OUR MISSION and call to arms
To create appreciating value from the world’s plastic waste
Generating environmental, economic and social value so that All can prosper
WHO WE ARE
Introducing CRDC
South Africa & RESIN8™
The Centre for Regenerative Design & Collaboration South Africa (CRDC SA)
The Centre for Regenerative Design & Collaboration South Africa’s (CRDC SA) mission is to create appreciating value & impact from un-recyclable, mismanaged plastic waste by converting it into a lightweight Eco-Aggregate called RESIN8™. RESIN8™ facilitates the creation of Innovative Green Building Technology concrete and asphalt construction products. Our strategic aim is to divert all mis-managed plastic waste from landfill, to collect waste plastic from our environment through CRDC’s socially beneficial program called The Bag That Builds (TBTB) & to provide employment & business opportunities in our supply chain through collaboration.
We have created a groundbreaking new innovative green building technology that takes all 7 types of plastic waste & converts it into a lightweight Eco-Aggregate, called RESIN8™. The replacement of a percentage of natural aggregates with RESIN8™ in concrete products adds or maintains the strength, reduces weight, and increases the thermal properties of these concrete products. The potential to Regenerate Natural, Social & Built Environments & the positive impact on job creation, our overflowing landfills, the environment & infrastructure development across the African continent are limitless.
THE PROBLEM IS CLEAR
Plastic waste
is a pervasive environmental issue
Poses significant threats to ecosystems, wildlife, and human health
Plastic waste is a pervasive environmental issue that poses significant threats to ecosystems, wildlife, and human health. The widespread use of plastic products, combined with inadequate waste management systems, has led to a massive accumulation of plastic debris in oceans, rivers, and landfills.
Plastics are non-biodegradable, meaning they can persist in the environment for hundreds to thousands of years, breaking down into microplastics that infiltrate soil and water sources.
GLOBAL AND LOcAL FACTS ABOUT PLASTIC
9.5%
of plastic waste
is being recycled
90.5%
ends up in landfills, the environment or IS INCINERATED
380 million
TONS OF PLASTIC GENERATED
PER YEAR. 50% OF WHICH IS SINGLE USE PLASTIC
21%
of plastic waste is
being recycled IN SA
1.6+ million
TONS of plastic is consumed
in South Africa annually
1.25+ million
TONS ends up in landfills
or the environment
8+ Million
UNEMPLOYED SOUTH AFRICANS
Floods, droughts & heatwaves
climate-induced phenomena increaseS the risk of damage to homes, especially in informal settlements
