We create appreciating value from the world’s plastic waste by converting it into RESIN8™, a breakthrough line of synthetic aggregates, additives and admixtures that improve concrete and asphalt. Founded in 2018, today we have commercial operations in Costa Rica, the USA, South Africa, and Australia.
OUR STORY
Our story starts with a small non-profit community outreach program in a fishing village in Costa Rica. Donald Thomson, at the time a local building developer, was on a mission to use donations from resort development to uplift the local community. Seizing the opportunity, he converted two abandoned beach bars into community centers. In time, these centers became to host many projects, ranging from basic education to free classical music lessons to everyone in the area, even establishing a new institution in the process.
Our logo design stems from that original Mangrove Restoration Program. The three colored droplets represent the fundamentals of biomimicry. The seed, the leaf, and the water are meant to be symbols for the most basic elements of regeneration.
Today we are a rapidly scaling international company with commercial operations in Costa Rica, the USA, South Africa, and Australia, with an additional 16 locations in development. Our mission is to create appreciating value from the world’s plastic waste, and our north star is regenerative design — design in which the output is greater than the sum of the inputs. More than circularity, we work for sustainable and durable prosperity that increases over time, bringing prosperity to all people and the planet we share.
Our REAP model is the heart
of everything we do
MEET OUR TEAM
MEET OUR TEAM
Donald Thomson
Years of Experience: 41
Areas of Expertise: Strategic Vision, Product design, Built Environment, Applied Research, and Team Building
Worked For: Other than a short period as a Lab Tech in a Petroleum Refinery, I have always been self-employed
Passionate About: Having at least my feet in the ocean and everything about coffee
Claim to Fame: Without a doubt, it is building the collaborative team that makes up CRDC
Ross Gibby
Years of experience: 32
Areas of Expertise: Project Management, Business Development, Brand Innovation, Contract Manufacturing, and Marketing
Worked For: All mainstream US TV channels (ABC, NBC, etc.), Maindock, Tekscan & Igus, and Source International
Passionate About: Creating win-win solutions and skiing deep powder
Claim to Fame: Played the role of Brad the Bad Kisser on “Sex and the City” and retained enough dignity to have a career in business
Simon Bartlett
Years of experience: 31
Areas of Expertise: Strategy & Business Management, Brand Strategy, Partnerships, and Social Enterprise
Worked For: WBMV Consulting, The Coca-Cola Company, and Britvic Soft Drinks
Passionate About: The great outdoors and sports – football (soccer), skiing, golf, mountain biking
Claim to Fame: Led the Coca-Cola Zero brand worldwide
Chesney Huskisson
Years of experience: 10
Areas of Expertise: Capital Markets, Impact and Sustainability, Data Analysis, Financial Modelling, Strategy.
Worked For: EBS Advisory, Govchain, RISCURA, RBB Economics
Passionate About: Quantifying and monetizing environmental externalities in order to include them in economic decision-making frameworks.
Claim to Fame: Can be found on many a top 10 Strava leaderboard.
Sadia Chand
Years of experience: 25
Areas of Expertise: Environmental Compliance, Conflict Resolution, Construction Monitoring, Community Building, and Personal Empowerment
Worked With: Chand Environmental Consultants, Martin & East, Corporate Image, Partners for Possibility, and the Secret Sunrise
Passionate About: Dancing secretly at sunrise/sunset and pursing “juicy” pizzas!
Claim to Fame: Winning Businesswomen of the Year in 2012
Erin Lee Martin
Years of experience: 20
Areas of Expertise: Strategic Communications, Environmental Journalism, Entrepreneurship, Impact Investment
Worked For: JSC Impact Consulting, Detroit Free Press, Charlotte Observer, CNN, NBC
Passionate About: Plain language as a tool for social change
Claim to Fame: Shepherding 60+ manuscripts from A-list entrepreneurs and researchers into publications cited 30,000 times and counting.
Juan José Obando
Years of experience: 21
Areas of Expertise: International law, environmental law, technology law
Worked For: OPRLEGAL, Obando International Law & Technology, Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
Passionate About: Animal welfare, soccer, legal education and the impact of new technology on society
Claim to Fame: Lead attorney for Apreflofas, the first environmental NGO allowed to participate in the official private international arbitration process
Doug Woodring
Years of experience: 28
Areas of Expertise: Plastic Pollution, Ocean Protection, Recycling and Plastic Innovations, Environmental Entrepreneurship, and Program Development
Current/Past Experience: Ocean Recovery Alliance, Submedia, and Merrill Lynch Asset Management
Passionate About: Competitive Outrigger Canoe Racing and Swimming, and Ocean Protection
Claim to Fame: Prince’s Prize from Prince Albert of Monaco, UNEP Climate Hero, Google Earth Hero, and Inductee in Int’l Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
