Overview
Plastiks is a verification service that turns records of recovered and recycled waste into proof that auditors and regulators can check. Brands, recycling companies and governments use it to back up claims about how much packaging and other solid waste was collected and recycled, in place of spreadsheets and self-declared figures1. Each verified recovery gets a digital certificate with a QR code that anyone can scan to see where the material came from2.
Plastiks records its certificates on Cardano, a public blockchain1; a sample certificate's mint transaction can be looked up there3, and the company says each verified recovery gets a public on-chain record2. Plastiks works as a supply-chain tool for waste, following material from the collection point to the final buyer2. The Cardano Foundation describes Plastiks as a measurement, reporting and verification system that also brings informal waste pickers into formal recycling records4.
Key Features
- Three layers of proof. Plastiks pairs automated AI checks that flag unusual data with a human review team that signs off on the evidence, then records the result on the blockchain2.
- Credits backed by paperwork. Plastiks issues Circular Credits, units that each stand for a verified amount of recovered waste, only when three documents line up: proof of origin, proof of transaction and proof of transfer2.
- One record per batch. Each batch of recycled material gets its own digital record linked to its credits before sale, and the credits transfer automatically when the material is sold2.
- Reporting mapped to packaging laws. Plastiks lists its certificates as aligned with Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) rules, which make producers answer for their packaging waste, including the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation and India's Plastic Waste Management Rules5.
- No crypto knowledge needed. Clients work in a standard web dashboard that shows their credits, impact data and compliance status, with no crypto expertise required2.
What to Expect
Visitors land on a business-focused site organized around four audiences6. Brands and consumer-goods companies get verified proof of recovery and QR-linked certificates to back packaging and sustainability reports. Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs), the groups that handle recycling obligations for many brands at once, can combine many recovery streams into one audit trail. Governments can use the service as country-level tracking infrastructure, and recycling companies can get accredited and sell verified proof of their work6.
Pricing is usage-based, charged per kilogram of verified material, with the AI checks, human review and on-chain certificate included1. The site steers new clients to book a verification demo, and existing clients sign in through a separate web app1.
Named clients include Danone, FC Barcelona, Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Levante UD, alongside programs linked to the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and a partnership with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)7. The company's quality management system carries ISO 9001:2015 certification issued by EUROCERT7.
UNDP Armenia set up a recovery pilot with Plastiks through the SDG Blockchain Accelerator, a program led by the UNDP Alternative Finance Lab, the Blockchain4Good Alliance and EMURGO Labs and funded in part from the Cardano treasury through Project Catalyst, Cardano's community-voted funding program8. As UNDP described it, the pilot would log each recovery action with a photo, GPS location and timestamp and issue a Digital Recovery Certificate for each verified recovery8. The Cardano Foundation reports that Plastiks has run similar pilots with UNDP in Armenia, El Salvador, India and Zambia9.
