Phoenix Plastics

Now that the cool weather has settled in, we are really looking forward to the finishing off of the new processing and cleaning building. As washing of plastics is a large part of the hours going into processing, having hot water and a better space to dry stuff will be essential for the winter months. …

Phoenix Plastics is happy to introduce our first product: the Galiano Key Chain. Composed of 100% post-consumer #2 HDPE recycled plastic, it is finished with solid brass and zero-waste leather components. The Galiano Key Chain is truly deserving of its name. Not only is the plastic processed and recycled here on-site at Phoenix Plastics and …

One of our main inspirations behind Phoenix Plastics product design is to make items that will be useful within our community. We see this as a way of reducing transport emissions two fold: first by lessening the flow of recyclable material off-island, second by making product that will be used in our local community and …

Having laid the groundwork for Phoenix by learning best practices to produce sheets of post-consumer plastics, next came the time to consider how we might make use of this new material. We are fortunate to have access to a CNC machine on Galiano, enabling us to test out a method for engraving. We’re very happy …

Meet our team! At the end of 2023 we brought Oliver and David into the GIRR fold to work with us on the Phoenix Plastics project. These two are full of knowledge, experience, and unbridled enthusiasm for recycling post-consumer plastics on Galiano. In May 2024 we generated our first test sheet of recycled plastic. Though …