 This is precious plastic. About a year ago we launched version 2. Many people got interested, liked, shared, spread. Millions of people were reached. Thank you for that. Hundreds even got started. Downloaded, cut, welded. Collecting, shredding and making things from waste. Recycling plastic all over the planet. Using our machines, blueprints and video tutorials to experiment, make products and have some fun recycling. People started in... Spain? Czech Republic? Argentina? Check my Thailand. China? Chile? Sri Lanka? South Korea? Mexico City? Taiwan! And a lot more. This is great. But it's just the beginning. Plenty of others wish to join them. We want to get started in India. We want to get started in China. Let's get started in Germany. In Monterrey, Mexico. I want to get started in Ghana. I want to get started in Hong Kong. Let's get started in Australia. I want to get started in Singapore. Let's get started from Nigeria. We want to get started in Morocco. And way more than want to start recycling plastic all around the world. But in order for this to really kick off, precious plastic needs an update. And we made a plan on how to get there. We're going to create a collection of beautiful objects and teach people how to make them using video tutorials. We will upgrade our digital platform to make local collaboration better. We will provide starter kits that will make machine building as easy as pie. And we will create business models so people can use plastic waste to make a living. This will help to clean up our environments, start a new wave of micro-businesses in developing countries and change our perception of plastic from disposable to valuable. Our system will be open source available for everyone, for free. Many already use this to start recycling plastic. But this new version would make plastic recycling co-bananas. So far we've invested an incredible amount of time and resources trying to tackle this massive plastic waste problem. Or at least contribute somehow. Started from the ground up in my student room doing some crappy experiments and sharing them online. And others all over the web started helping out. Four years later we developed our own machines which people all over the world used to recycle plastic. But the problem is still massive and if we seriously want to have an impact we need some help. Our team is simply too small. Now we have a rock-solid plan to make this happen. But to do this we need two things. Money and people. You can make a donation to cover our development and material costs or come and join us develop this hands-on. Chipping in with your skills. Your support will make it possible for many others around the world to get started trying to solve this massive problem altogether. You can follow our progress, see what we still need and how to help us out. Visit next.preciousplastic.com to show your support and let's try to fix this altogether.