ClimeCo ( 
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), a leader in the management and development of environmental commodities, has 
partnered with Enaleia ( 
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) to remove plastic pollution from vital fishing areas. Enaleia is a non-profit 
that engages coastal communities to collect plastic on land and in the ocean to 
reduce pollution and improve marine biodiversity conservation. This partnership 
will support Enaleia's newest project in Kenya, contributing to the generation 
of plastic credits through Verra. With additional funding from ClimeCo and the 
sale of the credits, Enaleia estimates they will collect 1,000-3,000 tonnes of 
plastic annually in Kenya.

"A plastic credit is an environmental commodity that represents the collection 
or recycling of one tonne of plastic material, which can be used in companies' 
ESG, CSR, and sustainability programs," says Chris Parker, ClimeCo's Director 
of Plastic Program. "Our approach is to create a system solution to the ocean 
plastic challenge."

Enaleia, along with other professional entities that are experts in sustainable 
development, are collaborating with ClimeCo and the Kwale Recycling Center in 
Kenya to make sure that the plastic will not only be collected but also 
integrated into the circular economy.

The Kenya project supports over 350 fishers in Kwale County by empowering them 
to collect abandoned nets, gear, and marine litter. This number will increase 
to 800 people from the coastal communities in the following months. The waste 
is then taken to Kwale Recycling Center, a local collection and recycling 
company that transports and processes it into useful materials and products.

"Through the plastic credit model, we can set up large-scale plastic cleanup 
projects that can create a real impact on our oceans," says Lefteris Arapakis, 
Enaleia's Co-Founder and Director. "Taking into consideration that around 20% 
of ocean plastic is lost fishing gear, by empowering the fishing communities at 
this scale, we can not only clean up significant amounts of plastic but also 
prevent further ocean plastic pollution."

This project incentivizes and encourages the fishing community to use more 
sustainable fishing practices, including the reduction of overfishing by 
pausing and limiting their fishing activities while collecting plastic. It also 
provides a supplemental source of income to an area experiencing some of the 
highest poverty rates in the country.

To learn more, email us at info@climeco.com.

SOURCE ClimeCo

CONTACT: Nancy Marshall, Vice President, Marketing, 484.415.7603 or 
nmarshall@climeco.com