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Plastic Recycling on Curacao

Creating a Circular Economy in the Caribbean

Green Phenix is a social enterprise using innovative technologies to turn plastic waste into new valuable usable products.

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Sea Turtle Conservation Curacao

The Green “Phenix” image is a sea turtle that rises from the sea of plastic. Sea Turtle Conservation Curaçao (STCC) shows us how plastic waste harms the turtles and wildlife species. So we decided to start an initiative to prevent as much plastic as possible ending up in our natural ecosystems, by establishing a circular economy on Curaçao and other Caribbean islands.
A big part of our profits goes to STCC to support their activities and projects to save our sea turtles. Also, we promote zero waste initiatives on the island, like Plastic Free Curaçao.

Solutions for plastic pollution.

We see plastic as a resource that can be recycled to create new valuable products.
This forms a new industry with increasing employment opportunities and develops a circular economy on Curaçao and the rest of the Caribbean.

As a waste, plastic can create numerous problems, harm our environment and become a health hazard. Plastic is a durable, flexible and versatile material, that is a lost opportunity if discarded after single-use.

Green Phenix currently upcycles three types of plastic: PET, HDPE and PP.

Recycle numbers

Production.

Once the plastic is collected, it is sorted, cleaned and shredded.
After shredding, the resulting plastic flakes become the material that we use in our 3D printers or extruders.

PET RECYCLING PROCESS

PET recycling process at Green Phenix

HDPE & PP RECYCLING PROCESS

HDPE and PP recycling in Curacao

Technologies.

3D PRINTERS

With 3D printers we upcycle PET plastic.
We collect bottles and other forms of PET plastic. Once processed, this material is used to print new products. The sky is the limit. If you can imagine it, we can print it.

EXTRUDERS

HDPE and PP plastic are melted with our extruders and then extruded into any attached mold. Currently we are making plastic beams, as they can be used as a construction material to build objects such as furniture.

Services.

PLASTIC COLLECTION

We collect PET, HDPE and PP plastics
. Plastic types

Full plastic pick up service

Pick-up full service

We collect the plastic from your location.
We take care of sorting, cleaning and shredding.

15 ANG,-/kg

Plastic drop-off

Drop-off

You bring the plastic to our location.
We take care of sorting, cleaning and shredding.

10 ANG,-/kg

Budget plastic collection

Budget

You bring the plastic to our location. The plastic is sorted and cleaned by you.
We shred the plastic.

5 ANG,-/kg

Individuals plastic drop off

Individuals

As an individual, you can bring your plastic to us for free. The plastic has to be clean.
You can bring us the plastic Thu-Fri 08:00-14:00.


Contact US to arrange your plastic collection

PRESENTATIONs

School & children events presentations

Together with Sea Turtle Conservation Curaçao we go to schools to educate children about sea turtles, plastic pollution and recycling. We do live demonstrations about the recycling process using a bike shredder and 3D printer. Currently, we have presented to over 1,500 children.

School presentations have been sponsored by FBTT Travel & Taber Tours.
Therefore, you can book a presentation at your school for free.

Corporate presentations

Many employees in various organizations are becoming more aware and interested in recycling and its process. Educating is an important part of making recycling large-scale in Curaçao. We explain the difference recycling can make in society, how it’s possible to create new products from plastic waste and how each person can contribute to make Curaçao a cleaner island.

Contact us for a quotation about a presentation at your company.

Book a presentation for your school or company
Presentation about recycling
Presentation about recycling
Presentation about recycling
Presentation about recycling
Presentation about recycling

Daily Progress.


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Instagram post 2176898826181525137_4116899747 Green Phenix is present on the "Studie & beroepenmarkt". Yesterday we already introduced a lot of students to our company, one of the recycling 3D printers & the bike shredder. 
Today we will do so again! So if you are going there, look for us and come and say hi.

#curacao #education #fun #impact
Instagram post 2176893595121031638_4116899747 7 classes were surprised this week with the news they have won an adventerous trip with @fbtttravel 
These classes were the top collectors in the #maketheturtlesmile campaign. 
In total the participating kids collected 30.573 plastic bottles in this campaign. These bottles will not end up in the landfill or the environment but they will be locally recycled.

Local recycling reduces the need for import/export, which reduces emissions. It also creates employment opportunities and it contributes to making our island cleaner. 
Our goal is to create a circular economy in the Caribbean. Without waste there is no pollution - and plastic pollution needs to stop!

We'de like to sincerely thank ALL the participating for helping us take care of our island!

