This man is helping some of India's poorest families make ends meet—and keeping plastic out of the ocean at the same time

Update: 2019-10-11

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Andrew Almack of Plastics For Change is on a mission. As the founder of a company that produces the world's first fair-trade-certified recycled plastic, he's helping create stable jobs for India's "silent environmentalists," the waste pickers who clean up city streets. With optimism, compassion and gratitude, he lays out startling statistics for why we should all care a little more about the plastic we use every day.

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This man is helping some of India's poorest families make ends meet—and keeping plastic out of the ocean at the same time

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This man is helping some of India's poorest families make ends meet—and keeping plastic out of the ocean at the same time

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This man is helping some of India's poorest families make ends meet—and keeping plastic out of the ocean at the same time