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Extended Producer Responsibility and plastic credits

A policy guide covering how EPR frameworks in the EU and US create obligations for plastic packaging producers, where plastic credits fit as a supplementary compliance tool, and what the UN Plastics Treaty means for global market alignment.

5 min · 15 May 2025Read →

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The Basel Convention and plastic waste trade

The 2019 Basel Plastic Waste Amendments transformed the legal landscape for cross-border plastic flows, and the ongoing UN Plastics Treaty negotiations may create an entirely new compliance architecture — with direct implications for plastic credit markets.

7 min · 20 Mar 2025Read →

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The UN Plastics Treaty: what INC-5 decided and what comes next

After five negotiating sessions across three continents, the UN Plastics Treaty remains unfinished. This policy deep-dive covers what the Busan session produced, why it stalled, and what a final treaty means for the plastic credit market.

7 min · 15 Nov 2025Read →

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CSRD ESRS E5: what plastic disclosures companies must make

ESRS E5 is the reporting standard covering resource use and the circular economy — and plastics are a material topic for nearly every consumer-facing company in scope. This guide explains what disclosures are required, how the double materiality assessment applies, and what auditors will scrutinise.

6 min · 1 Nov 2025Read →

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EPR in Asia: India, Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam compared

Asia is home to four of the world's most significant EPR frameworks for plastic packaging — and four very different models of how to make producers responsible for their waste. This policy guide compares each country's approach and what it means for plastic credit supply.

7 min · 1 Aug 2025Read →

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EPR and plastic credits: the regulatory complementarity explained

Extended Producer Responsibility is the policy framework most likely to turn plastic credits from a voluntary tool into a compliance instrument — but the relationship is complex, jurisdiction-specific, and rapidly evolving across the EU, India, and Southeast Asia.

6 min · 20 Sept 2025Read →