Your impact in numbers
Your Synopsys bottle set off a lasting ripple effect of positive change.
In partnership with RIPL Goods, every Synopsys bottle funds a day of employment for someone living in a remote coastal community to collect plastic from beaches, rivers and villages, helping to lift them and their family out of poverty.
6000
The number of employment days that Synopsys has provided for RIPL's team of plastic collectors so far.
144,000
The amount of plastic, measured in pounds, that will be prevented from reaching the ocean during that time.
135,000
The number of garbage bags that would fill (if all the waste was uncrushed soda bottles)
How our ocean impact program works
Step 1: Collection
The proceeds from your water 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 where no collection routes previously existed.
Step 2: Sorting
The waste is taken to an 'impact center', where it is sorted and made 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 support from Synopsys, we'll be able to quickly expand our impact, with future projects planned for several more communities in ocean plastic hot spots, 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, protecting land and launching recycling programs so the impact extends far beyond the initial action, creating a ripple effect of positive change.
Thank you for your support