BENEFITS

Certified financial support for the recycling supply chain with documentable ESG benefits.

Why companies choose PLASECO Environmental Credits (PEC) and PLASECO Plastic Credits (PPC)

Debt Cost Reduction

Lower bank spread thanks to improved ESG profile and circular economy disclosure coverage

ESG Rating Uplift

ESG score improvement with traceable evidence on ESRS E5-2/E5-5 and VSME disclosure.

Compliance Risk Reduction

PPWR, EPR, CSRD sanctions mitigation and greenwashing risk reduction with TÜV SÜD certification.

Enterprise Value Uplift

Increased company valuation from ESG risk coverage and circular economy positioning.

Time-to-Compliance: 6 Weeks

Rapid implementation vs 18-24 months to physically transform the supply chain.

Blockchain & Auditability

Each credit tracked on-chain with unique GRUID. Complete audit trail for Big4 and auditors.

UIBM Patent n. 102026000004120 | ECD Compliant (Dir. 2024/825) | ISO/IEC 17065 Scheme

Certified financial support for the recycling supply chain

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.

10 Flussi

material streams covered by patent

Blockchain GRUID

Immutable traceability for each credit

TÜV SÜD Italia

Certification Body ISO/IEC 17065:2012

ECD-Proof

Only scheme natively compliant with Dir. 2024/825

THE PROBLEM

The circular economy is at a breaking point

Three converging crises are redefining the rules for companies and the recycling supply chain.

Greenwashing Sanction Risk

€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.

ESG Pressure from the Supply Chain

+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.

The Recycling Supply Chain is in Crisis

-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.

⏰ Countdown to Dir. EU 2024/825 (ECD) — Compensatory claims prohibition

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Omnibus I in force

27/03/2026
ECD national transposition
27/09/2026
ECD application — Offset claims ban
2030
PPWR recycled content targets

HOW IT WORKS

A simple mechanism, a measurable impact

Four steps to transform recycling supply chain support into documentable ESG value for your company.

Certification

1

ACCREDIA-certified recyclers (PSV/RecyClass) qualified under our scheme

Issuance

2

Each recycled ton generates 1,000 PEC/PPC with unique blockchain GRUID

Acquisition

3

The company acquires credits and integrates them into ESG strategy and VSME/CSRD disclosure.

Retirement

4

Irreversible on-chain retirement with certificate, disclosure-ready for auditors

COMPARISON

Analogy with Guarantees of Origin (GO) from the energy sector

The PLASCO Environmental Credits/PLASECO Plastic Credits (PEC/PPC) scheme replicates a mechanism validated for over 20 years in the energy sector, applying it to the circular economy with independent certification.

ELEMENT

GO ENERGY (RED II)

PPC (PLA.SE.CO) ✦

Unità

1 MWh rinnovabile

1 kg plastica riciclata post-consumo

Certificazione produzione

GSE / Terna

OdC accreditato ACCREDIA (PSV/RecyClass)

Certificazione emissione

GSE (emittente unico)

TÜV Italia (TÜV SÜD) — ISO/IEC 17065:2012

Separazione SO / CB

✓ GSE ≠ produttore

✓ PLA.SE.CO = SO, TÜV = CB indipendente

Registry

GSE Registry

Blockchain permissioned (GRUID)

Physical delivery

No (disaccoppiamento)

No (disaccoppiamento)

Standard compliance

ESRS E1 / RED II Art. 19

ESRS E5 / VSME / ECD-conforme

Retirement

Annullamento GSE

Retirement blockchain immutabile + certificato

IP Protection

Schema pubblico

Brevetto UIBM n. 102026000004120 — 26 claims, 10 filiere

✓ Only scheme with dual ACCREDIA + TÜV SÜD certification ✓ Natively compliant with Dir. EU 2024/825 (ECD) ✓ End-to-end blockchain traceability

CASE STUDY

PLASECO Plastic Credits (PPC) Pilot Manufacturing SME, €50M revenue

Real-world PPC framework implementation in an Italian manufacturing company with exposure to the CSRD corporate supply chain.

