A coastal plastic collection and mechanical recycling project in the Cirebon and Indramayu districts of West Java, Indonesia, has completed its first full annual verification cycle under Verra's VMR0006 methodology, with 18,420 tonnes of plastic waste reduction credits issued to the Verra registry following third-party verification by TÜV Rheinland. The project — operated by Jakarta-based waste management firm SustainCycle in partnership with a network of 340 registered waste picker cooperatives — is among the first Indonesian projects to reach credit issuance through the full VMR0006 process, which requires a minimum of 12 months of monitored collection activity before first verification.
Project structure and monitoring
The project operates a hub-and-spoke collection model across 23 collection points in coastal sub-districts of Cirebon and Indramayu, two regencies with direct waterway access to the Java Sea. Collected plastic is aggregated at regional sorting centres before delivery to a certified mechanical recycling facility in Cirebon city, which processes the material into regrind pellets sold to Indonesian plastics manufacturers. Monitoring infrastructure includes GPS-enabled collection vehicles, certified weighbridges at all three regional sorting centres, and a digital weight management system that generates near-real-time collection data accessible to the VVB during the desk review phase. The TÜV Rheinland verification team conducted two site visits during the monitoring period, including an unannounced spot audit in August 2025. The verified volume of 18,420 tonnes represents collection from approximately 2.8 million individual waste picker transactions, with chain-of-custody documentation available for all material delivered to the Cirebon recycling facility.
Market significance
The issuance adds meaningfully to the supply of Verra-registered Indonesian credits, a category that has faced persistent supply constraints relative to corporate buyer demand. The credits carry ocean-bound designation — all collection occurs within 40 kilometres of the Java Sea coastline — entitling them to ocean-bound price premiums in the secondary market.