The PPRS provides a robust framework for the registration of post-consumer plastic waste recovery and diversion projects, as well as the issuance of plastic credits. A collaborative network of partners ensures a safe and transparent system for collecting, transporting and processing plastic waste, preventing it from harming the environment while supporting a circular economy.
The standard, created by PCX Solutions, aims to stop the escalating plastic debt through an extensive scope that covers collection (ocean and ocean-bound collection, landfill diversion, etc.) and processing (recycling, upcycling, coprocessing).
The PPRS includes strict environmental and social safeguards, and a robust, end-to-end impact verification process for full accountability and transparency. This creates trust among stakeholders and secures funding for better waste management.
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The Plastic Pollution Reduction Standard (PPRS) offers a framework for implementing a credible and verifiable plastic credit program.
This comprehensive approach means the network of partners provides a safe and transparent system for physically collecting, transporting and processing plastic waste to prevent leakage into nature.
"The world has produced over nine billion metric tons of plastic since the 1950s."
-The UN Environment Programme (2021)
"Today, only 9% of plastic waste is recycled. 19% is incinerated and 72% is landfilled, openly burned or ends up in the environment."
-The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Plastic debt is increasing annually and this must stop. The standard aims to achieve this through a broad scope that covers collection, landfill diversion, recycling and plastic avoidance for project partners that recover, process and recycle plastic waste.
The non-profit organization PCX Solutions was the first to establish a fully transparent, third-party audited standard to ensure the impact and responsibility of plastic waste projects.
PCX Solutions works with organizations on the ground, the corporate sector to understand its plastic footprint and establish ambitious reduction plans, and with governments and the wider ecosystem to boldly tackle the plastic issue upstream and downstream.
The PPRS was first published in April 2020, offering a clear, rigorous and public framework for registering plastic cleanup projects around the world.