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Plastic Bank is a social fintech enterprise focused on ending poverty and reducing plastic pollution through its innovative bottle deposit program. Operating in countries such as Indonesia, the Philippines, Brazil, Thailand, Egypt, and Cameroon, Plastic Bank empowers communities by turning plastic waste into a source of income and social benefits. Through its blockchain-secured platforms and digital wallets, the company ensures traceable, ethical collection and recycling of plastic. Plastic Bank helps businesses take responsibility for their plastic footprint, while advancing a circular economy, turns plastic waste into opportunity, creating measurable impact for both people and the planet.
Rumsan has been supporting Plastic Bank through staff augmentation by providing skilled developers who work as an extension of Plastic Bank’s team. Our developers contribute across key initiatives, including improving Plastic Bank’s website, mobile application, and the enterprise hub used by internal teams and partners. By integrating seamlessly with Plastic Bank’s tech stack and global operations, our team helps accelerate feature development, ensure platform stability, and deliver impactful digital experiences that support Plastic Bank’s mission to reduce plastic pollution and improve lives.
Rumsan has been supporting Plastic Bank through staff augmentation by providing skilled developers who work as an extension of Plastic Bank’s team. Our developers contribute across key initiatives, including improving Plastic Bank’s website, mobile application, and the enterprise hub used by internal teams and partners. By integrating seamlessly with Plastic Bank’s tech stack and global operations, our team helps accelerate feature development, ensure platform stability, and deliver impactful digital experiences that support Plastic Bank’s mission to reduce plastic pollution and improve lives.
The Challenges
Plastic Bank tackles the global crisis of plastic pollution, particularly plastic at risk of entering the ocean. A key challenge is maintaining end-to-end traceability of collected plastic from source to recycling, which is essential for credibility, transparency, and impact reporting. This work often takes place in coastal communities, where limited infrastructure, inconsistent connectivity, and lower digital adoption can make data collection and system integration more complex.
The Solutions
Rumsan works closesly with Plastic Bank by augmenting dedicated developers across multiple digital initiatives. These efforts strengthen Plastic Bank’s digital ecosystem from public-facing platforms to enterprise dashboards and mobile applications- to better support its mission of reducting plastic pollution while creating economic opportunity.
- Augmented dedicated developers across mobile, web, and backend systems.
- Maintained and enhanced Plastic Bank's main website and custom WordPress theme.
- Developed new features for the enterprise hub and client dashboards.
- Integrated reporting tools for tracking plastic impact and certification.
- Enabled real-time data syncing between frontend and backend systems.
- Supported multilingual and location-aware features across platforms.
- Closely collaborated with Plastic Bank's global team across time zones.
- Ensured quality assurance and iterative improvements based on feedback.
Technology
- Frontend: React, Next.js (v13), Angular (v10 & v15), Tailwind CSS, React Headless UI, Swiper.js, jQuery, WordPress (Timber + Twig), Bootstrap
- Backend: Laravel (PHP), Nest.js (v10)
- Mobile: Ionic Framework 7 (React), Capacitor 5.4.1
- CMS & Plugins: WooCommerce, LearnDash, ACF (Advanced Custom Fields)
- Dev Tools & Architecture: REST APIs, Component-based UI, Modular CMS integration, Role-based access control