Offset your personal plastic footprint
How did we get here?
There are now more than 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic waste in our oceans today
The story of plastic started over a 100 years ago
In 1907, a chemist named Leo Baekeland invented the first plastic material, called ‘Bakelite’. It was a wonderful invention – lightweight, durable and cheap to produce – that quickly gained widespread adoption. But as we now know, what once a man-made miracle soon became a man-made environmental crisis.

More plastic is being produced today than ever before
Contrary to popular belief, more virgin plastic is being produced now than ever before in history. Over 380 million tons of virgin plastic were produced globally in 2021, compared to 200 million tons just 20 years before. And this number is only expected to grow, with reports estimating plastic production to double to almost 756 million tons per year in 2050.

Plastic is a global problem with local impact
The problem of plastic is global, but it affects each of us locally. Studies have shown communities in developing nations to be particularly affected, with over 30 double-decker busloads of plastic waste being burned or dumped every 30 seconds. And, according to the Ocean Conservancy Institute, trash in the ocean kills more than one million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals and turtles each year through ingestion and entanglement.

Reducing your plastic footprint is always the first step…
At Second Life, we believe preventing plastic from entering the environment is always better than recovering it once it’s there. That’s why we encourage both companies and consumers to take as much action as possible to reduce how much plastic they use everyday, or swap it out with sustainable alternatives when possible.

…But offsetting your plastic footprint helps the world take the next step
As the plastic crisis grows ever larger, the world needs to address not only the new virgin plastic being produced everyday, but also the existing plastic already present in our environment. That’s why we believe that taking a more active role in supporting plastic recovery and recycling efforts worldwide is what’s needed now more than ever.

You can play an active role in restoring our clean oceans
Beyond reducing and avoiding plastic to lower your footprint, now you can play a more active role in offsetting your plastic footprint. By supporting recovery and recycling activities in high-impact coastal and island communities, we ensure that for every kilogram of plastic waste you generate each year, an equivalent amount is recovered and recycled from our oceans.

Offset your personal plastic footprint
Take an active role in keeping our oceans and communities clean. Second Life helps offset every kilogram of plastic waste you produce each year, from high-impact recovery and recycling operations around the world. Each credit you purchase sponsors a kilogram of plastic recovered or recycled, that wouldn’t have been otherwise.
✓ 1 plastic credit = 1 additional ton of plastic recovered or recycled
✓ Directly support the highest-impact recovery and recycling operations globally
✓ Independently audited and Verra-certified Plastic Waste Reduction Project
Plastic offset packages
Offset your personal plastic footprint through one of our yearly plans. Cancel anytime.
Personal
50 USD / year
For individual consumers, based on a global average footprint of 50 kg of plastic yearly.
✓ Certificate of proof
✓ Bi-annual report
✓ Independently audited
Small Business
860 USD / year
For small businesses with an annual plastic footprint of up to 1,000 kg of plastic yearly.
✓ Certificate of proof
✓ Bi-annual report
✓ Independently audited
Medium Business
5500 USD / year
For medium businesses with an annual plastic footprint of up to 10,000 kg of plastic yearly.
✓ Certificate of proof
✓ Bi-annual report
✓ Independently audited