Pro ocean x Isar Pyrolysis

In 2025, the TAO Foundation initiated a groundbreaking pilot project in collaboration with Pro Ocean and the Munich-based technology company Isar Pyrolysis. Pro Ocean is committed to collecting and reducing marine plastic in the Philippines.
Isar Pyrolysis is developing mobile, modular reactors for the decentralized recycling of plastic waste using pyrolysis, a process that converts plastic waste into recyclable pyrolysis oil, i.e., fuel. The TAO Foundation brought both partners together and financed the provision of a pyrolysis reactor and the construction of the joint project on site. The goal is to efficiently process collected plastic waste directly on the coast, thus contributing to local environmental relief and the circular economy.
The system test was successfully completed in December 2024, commissioning in the Philippines has already taken place – the next project phase is currently being jointly planned.