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Plastiks uses Cardano’s low-energy, proof-of-stake blockchain to anchor plastic recovery data for brands, regulators, and sustainability programs associated with UNDP initiatives.
Press release, 24th December 2025, Dublin, Ireland – Plastiks, a plastic recovery verification and infrastructure platform, announced the expansion of its Cardano-based system designed to transform real-world plastic recovery into verifiable, audit-ready digital records for brands, governments, and international organizations.
The platform converts documented plastic recovery activities into Digital Recovery Certificates, also known as Plastic Credits, which are immutably recorded on the Cardano blockchain. By anchoring recovery data on a low-energy, proof-of-stake blockchain designed to minimize environmental impact, Plastiks aims to address growing concerns around greenwashing, unverifiable ESG claims, and the lack of compliance-grade infrastructure supporting Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and emerging packaging regulations.
Plastiks operates as an accreditation and verification layer rather than a credit marketplace. The platform accredits “Plastic Recovery Entities” such as waste picker cooperatives, recyclers, NGOs, and waste-management companies, and verifies recovery activities using primary documentation, including invoices, transport records, recycler receipts, and proof of payment. Once recovery roadmaps are completed and validated, Plastiks issues non-tradable, NFT-based Digital Recovery Certificates that anchor all supporting evidence on-chain.
“There is no future for recovery and recycling without data on-chain. And there is no trustworthy on-chain data unless it is verified against international standards before it is recorded,” said André Vanyi-Robin, CEO and Founder of Plastiks. “Plastiks’ digital infrastructure—combining blockchain, AI, and ISO 9001–certified integrated management systems—ensures the traceability and accountability that governments, institutions, and companies require to comply with EPR regulations and to enable credible Plastic Credit creation and carbon credits linked to plastic recovery and recycling.”
Cardano was selected as the underlying blockchain due to its low-energy proof-of-stake architecture, governance model, and design alignment with public-sector and regulatory use cases. As ESG reporting requirements tighten globally, Plastiks positions Cardano as an enterprise-grade trust and traceability backbone designed to support compliance-oriented and national-scale traceability systems, Digital Product Passports, and policy-aligned reporting frameworks.
The platform’s development is supported by ₳650,000 in funding from Cardano’s Project Catalyst Fund 13. The funding is being used to build open infrastructure for plastic-credit issuance, compliance-ready reporting tools, and a ReFi protocol for plastic recovery powered by USDM. The initiative is designed as reusable public infrastructure for impact finance and circular-economy applications on Cardano, rather than a closed commercial marketplace.
Plastiks is also engaged in initiatives led by the UNDP that explore the use of blockchain technology for sustainability and public-sector challenges. The company participates in the SDG Blockchain Accelerator led by UNDP’s Alternative Finance Lab in collaboration with the Blockchain for Good Alliance, where it has been recognized by the Accelerator for its alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In parallel, Plastiks is working with UNDP Armenia on a multi-month pilot using Cardano to track plastic recovery in real time in support of EPR-style regulation and national traceability frameworks.
In the private sector, Plastiks’ infrastructure is already being used across sports, FMCG, and institutional contexts. Collaborations include FC Barcelona, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Danone Spain through its ReNueva program, and Levante UD, where the platform supports end-to-end tracing of plastic recovery volumes and ESG reporting.
ReNueva is designed to recover PET bottles consumed outside the home and reintegrate them into the value chain as recycled PET (rPET), aligning with circular-economy objectives and emerging packaging regulations.
According to Alejandro de Frías, Head of Sustainability & Innovation at Danone Waters Spain (Aguas Danone España), “ReNueva by Danone Waters allows us to move towards full circularity of packaging, respond to current environmental challenges, and provide a business solution for obtaining a high-quality material such as rPET. Furthermore, the collaboration with Plastiks is crucial to ensure transparency and traceability throughout the entire value chain of this project.”
Looking ahead to 2026, Plastiks plans to scale its Cardano-based infrastructure beyond brand campaigns and pilots. Strategic objectives include expanding EPR-aligned solutions for FMCG companies, extending pilots developed in collaboration with UNDP country programs to additional countries, and positioning the platform as a reference infrastructure aligned with emerging EU packaging regulation and Digital Product Passports. The company also aims to deepen its role within the growing impact and regenerative finance ecosystem on Cardano.
As regulators, enterprises, and public institutions seek credible ways to verify environmental claims, Plastiks’ approach reflects a broader shift toward compliance-grade blockchain infrastructure built for transparency, accountability, and real-world impact.
About Plastiks
Plastiks is an accreditation and verification infrastructure platform focused on plastic recovery. The company works with recovery entities, brands, sports organizations, and public institutions to turn documented plastic recovery into verifiable Digital Recovery Certificates anchored on blockchain infrastructure. Plastiks is ISO 9001:2015-certified and a member of the PREVENT Waste Alliance, supporting a standards-driven approach to environmental accountability.
Media contact:
Name: Ana Aguilar Meca (Chief Operating Officer)
Email: ana@plastiks.io
Company: Plastiks
Website: https://plastiks.io
