Circular Economy · Community Action · Bahia
Every piece of plastic removed is one step toward a regenerative future.
Plastic Harvest brings together communities, organisations, and partners to remove plastic from landscapes where waste collection is limited. Each campaign creates immediate environmental impact while helping build the knowledge, partnerships, and material streams needed for a circular economy.
Why It Matters
Plastic doesn't disappear when collection services stop.
Across many rural communities in southern Bahia, waste collection is limited or unavailable. Plastic accumulates along roads, waterways, agricultural land, and forest edges, where it fragments into microplastics, affects wildlife, contaminates ecosystems, and reduces the quality of life for local communities.
Removing plastic is only the beginning. The greater challenge is creating systems that prevent it from returning to nature.
How a Plastic Harvest Works
Community action with measurable impact.
Each Plastic Harvest campaign is organised around a defined landscape together with local participants and partner organisations.
Depending on the campaign, activities may include:
- Community-led plastic collection.
- Separation and weighing of collected materials.
- Basic documentation through photographs and field records.
- Responsible destination through existing recycling partners whenever possible.
- Evaluation of materials that may contribute to future AMI³ research and development.
Campaign Options
Every contribution supports community participation, local coordination, waste removal, and the continued development of ALUME's circular economy initiatives.
| Programme | Contribution | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Community Campaign | From R$2,500 | One organised collection campaign, community coordination, basic impact reporting, and photographic documentation. |
| Corporate Team Day | From R$5,000 | Community campaign combined with employee participation, impact summary, communication materials, and team engagement activities. |
| Annual Partner | From R$15,000/year | Multiple campaigns, annual reporting, visibility as a programme supporter, and opportunities to participate in the evolution of AMI³. |
Corporate Team Days
Experience environmental action firsthand.
Corporate teams are invited to participate alongside community members in real field activities—not symbolic clean-up events.
Participants gain a practical understanding of rural waste challenges while contributing directly to measurable environmental improvement and strengthening relationships between businesses and local communities.
Depending on the campaign, participants may also learn about ecological restoration, circular economy principles, and ALUME's broader regenerative programmes.
Beyond Collection
Building the foundations of a circular economy.
Plastic Harvest is designed as more than a clean-up programme.
The knowledge, partnerships, and material streams generated through these campaigns help inform the development of AMI³, ALUME's initiative to transform waste into useful materials for community infrastructure, restoration projects, and regenerative technologies.
Our long-term vision is to move beyond removing waste—to redesigning the systems that create it.
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