Google Cloud's impact in numbers
Your Google Cloud bottle set off a lasting ripple effect of positive change by funding a full day of work for someone living in a remote coastal community to collect plastic from beaches, helping to lift them and their family out of poverty.
10,000
The number of employment days that Google Cloud has provided for RIPL's team of plastic collectors so far.
270,000
The amount of plastic, measured in lbs, that will be prevented from reaching the ocean during that time.
10,000,000
The number of plastic bottles that 270,000 lbs would equate to, if this is all that was collected.
About our ocean impact program
Step 1: Collection
The proceeds from your bottle are being used to fund the employment of plastic collectors in remote coastal communities. Our teams clean beaches and waterways, and collect directly from homes and businesses where previous no collection routes existed.
Step 2: Sorting
The waste is taken to an 'impact center', where it's sorted ready for recycling.
Step 3: Tracking
Every item of plastic is weighed and registered to verify collection.
Step 4: Processing
Once the data has been registered, the plastic is taken to be recycled, repurposed, or transported to a waste recovery facility.
Where the impact takes place
Our plastic collection teams are based in remote coastal communities across Bali (Indonesia), Kerala (India), and the Solomon Islands (South Pacific) – three plastic pollution hotspots, where a high proportion of local people lack access to reliable employment with fair and equitable pay.
With Google Cloud's incredible support, we've been able to quickly expand our impact, with future projects planned for several more high-need communities, spreading the ripple effect further around the world.
Why we do it
One garbage truck of plastic is discarded into our oceans, every minute of every day.
But despite the scale of the problem, we believe that every action really can make a huge difference.
We focus our efforts on creating systemic change by generating employment and launching recycling programs where previously none existed, so the impact extends far beyond the initial action, creating a ripple effect of positive change.
Thank you for your support