Looking for eco-friendly packaging? See how your options compare.
Biodegradable, recycled and compostable packaging are great steps toward sustainability, but they’re not the only ones.
Discover Plastic Neutral Certification, a verified way for brands to recover as much plastic as they use, complementing current packaging with measurable, traceable impact.
See how eco-friendly packaging and Plastic Neutral solutions stack up.
Eco-friendly packaging vs plastic neutral:
See how they compare
Biodegradable, recycled, and plastic neutral.
Here’s how the main sustainable packaging approaches stack up.
Options
Strengths
Considerations
Verified Impact
Costs
Biodegradable
Natural look, easy consumer appeal
Needs industrial composting, limited traceability
⚠ Partial verification
$$$
Recycled
Reduces virgin material use
Costly and limited supply
⚠ Partial traceability
$$
Plastic Neutral
Works with any current packaging; fully auditable
Requires certification partner
✅ Verra, OBP, Social+ verified
$ (≈ $0.01 per 20 g pack)
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Every brand wants sustainable packaging. The challenge is finding what really works.
For many food, beverage, and consumer brands, biodegradable packaging sounds ideal but scaling it isn’t simple.
- Re-engineering packaging supply chains takes time and major coordination.
- Compostable and biodegradable options often face cost, supply, or safety limitations.
- Recycled content can be hard to source or certify.
- And few solutions measure how much plastic truly stays out of nature.
That’s why leading brands are now combining eco friendly packaging with certified recovery, creating sustainability that’s practical and proven.
From plastic use to plastic accountability.
If switching to biodegradable or compostable packaging isn’t yet possible across your full range, you can still act today.
Plastic Neutral Certification helps your brand take immediate, measurable action by funding certified recovery and recycling equal to the amount of plastic you use.
It’s verified under global standards and supports waste collectors who keep plastic out of oceans, helping your brand move toward circularity.
Empower your customers to make change through your brand.
What if every time someone chose your product, they helped remove plastic from nature and protect the coastlines we all depend on?
With Plastic Neutral Certification, you empower your customers to make change through your brand.
For every product sold, 1 kg of plastic waste is recovered and recycled in communities most affected by plastic pollution.
What it means
- Your customers don’t just buy, they belong to something meaningful.
- Every sale becomes a shared act of regeneration.
- Your brand becomes the bridge between consumption and impact.
Now, let's explore how your impact can take shape.
See how your current packaging
can drive certified recovery.
Your Plastic Impact Plan shows exactly how your brand can fund certified plastic recovery with transparent costs, measurable results, and marketing-ready proof.
Includes:
1
Recovery volume and cost estimate based on your packaging use
2
Recommended certification pathways (Verra, OBP, Social+)
3
Social and storytelling opportunities for your sustainability campaigns
It takes 10 minutes. Delivered within 48 hours.
Real recovery. Real livelihoods. Verified results.
Plastic Collective’s projects are closing the loop on plastic and poverty:
ASASE Foundation, Ghana
Community Based Collections & Recycling Project
- Ghana’s only fully circular plastic initiative
- 15,744,000 kg recovered
- 4,383,000 kg recycled
- 78% women-led
SEArcular, Indonesia
Collections & Recycling Project
- Indonesia’s first ocean-bound certified project
- 24,178,000 kg recovered
- 20,843,000 kg recycled
- 50% women workforce
All programs are independently certified under Verra, Ocean Bound Plastic, and Social+ standards,
ensuring your sustainability actions deliver tangible, verifiable impact.
Certified for impact. Audited for trust.
We deliver real, traceable outcomes. Every project we support is independently certified and audited to the highest global standards. This ensures that every claim we make, and every plastic recovery you fund, is built on more than good intentions.
Region (per 1,000 kg collected)
What it certifies
Plastic removed from nature or diverted from landfill, and social impact on workers and communities
Fair wages, safety, and community safeguards for waste collectors
Recovery of plastic classified as ocean-bound (within 50 km of coastlines)
Carbon reduction benefits from certified collection and recycling systems
Why it matters
Enables issuance of traceable, plastic credits
Guarantees social protection and ethical collection
Focuses on marine pollution risk zones
Adds climate credibility to plastic recovery efforts
Join our growing team of Brand Champions
H2 Coco has proudly achieved 100% Net Plastic Collected badge.
Through their partnership with our SEArcular by Greencore project in Java Island, Indonesia, they’ve successfully collected and offset their plastic footprint.
Pacifica has earned the 100% Net Plastic Recycled certification badge through their dedication to sustainable practices.
By partnering with our ASASE Foundation in Ghana, Africa, Pacifica has not only collected but also recycled plastic to offset their plastic footprint entirely.
Switch the Story with us.
Together we can recover plastic, empower communities,
and restore ecosystems while strengthening your brand’s trust and credibility.
Get in touch to get started today!
