But he turned down a stranger's donation because he didn't want to be a burden.
Turns out this stranger was a millionaire.
This is integrity, kindness and empathy rolled neatly into a single Hungarian.
MiellGreen takes plastic waste and turns it into fencing, pallets, garden furniture etc. that last 20-30 years.
They've already given new life to over 1,100 tonnes of recycled plastic - the equivalent of 56 million PET bottles.
Here's where it gets interesting.
Hard-core sustainability professionals (often loudly) share their anti-plastic concerns. (I'm one of them 😅 )
Fair enough, but when only 9% of plastic worldwide is actually recycled, and with adoption and innovation in new materials still lagging...
We need a solution to deal with the waste we have... Right. Now.
Instead of being defensive, Adam gives them the space to say their piece.
Get it all out. Feel heard and understood because he agrees!
And then he asks one question: given that only 9% of plastic worldwide is actually recycled, and given what treated wood is doing to construction - don't we need everything in our arsenal?
We do. We must all do what we can.
That's Adam's whole philosophy. And it's MiellGreen's too.
The best sustainability companies aren't perfect. They're relentlessly honest about where they are and where they're going.
If you're interested in Adam's environmental or activist story (more in the comments), give Adam Csomor a follow and check out MIELL GREEN - good people doing necessary work.