What is CooperVision's partnership with Plastic Bank about?

CooperVision partners with Plastic Bank to collect and manage ocean-bound plastic, offsetting the company's plastic footprint. This partnership also aims to provide economic opportunities and social benefits for coastal communities involved in the project.

What are the benefits of CooperVision's plastic collection initiative?

Besides reducing ocean-bound plastic, the initiative offers social benefits such as health insurance, nutrition programs, and vision screenings for the collectors and their families, improving their quality of life.

What impact did the program have on participants and visitors?

The program had a notable social impact, as observed by visiting doctors like Dr. Raj Patel, who noted the positive changes in the community members’ lives and the shared aspirations for a better future.

CooperVision’s Partnership with Plastic Ban...

CooperVision’s Partnership with Plastic Bank: People + Planet

CooperVision has partnered with Plastic Bank to address ocean plastic waste while creating economic opportunities for coastal communities. The partnership involves collecting ocean-bound plastic and provides social benefits like health insurance and nutrition programs for participants. U.S. doctors involved in the program highlighted the personal and social impacts they observed during a visit to Bali.

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By Health · September 18, 2024, 7:12 PM UTC

Key takeaways

CooperVision partners with Plastic Bank to tackle ocean plastic.

Initiative supports economic opportunities for coastal communities.

U.S. doctors emphasize significant social impacts of the program.

Since 2021, CooperVision has partnered with Plastic Bank to offset a portion of the company's plastic footprint by tackling ocean-bound plastic waste in hundreds of coastal communities. But the initiative is more than bottles. It's also about people. In this ECP Viewpoints podcast, Dr. Evelyn Lo, Dr. Raj Patel, and Dr. Joanna Reiman share highlights from their journey to Bali, Indonesia, and the unforgettable connections they made with the community during their Plastic Bank experience.

"You know what kind of impact you're making on the plastics front with 300 million-plus bottles that Cooper Visions helped pull from the oceans," Dr. Patel says in the podcast. "But I think the meaningful part of the trip to me was to see the social impact of the program, the joy in people's faces, the pride that they have, and the kindness of the people. And you realize that everybody's the same and everybody wants a better tomorrow."

everybody's the same and everybody wants a better tomorrow.
— Dr. Raj Patel

Highlights from the podcast include:

How CooperVision and Plastic Bank are working to slow ocean bound plastic.
The social impact of the program that helps improve the lives of collectors and their families through health insurance, nutrition programs, and vision screenings.
The indelible connections made between the U.S. doctors and the Bali community.
Listen to the podcast here and discover more about CooperVision's net plastic neutral partnership with Plastic Bank.

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