TROFICA

TROFICA

COLOMBIA

Improving the livelihoods of Cartagena’s waste collectors while reducing plastic waste. Trofica, a young social enterprise, partners with over 600 recyclers—some of Colombia’s poorest workers—to increase the quality and volume of PET recycling. By providing infrastructure like trolleys and baling equipment, and by forming partnerships with businesses, Trofica has helped waste pickers recycle more volume at better prices, boosting their income by 73% in six months. Beneficial Returns’ $30,000 loan will fund a plastic grinding machine that will enable Trofica to capture even higher prices for its material.