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research28 Sept 2025

Over 300 million tons of plastic waste could fuel the future

New research shows that unrecycled plastic stockpiles represent a massive untapped energy and materials resource.

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research21 Sept 2025

This breakthrough can reduce plastic waste by 90% and capture CO₂

A new enzymatic recycling process promises to break down mixed plastics at commercial scale.

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research19 Sept 2025

Over 70% of plastics remain unrecycled — this catalyst changes everything

A catalytic process developed at MIT enables recycling of multi-layer packaging, the category responsible for most unrecycled plastic.

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market15 Sept 2025

$14 million funding signals a new era for sustainable materials

Singapore-based plastics recycling fund closes $14M Series A to connect plastic credit projects with institutional buyers in APAC.

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corporate13 Sept 2025

The hidden cost of plastic: why corporate action is urgent

New KPMG analysis puts the societal cost of plastic pollution at $3.7 trillion annually — more than the plastic industry contributes to GDP.

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policy15 Jul 2025

EU Packaging Regulation finalised: implications for plastic credit buyers

The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation sets binding recycled content targets that could reshape demand for plastic credits across the bloc.

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standards28 Jun 2025

Verra expands plastic standard with new methodology for informal collection sectors

The expanded methodology addresses longstanding gaps in credit issuance from projects working with informal waste picker communities across South and Southeast Asia.

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market10 Jun 2025

Ocean-bound plastic credits reach $412 per tonne as corporate demand surges

Record pricing for ocean-bound plastic credits reflects supply constraints and growing corporate commitments, outpacing carbon credit premiums by a significant margin.

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corporate20 May 2025

L'Oréal certifies 200 product lines as plastic neutral in partnership with rePurpose

The cosmetics giant's expanded plastic neutrality program covers rinse-off products across eight markets, backed by verified credits from projects in Indonesia and the Philippines.

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research15 Apr 2025

The informal waste sector: closing the data gap in plastic credit supply chains

A new report from the World Resources Institute finds that 78% of plastic collection in credit projects relies on informal sector workers whose activities are systematically undercounted.

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policy1 Mar 2025

UN Plastics Treaty negotiations stall in Busan as production cap divides nations

The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee ended without a final text after oil-producing nations blocked binding production reduction targets.

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market14 Feb 2025

Systemiq projects $4.8 billion plastic credit market by 2030 in new outlook

The climate consultancy's annual Plastic Credits Market Outlook sees rapid growth contingent on UN Treaty adoption and corporate ESG commitments.

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market22 Jan 2025

Chemical recycling startup secures $28M to generate plastic credits from pyrolysis

Singapore-based reCLEAN Technologies says its Verra-registered pyrolysis projects will bring certified chemical recycling credits to market by Q4 2025.

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corporate10 Jan 2025

CSRD implementation forces European companies to quantify Scope 3 plastic use for first time

The first wave of Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive filings reveals widespread data gaps in Scope 3 plastic measurement across European multinationals.

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standards5 Dec 2024

Prevented Ocean Plastic certification surpasses one million tonne milestone

The Bureau Veritas-administered certification scheme has now verified recovery of more than one million tonnes of ocean-bound plastic since its 2017 launch.

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