Today, nearly 80% of materials intended for recycling end up in our environment - landfills, the air and our waterways and oceans.
This is unnecessary and unacceptable - and Planet Protectors offer a better solution.
Our Impact
Planet Protectors is organized to reduce the quantity of refuse going into landfills and ultimately into the environment through reuse, recycling and reduction of use of packaging and other materials.
We believe that a zero-waste society is possible, and that through innovation, cooperation and technology, all materials will ultimately be able to be reused or recycled.
Starting with specific, highly recyclable plastics (Type 2 and 4), we have proven our model works locally in the Santa Barbara area; we are now scaling into a durable system that can be implemented anywhere, while expanding from small-scale to large-volume recycling of these materials.
The vision of Planet Protectors is to eventually divert all virgin waste away from landfills and toward useful purposes.

Drowning In Our Own Trash
Our recycling system is broken: Only single source recyclables are actually recycled Most consumers have no idea what “single source recyclable” means.
The current solution, pushed through trash haulers under pressure to provide recycling solutions, have dis-empowered the public, by providing a recycle bin where over 80% is going to landfill.
The truth is, trash companies are not the solution to our recycling problems.
How Did We Get Here?
- According to many sources, more than 80% of materials put into recycling bins in the U.S. end up in the environment – mostly in landfills – for various reasons. This is causing a number of downstream problems that are mounting faster than they are being solved:
- Landfill space is decreasing, while costs are increasing.
- Waste materials harmful to all types of life in Earth are appearing in the sky, sea earth, water and even in the blood and tissues of all creatures – including humans.
- The related effects are manifesting as crises in both health and food supply.
- There is a severe lack of understanding among consumers about what can be done to address waste entering our environment.
- Certain types of plastic, such as grocery store and similar type bags, are easily blown away from landfills, ending up in our oceans, open spaces, and every nook of the greater environment where they contribute to a wide variety of environmental problems and negatively impact wildlife.
- Packaging trends are putting more of these materials into use every year, despite consumers’ desire to reduce needless material use.
- Even those consumers and industry players who are aware of the problems inherent in the recycling/waste industries are not aware of them, and have failed to collaborate around rational solutions available today.
Our Economically Sustainable Solution:
Recycling-Reusing Type 2 and Type 4 Plastics
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