Cash, we do impactful work that not only provides additional income to communities but allows our partners to become champions of sustainability.

  

CHANGE IS
A TEAM SPORT.

We come from different backgrounds, including environmental research, management, and policy, united by a common vision of a plastic waste-free world.

THE PCX BOARD

NANETTE MEDVED-PO

Founder

Generation HOPE Inc., Founder,

Philippines’ First B-Corp
Forbes Hero of Philanthropy
WWF Philippines, Trustee
Finance and Entrepreneurship, Babson College

RON HOSE

Board Member

Coins.ph, Founder
UnionBank, Independent Director
Innovation Endeavors, Founding Partner
Masters in Computer Science, Cornell University

HELGA VANTHOURNOUT

Board Member

Director, Wealth of Flows Consulting
Strategic Advisor, ADM Capital Foundation
Senior Expert, McKinsey & Company
MBA, IMD
MSc Env. Policy, IIIEE
MSc Env. Engineering, Ghent University

GIDEON AGAR

Board Member

Tradelegs, CEO
Patriarch Partners, Managing Partner
MBA Harvard Business School

MICHAEL GILMORE

Board Member

UN PRI International Working Group
on Plastics, Member
Albizia Capital, Research Director
MBA SOAS University of London

SHEILA MARCELO

Strategic Advisor to the Board

Care.com, Founder New Enterprise
Associates, Venture Partner
MBA Harvard Business School
JD Harvard Law School

CORE MANAGEMENT TEAM

SEBASTIAN DIGRANDE

Chief Executive Officer

BigLots Board Member
EVP Strategy & Chief Customer Officer, Gap Inc.
Senior Partner, BCG
MBA, Wharton
BSEE, Georgia Tech 

NILS KNOOP

Marketing & Communications Director

Global Marketing & Advocacy, Seventh Generation
Integrated Marketing & Comms, Ben & Jerry's
Corporate Communications, Nike
M.Sc. Sports Economics, German Sports University

WHERE
WE OPERATE

We’re starting at the epicenter of it all, focusing on countries hit worst by the plastic pollution crisis.
From offices in the Philippines, the United States, and Singapore, we intend to expand cleanup operations
to the top 10 most plastic polluted countries in the world.

DOING BETTER
TOGETHER

We are building a movement of partners from local governments to global brands,
all working towards a common goal: No plastics in nature.

INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS

Institutional Partners

Audit Partner

Audit Partner

Legal Counsel

Legal Counsel

Development Partner

Advocacy Partner

Advocacy Partner

Advocacy Partner

Advocacy Partner

Development Partner

Program Partner

Program Partner

Development Partner

BRAND PARTNERS

PROJECT PARTNERS

Aggregating Partner

Aggregating Partner

Aggregating Partner

Processing Partner

Processing Partner

Transport Partner

Processing Partner

Processing Partner

Processing Partner

Aggregating Partner