Save Plastics
Save Plastics is an initiative that reuses plastic waste for sustainable building materials and products. With their Green Plastic Factories, Save Home and vision of a world where everyone can be themselves, they are committed to making the world a better place. This makes the company one of the most innovative, social enterprises in the Arnhem-Nijmegen region. This earned owners Marlous de Bordes and Bram Peters the Pearl Award on 11 June 2024, which was presented by Nermina Kundić, alderman for sustainable businesses in Arnhem: "The way Save Plastics deals with plastic waste is an example for all those other organisations that also like to contribute to a nicer world. They do this not only by using raw materials sparingly, but also by employing people distanced from the labour market. Save Plastics gives Arnhem an extra shine. Being awarded a Pearl Award is therefore more than deserved."
Westervoortsedijk 73-FC 6827 AV Arnhem
info@saveplastics.nl
026 30 333 07From household waste to valuable raw material
Save Plastics sees ‘household plastic waste’ as a valuable raw material for sustainable products. Marlous: “Plastic doesn’t have a good image, so one of our main goals is to bring about a change in this perception. To raise awareness that we need this material.” That is why the company develops products for public spaces and residential construction.
In addition, Save Plastics operates a Green Plastics Factory in the Arnhem-Nijmegen region. Here, they conduct research into unique solutions for hard-to-process plastics and plastic film. “At the factory, we’re investigating how we can give these plastics a new lease of life. After all, not incinerating them also means lower CO₂ emissions. In this way, we’re helping the environment and turning discarded plastic back into something valuable.”
Social at home and abroad
The social aspect plays a major role for Save Plastics. Some of its staff are distanced from the labour market. As a result, the company holds the highest social enterprise certification in the Netherlands: PSO performance level 3.
Save Plastics also runs educational projects in schools both in the Netherlands and abroad. “This is how we teach people that they can really make something out of household waste. Here, we incinerate 60 per cent of our waste, and abroad the figure is even higher. We turn that waste into new products.”
As a circular economy frontrunner in the Netherlands, the company is also making a significant impact on the region. “We train people here. People come to Arnhem-Nijmegen from all over the world. This also helps the region make a name for itself as an innovative and meaningful place.”
22nd Pearl Award
This is the twenty-second time that The Economic Board has presented the Pearl award. The award goes to companies and organisations that, according to The Economic Board, stand out because of interesting innovations or, on the contrary, because of their proven business processes.
