RecycleGO x Ocean Integrity: Carbon Credit Solution for Plastics Recovery and Product Makers

RecycleGO x Ocean Integrity: Carbon Credit Solution for Plastics Recovery and Product Makers

Executive Overview

RecycleGO is partnering with Ocean Integrity to launch a plastic recovery-based carbon credit system, delivering verified, traceable, and science-backed climate benefits through the removal and responsible processing of post-consumer plastic waste. RecycleGO provides the data onboarding, ingestion, and verification infrastructure, serving as the foundational digital layer to ensure transparent, auditable, and ESG-aligned credit issuance.

This collaboration enables plastics recyclers and plastics product makers to both contribute to and benefit from a credible carbon credit system—turning circular economy actions into monetizable climate impact.

Who’s Behind the Carbon Credit System?

  • Ocean Integrity: Field operations team executing verified plastic recovery across high-impact geographies, especially coastal and underserved regions.

  • RecycleGO: Supplies the blockchain-powered onboarding and tracking platform, aggregating recovery and recycling data, verifying provenance, and ensuring immutable records.

  • ECOTAS : A third-party VVB (Validation and Verification Body) that applies a scientifically rigorous methodology to calculate and certify the carbon impacts of diverted plastic waste.

RecycleGO’s Role in the System

RecycleGO provides:

  • Onboarding & KYC of Recyclers and Producers

  • Data Ingestion Layer: Intake of plastic recovery and recycling event data from partners and field teams.

  • Blockchain-Based Verification: Timestamped, geotagged, and digitally signed records ensure traceability, non-repudiation, and audit-readiness.

  • Emissions Methodology Integration: Data structured to align with standardized carbon credit methodologies (e.g. CDM, ICVCM, Gold Standard).

  • Transparent MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, Verification) workflows for carbon certifiers.

  • Automated audit exports: Compliant with RMS, OBP, and other plastic chain-of-custody standards.

By functioning as the trusted data infrastructure layer, RecycleGO allows carbon certifiers to confidently verify the climate impact of plastics diverted from incineration, landfill, or ocean leakage.

How It Works: From Plastic Recovery to Carbon Credits

Phase 1: Verified Plastic Recovery

  • Plastics recyclers and Ocean Integrity field teams conduct recovery operations.

  • RecycleGO's system records collection with:


    • Geolocation

    • Timestamp

    • Recovery source

    • Weight & plastic type (HDPE, LDPE, PET, etc.)

  • Blockchain entries are created for each verified batch.

Phase 2: Impact Roadmapping

  • Recovered materials are mapped to impact goals:


    • Ocean and ecosystem restoration

    • Local infrastructure and waste management upgrades

    • Circularity outcomes (e.g., closed-loop reuse by plastic product makers)

  • RecycleGO enables tagging of materials to specific circular outcomes (use in recycled product lines, feedstock, etc.)

Phase 3: Carbon Impact Assessment

  • Based on the waste destination avoided (open burning, unmanaged landfill, ocean leakage), the carbon savings (CO₂e) are calculated.

  • RecycleGO integrates with the certifier's modeling tools and emissions factors database.

Phase 4: Certification & Issuance

  • Once data is verified and modeled, carbon credits are issued by the third-party certifier.

  • Credits can be:


    • Purchased by plastic product makers to offset their scope 3 emissions

    • Retired by producers to meet ESG goals

    • Traded on verified marketplaces

Key Benefits of RecycleGO’s Carbon Credit Framework

1. Onboarding + Digital Infrastructure

Plastics recyclers and producers do not need to build their own systems—RecycleGO provides a turnkey, Web3-enabled onboarding solution.

2. Immutable Traceability

RecycleGO ensures every data point in the lifecycle—from collection to processing—is transparently recorded on blockchain.

3. Audit-Ready ESG Reporting

Meets the data requirements of CSRD, SB253, and voluntary sustainability disclosures with built-in audit exports and document chains.

4. Circularity & Scope 3 Impact

Producers gain visibility into—and can offset—scope 3 plastic impact using credits tied to verifiable recovery and recycling.

5. Integration with Web3 Carbon Markets

Compatibility with NFT credit retirement, digital MRV tokens, and decentralized carbon registries.

6. Incentives for Recyclers

Recyclers earn revenue not just from material sales but from contributing verified climate benefits, creating a new income stream.

Why This Matters Now

With growing pressure from regulators, investors, and consumers for transparency in ESG claims, this solution positions recyclers and producers to:

  • Verify their climate impact

  • Unlock new revenue streams from recovery

  • Meet compliance standards (CBAM, CSRD, SB253)

  • Participate in the emerging plastic-based carbon market

Call to Action

Plastics recyclers and plastics product makers are invited to join the RecycleGO–Ocean Integrity program today. Whether you’re recovering plastic, converting it into new products, or seeking high-quality offsets aligned with your plastic footprint, this system offers an actionable and credible solution.

Let’s turn plastic recovery into verified climate action.

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About Us

RecycleGO is a pioneering B2B platform that leverages cutting-edge AI, Web3 technologies, and digital product passports to provide unparalleled visibility and optimization across global supply chains.  In an increasingly complex and unpredictable market, RecycleGO empowers organizations to turn supply chain disruptions into opportunities for profitability while seamlessly handling regulatory compliance. By enabling real-time insights and strategic decision-making, RecycleGO not only supports sustainability goals but also enhances operational efficiency and drives financial performance.

Ocean Integrity is a mission-driven environmental organization committed to protecting marine ecosystems and advancing scalable, technology backed climate solutions. Through partnerships with coastal communities, governments, and sustainability innovators, Ocean Integrity leads plastic recovery operations, ensures data transparency, and verifies environmental impact at the source. In this project, Ocean Integrity is responsible for managing the chain of custody, community engagement, and the field level validation necessary for credible carbon credit issuance.

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