CHOOSE PLASTIC NEGATIVE
WITH QUESAVA
Street Market And Village Foods Reimagined For Today's Healthy Consumer.
OUR PLASTIC NEGATIVE PROMISE
REMOVING TWICE AS MUCH PLASTIC FROM NATURE AS USED IN OUR PRODUCTS
“As most Canadian Small Food Manufacturers we dedicate efforts to ensure that our processes and ingredients guarantee safety, good practices and quality. Packaging plays a key part in ensuring standards are met.
Unfortunately, for those reasons, we haven't been able to move away from plastic. Finally, we can start to breathe deeply and more light as we are countering our impact by removing twice as much plastic as the amount we use to package our products. For sure in the months and years to come, we will continue to explore more practical ways to help remove plastic from streets, cities, landfills, etc as we do not want plastics to end up in lakes, rivers, and the ocean, sure there is still lots to be done, and we are committed to keep searching. Going Plastic Negative with rePurpose Global is just the beginning!”
- Claudia Vasconcelos, VP of Operations
HOW IT WORKS
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CALCULATE
The first step in our journey was to understand where we are at, in order to inform future action. We established our current plastic footprint and committed to pledging a percentage of every product purchase towards the removal of nature-bound plastic waste.
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FINANCE
We fund the elimination of twice as much plastic waste from oceans and landfills as we produce through our collaboration with vetted rePurpose Impact Projects, which are empowering waste workers to tackle plastic waste in local communities.
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REDUCE
Going Plastic Negative is a continuous commitment, and that’s why we are working with rePurpose Global to develop a future roadmap reducing the use of virgin plastics in our products — and build a more circular business and delivery model.
GOOD FOR YOU
AND THE PLANET
IMPACT THAT UNITES THE WORLD
When we choose to take action on our plastic waste, we create meaningful impact in a world without borders. We fund waste management facilities and empower local communities in geographies without the necessary infrastructure to remove, recover, and recycle plastic waste which would have otherwise remained in the environment for centuries.
SUPERCHARGING SYSTEMIC IMPACT
First, we work with vetted and experienced circular economy and waste management ventures. Next, we fund programs that enable these ventures to scale up plastic waste avoidance, removal, recovery, and recycling efforts. Finally, through thorough due diligence, we ensure adherence to global environmental and labor standards.
It takes an army to fight the ongoing plastic waste crisis, and with rePurpose Global, we are able to create tangible environmental and socio-economic impact. We’re not only helping remove plastic waste from the environment, but we’re also enabling steady livelihoods for forgotten waste workers across the globe.
235kgs of Plastic Waste Diverted From Oceans and Landfills Annually
40Waste Workers & Family Members Provided with Additional Income
1,175,000Single-Use Plastic Pouches Removed
From Nature
QUESAVA’S PLASTIC NEGATIVE JOURNEY
STEP 1: SUSTAINABLE SOURCING
From production to packaging, Quesava is always trying to reduce waste in all fronts. Being a frozen packaged good makes it difficult to avoid plastic, so starting a program that helped balance the scale was the necessary step to offset the company's plastic footprint.
STEP 2: THE PLASTIC NEGATIVE SHIFT
Extending on its belief that businesses can have a positive impact on the environment and society, Quesava has gone Plastic Negative. Through its partnership with rePurpose Global, the company is empowering marginalized workers to better tackle plastic pollution in their communities.
STEP 3: THE FINAL DESTINATION
The packaging industry is currently working on options for frozen foods but none are ready for market yet. We will continue to choose the best available options and offset their consumption as best possible.
THIS IS HOW MUCH PLASTIC YOU
WASTE EVERY YEAR
The first step to real change always begins with understanding our existing reality. The way we live our lives today, we understand that it’s impossible to avoid plastic entirely. But with this simple survey, you can learn about your personal plastic consumption - and find yourself in the position to take action on it.
It’s a small step for you, and a significant leap for the planet.
ABOUT REPURPOSE GLOBAL
rePurpose Global is the world's leading Plastic Action Platform dedicated to reducing waste, reviving lives, and restoring nature's balance. Through our pioneering ecosystem of solutions that span across advisory, action, and advocacy, we help people and companies calculate, reduce, and offset their plastic footprint, while empowering grassroots innovators on the cutting edge of solving for our planet's future.
To date, we've created systemic change for people across 26 countries and hundreds of purposeful brands worldwide. On behalf of our global coalition, we eliminate millions of pounds of plastic waste from nature every year, and in doing so, positively impact the lives of 10,000+ marginalized waste workers and community members worldwide.
