Whether you’re concerned about the billions of tonnes of plastic waste flooding our planet or the effects of global warming, HOPE addresses both through various community efforts that contribute towards a better planet.
There is no Planet B.
Mother Earth needs saving.
With you, there is HOPE for the planet. 
At HOPE, we are conscious of our impact on the environment. In 2018, we set an audacious goal to safely process 100% of our plastic footprint so that we do our part to make sure that post-consumer plastic does not wind up in oceans or in landfills. HOPE, with its network of partners, also plants trees which contributes to the fight against global warming.
6,465,107 kg
Total plastic waste diverted
21,938 tons
Total carbon sequestered
PHP 15,928,690
Total community revenue from plastic collection
The Global Plastic Debt is
8.6 billion tonnes and counting.
HOPE works towards eliminating plastic waste from nature by helping businesses around the world offset their plastic footprints while feeding a circular economy.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE Plastic crisis
HOPE is the first company to take responsibility for their plastic footprint in the Philippines
At HOPE, we are conscious of our impact on the environment.
In 2018, we put out an audacious goal to safely process 100% of our plastic footprint to make sure that post-consumer plastic does not wind up in oceans or in landfills. As we build more classrooms, we continue to commit to take responsibility for our plastic.
The Aling Tindera Waste-To-Cash Program
In 2020, HOPE launched Aling Tindera, a waste-to-cash program engaging women micro-entrepreneurs to serve as sustainability champions of their communities. We continue to activate this ecosystem to clean up our environment. Some benefits of the program include:
Cleaner environment
By putting a price on plastic, communities are incentivized to turn in their post-consumer plastic waste, speeding up the waste management processes of local communities
Increased income opportunities
Aling Tindera partners enjoy incremental income gains by upselling their collected plastic waste to Plastic Credit Exchange, helping provide better financial support for their families
Organized informal sector
Aling Tindera engages women micro-entrepreneurs who handle small community stores, thus creating an organized network of plastic waste management partners
Government savings
Aling Tindera engages women micro-entrepreneurs who handle small community stores, thus creating an organized network of plastic waste management partners
Stories from the Field
Aling Evelyn
Through a typically hot day in Marilao, Bulacan, sacks upon sacks of trash are weighed one by one in a seemingly endless cycle at the local Aling Tindera collection station.
Aling Rosa
On Maria Orosa Street of Malate, Manila stands one of Plastic Credit Exchange’s beloved Aling Tinderas, Rosa Chua.
Aling Marita
On March 2, 2022, Marita Blanco — or Aling Marita as most know her — was deployed as one of the individuals under Plastic Credit Exchange’s Aling Tindera waste-to-cash program just four days before her 54th birthday.
HOPE plants trees for the environment and for our farmers
Carbon Dioxide is one of the main greenhouse gases exacerbating the effects of global warming. HOPE addresses the global goal to limit the earth’s temperature increase within 1.5 degrees through carbon sequestration activities, made possible by tree planting.
Why coconut trees?
Coconut trees can live up to 60 years
The average lifespan of a coconut tree is up to 60 years, ensuring stable crops which means livelihood
20% of coconut trees are senile*
Senile coconut trees mean decreased income which increases the urgency for replanting and improved farming methods
*SOURCE: PHILIPPINE COCONUT AUTHORITY
60% of farmers live below poverty line*
About 1/3 of Filipino families derive some form of income from coconuts, presenting a call to elevate this livelihood that supports millions.
*SOURCE: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
HOPE in
A Million Coconut Trees!
One. Million. Trees! Together with Century Pacific Food Inc. (CNPF) and GCash, HOPE coconut trees are now available on GForest, allowing users of the e-banking app to plant virtual trees in the provinces of South Cotabato and Sarangani.