Project Paraíso de Ballenas

Spanish: Whale Paradise

Buenaventura, Colombia

Helping protect whale breeding ground on Colombia's Pacific coast by recovering waste from hard-to-reach communities.

134,012

lbs of plastic waste removed

15

waste workers formally employed
Plastic Waste Management in India
Rural
Ocean-bound
Coast

rePurpose Global Impact Framework in action

The BASE Framework is our leading impact creation process that is the strong foundation for each rePurpose Global plastic recovery impact project. This framework ensures that our interventions in each geography create additional, impactful and verifiable outcomes.

1. Baseline
Plastic burning and direct leakage
  • Buenaventura's river-side communities and Maguipi,  had no plastic collection due to its remote location.
  • Waste is often burnt.
  • Plastic is reaching the ocean, threatening the health of nearby whale nurseries.
2. Additionality
Ocean-bound plastic collected from beaches and local communities
  • Collection from beaches and communities along the Pacific Coast, via boat.
  • Transportation to the most suitable end-destination including recycling (even for contaminated waste.
3. Solution
Solution for Paraiso de Ballenas
  • Local partnership to clean up beaches and raise awareness.
  • Transportation by boat to recycling facility.
  • Recycling partnership to address contaminated plastic waste.
4. Evaluation
Thorough audit and assurance process
  • Each Project's plastic recovery is tracked and traced via reTrace technology.
  • Furthermore, in line with the comprehensive rePurpose Audit & Assurance Protocol (rAAP), each project is audited for environmental compliance and social safeguards through multiple levels of internal audits - from documentation checks to onsite visits.
  • In addition projects are also audited through third parties to provide an independent assurance.

Impact Guaranteed with rePurpose Global’s Proprietary Technology - reTrace

reTrace™ is rePurpose Global's proprietary technology tool for impact verification.

Every kilogram of plastic waste is recorded, uploaded, and verified through a chain-of-custody approach.


reTrace™ makes all impact data readily available for regular third-party audits.

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