Our Mission

Mission: Work with local high school & college students & community members to support ART, STEM and entrepreneurial projects focused on sustainability. We upcycle plastic waste in to long life objects. These objects raise awareness of global plastic pollution as well as demonstrate alternatives to landfills and help explore sustainable practices to address current environmental issues.

Community: Precious Plastics is a global community that shares open source designs for plastic upcycling machines. Our local contingent is based out of San Carlos California. We are resource for members of our community who are interested in sustainability, third use materials and make a positive environmental impact. We have resources to support, artists, engineers, entrepreneurs, environmentalists and educators. Ultimately we want to take plastic waste and turn it into reusable objects that both encourage discussion around the plastic waste problem and serve as an alternative destination from the landfill.

Program Areas

Plastic waste and reuse, mechanical engineering, sustainable art and design, entrepreneurship, opensource, community engagement with schools, museums and other organizations.

Project Ideas

  • Design & Create a product that can be donated, used for education or sold for fundraising.

  • Organize a workshop to collect, sort, shred and/or make with plastic waste for Bay Area organizations. 

  • Demonstrate upcycling at community/academic events with a mobile shredder and injection moulder.

  • Educate and Advocate about plastic waste and plastic free living at public events like Maker Faire, Open Sauce, California Academy of Sciences, Cal State Parks, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Marine Science Institute, Berkeley Botanical Gardens and more.

Resources in San Carlos and Offsite

  • Upcycling tools: shredders, injection moulders, sheet presses, CNC router and more.

  • PPE

  • Technical knowledge and support designing and creating a mould or designing and making with the CNC router

  • Clean shredded post consumer plastic ready to be used.

  • Class Room and workshop can facilitate up to 25 people

  • Video production equipment and space for screening for groups and events with speakers and educators.