SOLUTION 05 · PLASTIC CREDITS

Plastic out of the environment, income into the cooperative.

OMA plastic credits connect consumer goods companies to real collection and recycling projects that recover post-consumer waste, value waste pickers and generate traceable environmental assets. Plastic offsetting with social and technical backing.

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Projects
underway
14+
Municipalities
covered
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States of
operation

VALUE CHAIN

From the street to the credit, with no gaps in between.

The full chain is tracked, auditable and paid. Every link of the process receives its share — waste picker, recycler, validator, OMA — and the offsetting company has evidence of origin.

01

COLLECTION

Collection and sorting

Cooperative waste pickers, partner recyclers, voluntary drop-off points. Generating traceable evidence of plastic removal from the environment.

02

RECYCLING

Processing

Recycling plants that turn post-consumer plastic into pellets or flakes ready for industrial reuse.

03

CERTIFICATION

Validation + issuance

Audit, validation of recovered volume, issuance of credits under international methodology (PCX, etc).

04

OFFSETTING

Acquisition by the brand

The consumer goods company buys credits to offset the plastic footprint of its products/packaging.

WHO IT FITS

Brands with a meaningful plastic footprint.

FMCG & packaging

Consumer goods packaged in PE, PP, PET — food, beverages, hygiene, cleaning.

Cosmetics & beauty

Brands with strong packaging exposure and a sustainability narrative.

Retail & e-commerce

Operations with shipping packaging, bags, blister, stretch film.

Industry + ESG

Industries with circularity targets or CDP/GRI reporting of the plastic chain.

Start now

Start on the right
path with OMA

Talk to our team and find out whether your company should start with an eligibility analysis, feasibility study, emissions inventory, ESG consulting, carbon neutral certification or environmental project development.

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