Peninsula Precious Plastics

02/19/2026

Turning Trash into Treasure! ♻️ Meet Peninsula Precious Plastics, a 2026 SSMC Sustainability Award Winner!

Tired of seeing "unrecyclable" plastic waste? Peninsula Precious Plastics (PPP), led by CEO Nicholas Schick, is revolutionizing how we think about waste. What started as a student initiative is now a premier regional STEAM hub, training the next generation and literally melting down plastic waste into new, valuable products like furniture and art.

PPP is more than just recycling; it's a hands-on, circular-economy powerhouse diverting tons of plastic from landfills and teaching us all that waste is a resource.

Come see their impact! Join the 2026 Sustainability Awards Celebration on March 25 in South San Francisco, where over 300 government, business and community leaders will honor the local heroes making our communities more sustainable

🔗 Get your tickets to the awards: bit.ly/SSMC-Awards-Tickets

12/02/2025

Thank you to The Recap Project for this post! It’s Giving Tuesday and all donations to PPP go towards the work we do with nonprofits, schools and civic groups at our shop💛♻️💛

10/04/2025

Another Amazing Year at Maker Faire! Check out Yishan’s video about PPP and the event:

Come with me to the Bay Area Maker Faire, where I spent the day volunteering with Peninsula Precious Plastics ♻️ We showed how everyday plastic waste, like f...

06/25/2024

Along with studies in UCLA's School of Television, Film & Theatre, PPP cofounder Nick Schick had the opportunity to assist in a research project creating repurposed items for a Tea Ceremony with Pacific Plastics. Check out the interview!

Nick Schick is a first year undergraduate Theater Major at UCLA. He is emphasizing in acting, and his outside work often concerns plastic pollution. Schick founded the nonprofit Peninsula Precious Plastics during high sc...