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Ocean Bound Plastic certification

Ocean Bound Plastic (OBP) is abandoned plastic waste on its way to our oceans. OBP is a critical element in the fight against oceanic plastic pollution.

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    About the Ocean Bound Plastic certification

    OBP Certification

    Ocean Bound Plastic (OBP) refers to plastic waste that has been abandoned and is at risk of entering the ocean. With around 80% of marine plastic pollution originating from land-based sources, intercepting OBP before it reaches the ocean is a highly effective strategy to reduce environmental harm. The OBP certification aims to support this effort by adding value to collected OBP, offering verified recognition in the marketplace and encouraging greater collection and reuse.

    OBP collection categories in the scope are as follows:

    1. Potential
    2. Shoreline
    3. Waterways
    4. Fishing Materials
    Type of certifications

    Control Union can provide the certification for:

    Control Union can provide the certification for organizations working with Ocean Bound Plastic (OBP), it is essential to ensure that Control Union products genuinely contain or originate from OBP. Providing transparency and proof of origin to end users is a key requirement. The Ocean Bound Plastic Certification Program makes it all possible.

    Organizations collecting recyclable OBP in the environment

    Organizations in the plastic recycling value chain up to the fabrication of plastic packaging and consumer products

    Organizations collecting non-commercially recyclable OBP in the environment and proving services to offset plastic footprint

    Organizations willing to offset their plastic footprint

    It is an optional component with the OBP Collection Organization Standard and/or with the OBP Neutralization Services Provider Standard, that provides greatly enhanced social benefits to Independent Collectors – ICs, and workers of the certified Organization

    Brand to make Promotional Claims using the OBP Logos, and/or Product Specific Claims in the specific case where Claims are made using QR codes on OBP certified products

    OBP registry of certified clients

    Updated list (from (31st March 2025) of certified clients for Ocean Bound Plastic.

    Download OBP project summary
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    The certification of the amount of OBP you have prevented supports your environmental claims and ESG certifications and rating. It also backs up your neutrality towards Ocean Plastic Contamination or even better your global plastic neutrality. The certification was co-developed by Peterson and the NGO Zero Plastic Oceans.

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    How you benefit

    Getting certified under the OBP Certification allows you to:

    • Access higher value markets and environmentally conscious consumers

    • Be a proactive actor of oceans’ protection and preserve biodiversity

    • Have a positive social impact generating livelihood creation within vulnerable communities

    Our Ocean Bound Plastic certification process

    Getting certified in 5 steps

    Getting certified for the Ocean Bound Plastic certification will require the following steps:

    Select the right standard

    As Control Union we offer four different standards; Collection organisation Standard, Recycling organisation Standard, Neutralization Service provider standard and Plastic Producers & Users standard.

    Review the Standard and related document

    Once you review the standard and select applicable standard for you, contact us to initiate the contracting process. You will be provided with an application form, and we expect sufficient and accurate information shall be provided to us.

    Contracting and audit planning

    Once we received the application form, we send you an proposal for getting certified. Agreements and contract will be signed with you considering ethical business practices and CU’s code of conduct requirement. When the contacting process is completed, our local team will approach you for scheduling the audit and plan the audit activities. We keep minimum 14 days between the audit date and audit date confirmation. Based on your availability and our auditor’s availability the audit date will be confirmed.

    Audit execution

    The audit will be executed as per the date and schedule confirmed between both parties. The Auditor will perform the audit independently based on the requirements set in the standards, protocol and CUIR. The auditor will confirm and share the result of audit when the audit is completed with you and certifier.

    Certification

    Based on the report of the auditor, findings and outcome , the certification decision will be taken. You will be awarded with a certificate when the audit is successfully completed. Facility details will be updated on the Ocean Bound Plastic website and Control Union website under “certified facilities”.

    Complain and appeal procedure

    Download Annexure a23 – Complaint appeal registration form (pdf)
    Download Complaints appeal claims and concerns procedure (pdf)
    Contact us now for more info about our complain and appeal procedure
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    How can we help you?

    Are you looking for a certain service or do you have any questions about the certification program? Let us know. We are glad to help.

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