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The plastic credits market: structure and price discovery

An analysis of how the voluntary and compliance plastic credit market is structured — who generates credits, who buys them, how prices are set, and what the 2025 regulatory pipeline means for market growth.

5 min · 10 Jun 2025Read →
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Comparing plastic credit standards: a buyer's guide

Five major standards compete in the plastic credit market — Verra PWRS, rePurpose Global, CleanHub, Prevented Ocean Plastic, and Plastic Bank — each with distinct rigour levels, timelines, geographies, and buyer use cases.

5 min · 15 Apr 2025Read →
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Corporate plastic neutrality: case studies and lessons

An evidence-based review of how HP Inc, Henkel, and L'Oréal have structured their plastic neutrality programs — what works, what has drawn scrutiny, and the design principles that separate credible commitments from greenwashing risk.

8 min · 1 Apr 2025Read →
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Plastic credit pricing: why prices vary by $400 per tonne

Plastic credits traded at prices ranging from $50 to over $450 per tonne in 2024 — a ninefold spread for ostensibly the same unit. This research article maps the six structural drivers of price variation and explains what buyers are actually paying for.

5 min · 15 Oct 2025Read →
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The plastic credit investment landscape: who funds projects and why

A growing wave of institutional capital — venture funds, impact investors, PE firms, and development finance institutions — is flowing into plastic credit infrastructure. This research piece maps who is investing, what they are betting on, and what it means for market development.

6 min · 1 Dec 2025Read →