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No more plastic waste
ather of three, Paul Lin, is always shocked by the
amount of waste his family produces. To promote a
Fhealthy and green lifestyle, Lin teaches his children
to reduce their plastic waste. But the most important step
is what happens after they clean and dump used plastic in
a recycling bin.
Once the recycling bin is full, Lin collects his family’s
plastic waste and takes it to his workplace to be trans-
formed into diesel fuel. He has been doing this ever since
joining Poseidon Industry, a company in Taiwan that spe-
cialises in recycling plastic waste, as a general manager in
2018.
“All my kids know what I do. My son even wrote an es-
say about what I do in terms of recycling and trying to help
out the world,” he chuckles.
Having a green lifestyle is a big part of Lin’s vision for
his family and himself because he cares about their sur-
rounding environment. It is also why he decided to join the
recycling industry.
“It’s kind of in my blood,” he says.
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Start of Something New
Born in Taiwan, Lin moved to the United States when
he was young. He majored in studio art and minored in
digital imaging at university, then worked at a printing
house as a designer after graduation. But he left after eight
All my kids know what months because he thought the job was boring.
In late 2000, Lin was inspired by a relative who was
I do. My son even wrote a real estate broker, and he became a broker himself. He
continued working in the property business until 2011.
an essay about what I He started a family in between those years and decided
do in terms of recycling to move back to Taiwan to be closer to his parents. Lin
launched a trading business that imports home goods
and trying to help out from other countries in 2012.
“I never thought I would be doing recycling, real estate,
the world. or international trading business. I never had the idea and
never thought this would happen back in (university),” he
says.
When comparing the four jobs he has had so far, the
42-year-old says his current job is more complicated and
requires more effort.