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About
Co-founder of Plastic Bank, a social enterprise that transforms plastics into a form of currency for impoverished people. He delivered a 2017 TEDx Talk on saving the planet through responsible consumerism. He appeared in the documentary A Plastic Ocean and the BBC reality show Dragons' Den. He earned more than 240,000 followers on his Shaun Frankson Twitter account.
Before Fame
He played in a rock band. He was seriously injured in a car accident and bed-ridden for a month. In 2013, he and David Katz started Plastic Bank.
Trivia
He was named an Ashoka Emerging Innovator and an IBM Champion. He and David Katz received the Sustainia Community Award at COP21 and the United Nations Momentum for Change Award at COP23.
Family Life
He is from Canada.
Associated With
He appeared on the show Dragon's Den, hosted by Evan Davis.
