Ocean Recovery Group will mainly focus on the reduction of ocean-bound plastic, which ends up in the Caribbean and across the shores of the Western Hemisphere
Ocean Recovery Group is an ocean-bound plastic integrated recycler. (Credit: Pixabay)
4G Recycling has collaborated with multinational end-to-end packaging solutions company AE Global to set up a social-business enterprise called Ocean Recovery Group (ORG).
ORG, which is a joint-venture formation, is said to leverage more than 100 years of recycling-industry experience for the enhanced collection, cleaning and recycling of ocean-bound plastics.
Based in north of Miami, Florida, ORG will initially have processing operations in the Dominican Republic.
The enterprise will mainly focus on the reduction of ocean-bound plastic, which ends up in the Caribbean and across the shores of the Western Hemisphere.
ORG president Zachary Kirstein said: “Ocean Recovery Group’s extensive knowledge in the recycling and packaging industries paired with our practical, sustainable and scalable solution will dramatically reduce the quantity of plastics ending up in our oceans, as well as the need for virgin plastics for product production.”
ORG is claimed to be the first ocean-bound plastic integrated recycler in the Dominican Republic. It is also the first of its kind in the Caribbean.
To construct its first plant in La Vega of Dominican Republic, the company has collaborated with a local processing partner Next Generation Recycling Latin America.
The La Vega facility is expected to commence operations by March this year.
The social-enterprise business of ORG will follow a circular economy model to collect, clean, and market the recovered plastics to re-processors to produce plastic pellets.
Later, these pellets will be marketed as recycled plastic to manufacturers, thereby enabling to reduce the use of virgin plastics and support manufacturers to create eco-friendly diverse products.
Kirstein further added: “Ocean Recovery Group has the equipment, experienced management, and ability to collect, clean, sort, bale and ship ocean-bound plastics.”
“Because of this, I know that Ocean Recovery Group has the capability to tackle the ocean-bound plastic problem and improve our communities’ environmental health.”