Lower bank spread thanks to improved ESG profile and circular economy disclosure coverage
ESG score improvement with traceable evidence on ESRS E5-2/E5-5 and VSME disclosure.
PPWR, EPR, CSRD sanctions mitigation and greenwashing risk reduction with TÜV SÜD certification.
Increased company valuation from ESG risk coverage and circular economy positioning.
Rapid implementation vs 18-24 months to physically transform the supply chain.
Each credit tracked on-chain with unique GRUID. Complete audit trail for Big4 and auditors.
PLASECO Environmental Credits (PEC): connecting corporate circular economy demand with the certified recycling supply chain. Natively compliant with Dir. EU 2024/825 (ECD). Not offset. Not compensation. Real support.
material streams covered by patent
Immutable traceability for each credit
Certification Body ISO/IEC 17065:2012
Only scheme natively compliant with Dir. 2024/825
€8M
AGCM sanction against a major operator (21/01/2025) for compensatory claim. Dir. EU 2024/825 (ECD) will prohibit all plastic offset claims from 27/09/2026. The global plastic credits market ($1.1B) is almost entirely compensatory and will be non-compliant.
+70%
ESG demands from banks, investors and corporate clients rising. The value chain cap (Omnibus I) limits supplier requests but strengthens VSME evidence demand. Without traceable disclosure: debt repricing and lost contracts.
-2%
Negative operating margins for recyclers. Virgin plastic costs less than recycled. 15-20% of plants at risk of closure, 800-1,200 jobs at immediate risk. The system needs a financial support mechanism.
Omnibus I in force
Certification
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ACCREDIA-certified recyclers (PSV/RecyClass) qualified under our scheme
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Each recycled ton generates 1,000 PEC/PPC with unique blockchain GRUID
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The company acquires credits and integrates them into ESG strategy and VSME/CSRD disclosure.
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Irreversible on-chain retirement with certificate, disclosure-ready for auditors
” With a single €100k/year investment we obtained ESRS E5-2, E5-5 coverage and 7 VSME modules (B5, B7, B8, C1, C2, C3, C6), plus 42% of the 40 indicators in the SME-Bank Sustainability Dialogue Document. Time from order to first GRUID certificate: 6 weeks. The audit-ready package was accepted without comments by our auditor. “
— CFO, Manufacturing SME ~€50M revenue, Northern Italy
Certified financial support for the recycling sector — Never compensatory, never offset
Editable benchmark values. Click on a sector to select it in the simulator.
| Sector | Footprint (ton/€M) | ESG risk | Regulatory Driver |
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The sectoral plastic footprint benchmarks (tons/€M turnover) are conservative estimates derived from institutional and sector sources. Main sources: ISPRA, Special Waste Report Ed. 2024 (2022 data: 161.4M tons of special waste, of which 17.5% manufacturing and 50% construction); CONAI, 2024 Final Report (2023-2024: ~13.9M tons of packaging released for consumption, of which ~2.25M tons of plastic; Italian recycling rate 76.7%); COREPLA, 2024 data (1.5M+ tons of plastic packaging collected, +4% YoY); Plastics Europe, Fast Facts 2025 (EU circular production: ~8M tons, 15% of the total); IndexBox/Eurostat, EU Plastic Packaging 2024 (EU consumption: 7.6M tons, $28B; Italy 952K tons, 3rd EU market). LCA CO₂eq factor: 1.8 tCO₂eq/ton recycled plastic (ISO 14040/14044, Ecoinvent v3.9.1). The values can be edited in the table above.
Reference pilot: 100,000 PPC/year (100 tons of certified recycled post-consumer plastic), €100k annual investment (OpEx B.7, 100% deductible IRES/IRAP), 180 tCO₂eq avoided, go-live 6 weeks. Complies ab initio with EU Dir. 2024/825 (ECD, application 09/27/2026). Structural analogy with the Guarantees of Origin (GO) of the energy sector (RED II Art. 19). Dual-path disclosure: ESRS E5-2/GDR-A (circular economy action) + VSME B7/C2 (SMEs). VSME Digital Template v1.2.0 coverage: 11 insertion points, 3 worksheets, disclosure B1/B2/B7/C1/C2/C3 + Governance.
Certified recyclers PSV / RecyClass
No. PPCs are recycled plastic credits — not carbon credits. They document a concrete action of certified support for the recycling supply chain, not emission compensation. The climate co-benefit (1.8 tCO₂eq/ton) is an indirect effect calculated via LCA (ISO 14040/44), classified as ‘avoided emissions’ outside GHG Protocol inventory.
Recommended but not mandatory. Each pilot includes an audit-ready documentation package designed for ISAE 3000 (Revised) limited assurance: PSV/RecyClass certificate, TÜV ISO/IEC 17065 certificate, GRUID blockchain record, retirement certificate, and pre-compiled ESRS/VSME disclosure templates.
Operating expense (B.7 — Cost of services), 100% deductible IRES/IRAP. 22% VAT deductible. Not a capital asset.
The standard pilot is five years (€100k/year, 100,000 PPC). Go-live in 6-8 weeks. Custom configurations from 10,000 PPC.
No, and you shouldn’t want to. Dir. EU 2024/825 (ECD) will prohibit compensatory claims from 27/09/2026. PPCs document certified financial support, not compensation. This distinction protects the company from AGCM sanctions.
PLA.SE.CO is the only scheme with: (1) dual ACCREDIA + TÜV SÜD certification, (2) structural SO/CB separation, (3) GRUID blockchain traceability, (4) native ECD compliance, (5) UIBM patent.
Yes, with the ECD-compliant claim protocol. Allowed: “We support the certified recycling of X tons” (factual, verifiable). Prohibited: “plastic-neutral”, “we offset our footprint”. Each pilot includes the full protocol.
No, they are complementary. PPCs document an immediate action (6 weeks) while physical sourcing requires 18-24 months. Optimal strategy: immediate PPCs + progressive physical sourcing.
