Overview

Planet First Foundation, founded in 2019, implements solutions to reduce waste and eliminate single-use plastics through a variety of means from education, peaceful protest, and facilitating recycling programs in businesses, public gathering places, and homes. Certain initiatives include: Promoting recycling in public venues aka "Twin the bin" using recycling bins next to garbage bins Promoting use of reusable water bottles and bags Promoting use of reusable (or compostable) plates, cutlery and dinnerware Promoting recycling as part of daily life Recycling reduces the need for extracting (mining, quarrying and logging), refining and processing raw materials to prevent substantial air and water pollution Recycling saves energy and reduces greenhouse gas emissions Compostable packaging should be used with food to improve trash collection methods Developing country-specific large-scale solutions for reusing plastic materials to reduce plastic waste,