What plastic credit auditors look for: A guide for compliance leads
As a Compliance Manager, it’s helpful to know what third-party auditors check during an actual on-site audit. When you’re deciding to purchase plastic credits, understanding how projects are audited can give you confidence that plastic credit projects meet regulatory compliance standards. I’m a project manager for plastic credit projects under the Verra Plastic Waste Reduction […]
Environmental Standard Setter Verra Names Plastic Collective to Plastic Program Advisory Group
Image sourced from Verra. Plastic Collective’s Steve Hardman was recently invited to join Verra’s Plastic Program Advisory Group (PPAG). He, alongside eighteen other cross-sector stakeholders, will guide the development of the Plastic Waste Reduction Program. The Program, initiated by the 3R Initiative, launched in February 2021 as the first standard to codify requirements to finance activities that verifiably reduce plastic waste […]
How do Plastic Credits Work?
Plastic Credits are a mechanism to incentivise the removal of plastic from the environment and the recycling of plastic into new products and packaging. There are two key participants in plastic credits. One is companies who use plastic in their products and packaging. The other is Projects that collect plastic from the environment and or […]