🏭 Manufacturing SME — Industrial components sector

Completed in 6 weeks

PPC retired
0 K
Recycled plastic
0 t
tCO₂eq evitate
0
VSME insertion points
0
SME-Bank dialogue coverage
0 %

” 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

BUSINESS CASE SIMULATOR

Simulate the impact for your company

Select the sector, configure parameters and visualize estimated benefits. All benchmarks are editable.

🎯 PEC/PPC Business Case Simulator

Supporto finanziario certificato alla filiera del riciclo — Mai compensativo, mai offset

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⚠️ Simulazione indicativa basata su benchmark settoriali e ipotesi conservative. Non costituisce consulenza finanziaria. I PEC/PPC sono supporto finanziario certificato alla filiera del riciclo — non crediti compensativi.
ROI Stimato
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Ritorno sull'investimento PPC
📉 Riduzione Costo Debito
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Risparmio spread annuo
ESG Rating Uplift
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Incremento score stimato
📈 EV Uplift
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Incremento Enterprise Value
🛡️ Riduzione Rischio Compliance
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Expected loss evitata annua
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Co-beneficio climatico indiretto (LCA)
Copertura Footprint Plastica Settoriale
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📊 Benchmark Settoriale — Footprint Plastica (ton / €M fatturato)

Valori benchmark editabili. Clicca su un settore per selezionarlo nel simulatore.

Settore Footprint (ton/€M) Rischio ESG Driver Regolatorio

📚 Fonti e Metodologia Benchmark

I benchmark settoriali di footprint plastica (ton/€M fatturato) sono stime conservative derivate da fonti istituzionali e di settore. Fonti principali: ISPRA, Rapporto Rifiuti Speciali Ed. 2024 (dati 2022: 161,4M ton rifiuti speciali, di cui 17,5% manifattura e 50% costruzioni); CONAI, Relazione Consuntiva 2024 (2023-2024: ~13,9M ton imballaggi immessi al consumo, di cui ~2,25M ton plastica; tasso riciclo Italia 76,7%); COREPLA, dati 2024 (1,5M+ ton imballaggi plastica raccolti, +4% YoY); Plastics Europe, Fast Facts 2025 (produzione circolare UE: ~8M ton, 15% del totale); IndexBox/Eurostat, EU Plastic Packaging 2024 (consumo UE: 7,6M ton, $28B; Italia 952K ton, 3° mercato UE). Fattore LCA CO₂eq: 1,8 tCO₂eq/ton plastica riciclata (ISO 14040/14044, Ecoinvent v3.9.1). I valori sono editabili nella tabella soprastante.

Pilot di riferimento: 100.000 PPC/anno (100 ton plastica post-consumo riciclata certificata), €100k investimento annuale (OpEx B.7, 100% deducibile IRES/IRAP), 180 tCO₂eq evitate, go-live 6 settimane. Conforme ab initio a Dir. UE 2024/825 (ECD, applicazione 27/09/2026). Analogia strutturale con le Garanzie di Origine (GO) del settore energia (RED II Art. 19). Dual-path disclosure: ESRS E5-2/GDR-A (azione economia circolare) + VSME B7/C2 (PMI). Copertura VSME Digital Template v1.2.0: 11 insertion points, 3 worksheet, disclosure B1/B2/B7/C1/C2/C3 + Governance.

TRUST

Multi-layer trust architecture

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TÜV SÜD Italia

Certification Body ISO/IEC 17065:2012

ACCREDIA

Certified recyclers PSV / RecyClass

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Blockchain GRUID

Immutable end-to-end traceability

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UIBM Patent

Application n. 102026000004120 filed 18/02/2026

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Are PPCs carbon credits?

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.

Can I claim "plastic neutral" or "offset"?

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.

Almost all operators ($1.1B) are compensatory and will be non-compliant with the ECD from 27/09/2026. 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.