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Estructuración, Trazabilidad y Certificación de Créditos de Plástico (Plastic Credits) en Latinoamérica
Los créditos de plástico son instrumentos financieros para canalizar inversión hacia la recuperación, reciclaje y prevención de residuos, pero su valor real depende de una trazabilidad irrefutable.En Zero Carbono, ofrecemos asesoría técnica independiente para estructurar estos proyectos, navegando las normativas de Responsabilidad Extendida del Productor (REP) y gestión de residuos en México, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Paraguay, Uruguay y Argentina.
Evaluamos objetivamente si su flujo de residuos se alinea mejor con el Plastic Waste Reduction Standard de Verra, Plastic Bank, Zero Plastic Oceans o marcos de economía circular locales.
Nuestro equipo diseña la línea base y los protocolos de cadena de custodia para garantizar que cada tonelada certificada sea demostrable y adicional. Mitigamos activamente el riesgo de greenwashing de su marca, conectando su proyecto con la demanda corporativa premium (que valora precios entre USD 150 y USD 750+ por tonelada) a través de co-beneficios verificables de impacto social en comunidades de recicladores y protección de ecosistemas marinos.
What are Plastic Credits?
Plastic credits or Circular Economy credits are a market-based instrument designed to channel financing toward projects that recover, recycle, or prevent plastic pollution in the environment, especially in oceans and rivers. Each credit represents a specific amount of responsibly managed plastic (1 ton), allowing companies or individuals to offset their plastic footprint.
Action projects
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Collection: Cleaning beaches, rivers and oceans.
Recycling: Processing of plastics for reuse.
Prevention: Replacement systems ( e.g. biodegradable materials) or production reduction.
Metodología de Trazabilidad y Línea Base
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The recovered or avoided plastic is measured (tons)
Baseline: Comparison with the scenario without intervention
Certification
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Independent standards verify and issue credits.
1 credit = 1 ton of plastic managed responsibly.
Standards and certification bodies
Verra
( Plastic) Waste Reduction Standard): Leader in plastic credit methodologies.
Plastic Bank
Focus on coastal communities (recycling with social impact).
Zero Plastic Oceans
Certification for ocean harvesting projects.
Circulate Capital
Investments in recycling infrastructure.
Key benefits
Pollution reduction
Prevents plastics from reaching marine ecosystems.
Circular economy
Integrates informal recyclers and creates value chains
Social
Employment in vulnerable communities.
Environmental
Less burning of plastics (reduces CO₂ emissions).
Education
Awareness on waste management.
Market prices
Variables
$150 - $750 USD per ton of recycled plastic depending on the typeof activity carried out to obtain the plastic.
Factors:
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Type of plastic ( e.g. PET is worth more than mixed plastics).
Location ( e.g. remote coasts are more expensive).
Social impact (projects with communities receive premium prices).
Cómo Garantizamos la Integridad y Protegemos su Reputación
Cumplimiento Normativo: Responsabilidad Extendida del Productor (REP)
📋 Regulation
Laws requiring extended producer responsibility (EPR).
🔗 Technology
Blockchain to make supply chains transparent.
🌿 Carbon Integration
Projects that generate plastic + carbon credits ( e.g. , avoiding burning waste).
Who buys them?
Consumer goods companies
( e.g. , Unilever, Coca-Cola).
Tourism sector
(hotels, cruises).
Fashion brands
(for sustainable packaging).
Governments
with plastic neutrality goals.
Project examples
• India: PET bottle recycling in formal infrastructure; loans financed by clothing brands.
• Philippines: Exchange systems (plastic for money or services) in rural areas.
