21, Victor Emanuel street , east wing , Semouha , Alexandria
Alexandria
Alexandria Governorate
21111
Egypt
- Environment/Sustainable development
Banlastic Egypt is a social enterprise based in Alexandria that tackles the plastic pollution problem since 2018. We aim to ban single-use plastic in Egypt by offering alternative products to single-use plastic, creating a base of aware customers through delivering workshops, training, beach cleanups, and various environmental events. We are also trying to connect with policymakers to support those efforts by the plastic ban laws.
WHY BANLASTIC EGYPT?
Our Vision: Banning Single-Use Plastic In Egypt
WHY THIS VISION?
Not like food, plastic does not biodegrade
It breaks down to small particles, entering our food chain.
It harms marine life by being ingested or tangled in.
By 2050, there will be more plastic in the sea than Fish. Sequentially, we aim to Ban the single use plastics in Egypt to contribute in the global action towards the plastic catastrophe and the sustainable development goals 2030.
HOW DO WE DO THIS?
We Contribute To Banning Single-Use Plastic By:
Developing alternative green products to Single-use plastic.
Spreading awareness about plastic pollution
Delivering Interactive Workshops
Organizing community beach cleanups
Increasing the Arabic content on the Plastic pollution online
Beach Cleanups
Green Events
Supporting Green Projects
Workshops and Trainings
Banlastic is one of the leading organizations in Alexandria and Egypt in the field of environment and Climate change. Banlastic will be empowering the network with the necessary information/Consultation regarding climate change and environment, supporting the network with the new projects and activities that can help in raising the awareness combating the climate change.
The Anna linde Foundation network is one of the greatest and leading networks in supporting the exchange of ideas , complete the gaps in the community via dialogue and support to the creative ideas tackling certain community issues, this year also is very important for Egypt as it marks the COP27 hosting .Banlastic is planning to maplify the signal to include the pre -cop 27 activities in the network.