A truly ground-breaking innovation, Social Plastic^® is recycled material with social impact. In addition to reducing ocean-bound plastic pollution, the production of Social Plastic^® helps local collectors in vulnerable coastal communities gain access to stable income and basic family necessities. By giving plastic waste value and treating it as currency, Plastic Bank is building a circular economy, improving the lives of people in developing countries and putting recycled plastic feedstock back into the supply chain. 

Just one of the inspirational faces behind the LifestyleGarden^® brand and parent company ScanCom International, Stig Maasbøl has been recognised in his homeland of Denmark for successfully driving and implementing initiatives that contribute to a better environmental effort. A driving force behind Scancom’s newest collaboration with Plastic Bank, Stig talks us through what this exciting new partnership means and his vision for the future of manufacturing.

Described as a “servant to the earth and a champion of the poor”, Plastic Bank Founder and CEO, David Katz, has been recognised over the years with a collection of awards for his contributions towards creating a more sustainable future. Since its launch, Plastic Bank - the world’s first organisation to monetise plastic waste – has helped to transform the lives of vulnerable coastal  communities who collect plastic waste for recycling. Here, David talks about the world’s move towards a regenerative economy and how the new partnership with ScanCom International for its new Nassau powered by Social Plastic^® collection will “help the world get a little better”. 

For nearly 20 years now, David Harland has been part of the team at the helm of Cornwall-based charity, Eden Project. Now CEO of Eden Project International and tasked with helping to drive development activity and the establishment of further Eden sites around the world, he is putting into practice the educational organisation’s motto that, “communities have an important part to play in overcoming the environmental challenges the world faces today”. Here, David discusses how the latest collaboration between ScanCom and Plastic Bank embodies this ethos, plus why any real innovation needs to have the planet at its heart...

Nestled away in Yarton, Oxfordshire, you will find Yarnton Home & Garden. Brimming full of garden and home products, gifts, delicious foods and local delights, the store is far removed from what you might envisage as a traditional garden centre. It perhaps comes as no surprise that Yarnton – uniquely enchanting in its approach to store design, product merchandising and the brands it works with – has long been a loyal stockist of LifestyleGarden®...

A global manufacturer with sustainability and innovation at the heart of all that it does, ScanCom International has a strong ethos for the way it does business, from social accountability to ethical sourcing of raw materials and a transparent supply chain.