#curacaoproud #kids #hopeforthefuture #impact #curacao #fun
Instagram post 2175169038588799153_4116899747 Albert Schweitzer 5c, the class of teacher Marieke, was one of the winners of the @fbtttravel bus tours, because they helped us collect a huge amount of plastic.

In total kids collected 30.573 plastic bottles in the #maketheturtlesmile campaign. Bottles that were saved from the landfill and the environment, which will now be recycled into long lasting products.

Very proud of these kids!!! Not all the winning classes have been informed... To be continued...
Instagram post 2172821430234873773_4116899747 Last Tuesday we planned to surprise the winning classes, but unfortunately all the schools were closed due to the power outage.

We were extremely busy with the innovation awards the other days of this week and therefore the announcement of the winning classes had to be postponed to next week.

No later than Wednesday all the winners will be announced!!
Instagram post 2171940908386390858_4116899747 Yesterday evening was a very exciting night for us. We were nominated for 4 categories in the 2019 innovation awards and we also got the result of the public choice award race (in which many of you supported us). And we won the 2019 business award & the publuc choice award.

Many thanks go out to everyone who supported us, somewhere along the way and especially in these last couple of nerve wrecking days.

We are extremely grateful and proud on our amazing team!
Instagram post 2170879277162239452_4116899747 13 ora ta sobra...
Only 13 more hours to go!

Please vote for us so we can continue cleaning our island & our ocean.

It will also support our goal to create even more employment opportunities. 
Your support means a lot to us!

http://bit.ly/greenphenix
Instagram post 2170583385649663604_4116899747 Today we focus on introducing people to Green Phenix. We are actively asking for support and asking people to like the Innovation award video of Shendy.

http://bit.ly/greenphenix

Great team, great drive so super proud. No matter what comes out of it, we are doing all we can to give attention to our organisation and we are getting support from all over the world!

Very very grateful!
Instagram post 2169807967178837678_4116899747 Por favor yuda nos i vota!

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Wak e link den nos bio!

Por favor like i share e link den e video! 🙏🙏🙏
Instagram post 2168625675265781568_4116899747 Desi ta papia!

Vote for Green Phenix and help us win the public choice award.

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Made in Curaçao.

Made in Curacao

Green Phenix is a social enterprise, that focuses on local employment and production.
The plastic that we use in our products comes from local plastic waste. We collect plastic from hotels, cafes and restaurants, companies, as well as have it delivered to us by people and schools.

The Caribbean.

Once Green Phenix is firmly established in Curaçao, we will bring our concept to other islands. Our aim is to stop plastic pollution by creating a circular economy in the Caribbean.
We provide machines and education, to enable each community to tackle plastic pollution on their own.

Caribbean recycling

Our products

We create various products out of recycled PET, HDPE & PP plastic waste.
Do you have an idea of a products you would like to have 3D printed or molded? Contact us and we can work together on your custom order.

  • Products from Recycled PET on Curacao
  • Products from Recycled PET on Curacao
  • Products from Recycled PET on Curacao
  • Products from Recycled HDPE on Curacao

Team.


Sabine
Sabine Berendse
founder
Giacomo
Giacomo Booi
co-founder
Mark
Mark Busch
technical engineer
David
David Bassetti
3D Seed
Karina
Karina Vasiljeva
marketing
Paul
Paul
volunteer (engineer)
Alron
Alron
SOAW worker
Ansje
Ansje
SOAW worker
Shendy
Shendy
SOAW worker
Cynthia
SOAW worker
Brandely
Brandely
SOAW worker
Nihaila
Nihaila
SOAW worker
Joel
Joël
SOAW worker
Desiree
Desiree
SOAW worker
Giovanni
Giovanni
SOAW worker
Sonely
Sonely
SOAW worker
Arlison
Arlison
SOAW worker

Partners.


We collaborate with Sea Turtle Conservation Curaçao (STCC) on many projects. We make presentations, educate children about plastic and recycling and organize clean-ups.
Part of our profits are donated to STCC.

Ministrie van SOAW
Ministrie van EO
Limpi Recycling
CocaCola Curacao
Selikor
3D-Seed
Dresscode010

Contact.

info@greenphenix.com
+599 9 5652271

Volunteering with Green Phenix

Volunteering for Green Phenix

Would you like to join us for beach clean-ups? Are you a recycling-junkie like us who wants to make our seas and lands cleaner? We’re excited to welcome anyone with passion for clean and sustainable world.

Whether you’re in Curaçao, Caribbean or somewhere else, we’re eager to welcome you at Green Phenix, and work together to solve the problem of plastic pollution. We also have opportunities for a long-term volunteering, as we as internship possibilities.
We appreciate every little help we can get and we have lots of interesting activities you could help with. Send us a message and we will contact you.

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