How Reciclador Chile Delivers Traceable Plastic Recovery?
In Quintero, Chile — a coastal zone historically affected by environmental stress — plastic waste remains both a consequence and a cause of ecological degradation. But amid this challenge, Reciclador Chile is building a solution grounded in action.
In honor of World Recycling Day (May 17), we’re spotlighting their work: from managing 32 public green points for responsible plastic disposal to leading community cleanups that restore shared spaces. As a verified recovery partner of Plastiks, Reciclador Chile is not only diverting plastic from nature — they’re turning it into measurable impact through transparent, traceable recycling.
In 2024 alone, the organization recovered over 100 tons of plastic, diverting it from landfills and waterways and preparing it for a second life in the recycling stream.
“The collaboration with Plastiks has been very positive,” says Daniela Castro, Commercial Manager at Reciclador Chile.
“It gives us global visibility and strengthens our business model by providing verification and traceability.”
As plastic waste becomes a global metric for ESG compliance and regulatory alignment, Reciclador Chile is proving that impactful recovery doesn’t have to come from large-scale infrastructure—it can start with trusted local systems, made verifiable.
How Plastiks Helps Verify Reciclador Chile’s Recovery with Blockchain?
Reciclador Chile doesn’t just collect plastic—they account for it, track it, and now, verify it. That verification is enabled by Plastiks' three-phase certification framework, which transforms local recovery actions into auditable environmental data.
Once plastic is collected through Reciclador Chile’s 32 community-based green points, it enters a process that combines operational rigor with blockchain technology. Here's how that process works:
1. Roadmap Definition: Goals Beyond Recovery
Every Plastiks-certified partner starts with a sustainable impact roadmap. In Reciclador Chile’s case, this includes:
- Reducing plastic pollution in coastal zones
- Improving public recycling access points
- Enhancing operational efficiency through digitized tracking
These roadmaps are reviewed and approved based on their social, environmental, and operational impact metrics.
2. Accreditation and Compliance
Before issuing any credits, Reciclador Chile underwent a comprehensive review of its:
- Legal and financial documentation
- Recovery operations
- Material flow (from collection to processing in Santiago)
Only after completing this audit process was Reciclador Chile authorized to issue Plastic Credits—each representing a particular amount of plastic recovered and reprocessed in alignment with their roadmap.
3. Blockchain Integration: From Data to Proof
Once certified, Reciclador Chile began issuing credits through the Plastiks blockchain platform, where each transaction is:
- Timestamped
- Linked to verified recovery actions
- Publicly viewable on a real-time dashboard
This level of transparency ensures that plastic recovery isn’t just reported—it’s proven, with each credit acting as a digital certificate of impact. The data supports claims in ESG reports and disclosures, non-financial reporting, and anti-greenwashing audits.
For Reciclador Chile, the value is twofold:
- Operational credibility with partners and funders
- Revenue opportunities from credit sales that support expansion of green points and equipment upgrades
For stakeholders, this is what traceable, EPR-compliant impact looks like: local action, globally verified.
Why It Matters: From Local Action to ESG Infrastructure
For companies facing rising regulatory expectations—like the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) or Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) mandates—plastic recovery is a compliance challenge. Stakeholders now demand more than good intentions. They require verifiable impact.
This is where Reciclador Chile’s partnership with Plastiks becomes essential. By integrating recovery operations into a blockchain-secured system, they offer something increasingly rare in environmental reporting: PROOF.
Each plastic credit issued through Plastiks represents verified kilograms of plastic recovered and documented by Reciclador Chile. These credits are:
- Non-fungible: tied to a specific, timestamped activity
- Transparent: accessible via public dashboards
- Compliant-ready: aligned with anti-greenwashing directives and third-party audit standards
For businesses looking to demonstrate supply chain responsibility or circularity performance, this model provides a trusted data trail—whether for ESG disclosures, investor relations, or procurement strategies.
Ultimately, this is more than plastic recovery. It’s infrastructure for trust. And in today’s ESG landscape, trust is regulation-proof currency.
Can You Prove Your Plastic Recovery Claims?
More than 42% of corporate environmental claims are misleading or unverifiable, according to the European Commission. And with the CSRD now in force and EPR regulations expanding globally, the pressure to back every sustainability claim with auditable data has never been higher.
If you’re leading ESG strategy, managing procurement, or tasked with sustainability compliance, ask yourself:
- Can you trace your plastic recovery to the source?
- Are your reporting systems built to withstand regulatory scrutiny?
- Do your partners offer proof—or just promises?
With Reciclador Chile, Plastiks proves what’s possible: a model where every kilogram of plastic is tracked from collection to recycling, verified on the blockchain, and tied to transparent impact data.
“We’re not just capturing plastic—we’re building data systems that prove impact and unlock real accountability,” says André Vanyi-Robin, CEO of Plastiks.
This isn’t about storytelling. It’s about infrastructure—and you need systems that scale with your obligations.
You can turn verified recovery into a compliance advantage:
- Meet EPR and CSRD reporting requirements
- Fund real recovery efforts with traceable outcomes
- De-risk your sustainability claims with blockchain-based proof
Start by booking a meeting with our team to explore how Plastiks can support your compliance and ESG goals.