How One Startup Turns Ocean Plastic Into Shipping Pallets

Episode 27 of The Climate Tech Podcast: Lucas and Luna dive into the story of a startup that collects ocean-bound plastic from coastal communities in Southeast Asia and transforms it into industrial shipping pallets. They break down the economics: how the company sells pallets at a 15% premium over virgin wood pallets, why DHL and Walmart are buyers, and how the math pencils out when raw material costs are negative (fishermen are paid to collect the plastic). The hosts also unpack the carbon math — each pallet avoids roughly 40 kilograms of CO2 equivalent versus a new wood pallet — and why this model works without carbon credits. A concrete look at how waste supply chains can be profitable. #OceanPlastic #ShippingPallets #CircularEconomy #PlasticWaste #SupplyChain #ClimateTech #Sustainability #WasteToValue #DHL #Walmart #SoutheastAsia #CarbonAvoidance #IndustrialDesign #Logistics #Business #Technology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo