Plastic Credits

Environment360 has partnered with Green Collar  to develop and scale plastic waste collection and recycling facilities, starting in Tema and Dodowa, with plans to expand across Ghana. The project works across four plastic streams  to generate both Waste Collection Credits and Waste Recycling Credits under Verra’s Plastic Waste Reduction Standard.

A Plastic Credit represents one metric tonne of plastic waste that has been Plastic Credits are issued based on the volume of plastic collected and recycled above pre-project baseline rates. Plastic Program quality assurance principles ensure all Plastic Credits represent collected and/or recycled plastic waste that is real, additional (meaning it would not have been collected or recycled without the project), and measurable Project outcomes are independently audited, as well as uniquely numbered and transparently listed. See more information here.

The project supports local waste pickers and aggregators to collect bottles, bottle lids and other plastics like water sachets from the environment, and sort, clean and process them. Material that can be recycled is flaked, with some manufactured into recycled products on site, and the remaining on-sold to local manufacturers.

The program supports the livelihoods of waste pickers by creating inclusive and safe collection systems that empower informal workers and have a tangible impact on local business, communities, and the environment.

It also supports women and other marginalised individuals, who work with Environment360 to repurpose plastic waste into jewellery, coasters, combs and other products, for sale.

For project inquiries contact: contact@greencollar.com.au
To contact Environment 360: info@environment360gh.org
For project feedback contact: Rene Dogbe on Whatsapp: +233 50 787 7887