Verified Waste Recovery Certificates

Meet your waste recovery targets with audited proof and help finance the growth of waste collection, processing and responsible disposal.

Based on the Circular Credit Standard of BVRio.org, since 2012 the world's first waste crediting standard.

The Benefits

For brands, producers and importers

  • Meet your waste recovery targets with evidence, not estimates. Every certificate is backed by verified purchase and sale documents, every operator has a license to operate, reviewed by our team and an independent auditor.
  • Buy Certificates for any material, any volume, any country all from one portal. If it is missing put in a request and we will find the Waste Operator for you.
  • All buyers are offered a public page, for the certificates to be published and publicly visible. All certificates are named with the buyer, they are not tradeable.
  • Full chain of custody (COC): our most complete certificates connect waste from collector through to final destination.

For waste operators

  • A second revenue stream for the service of waste recovery, to help you expand your processing capacity.
  • Get exposure to new buyer for your contribution to solving the waste management challenge.
  • Simple, fast and robust certification that allows you to issue certificates the moment you sell your stock, no delays.
  • Smart automation: Kolekt automatically connects you to your suppliers and buyers in a full chain of custody.
  • Non-Disclosure: Our AI systems pre-screen your documents and censor/redact your confidential information, like names, contact details, prices and values.

Our Certification Standard

Kolekt Certificates are based on the Circular Credits Standard of BVRio.

The world's first waste crediting standard (since 2012), simple, robust and applies to all waste materials.

The Circular Credit Standard has 7 principles: demonstrability, no double counting, fair pay, no free-riding, no harm, additionality and learning by doing.

We also accept operators certified under the Verra PWRS, PCX PPRS and OBP Standards.

About Kolekt

Kolekt builds the evidence layer for waste recovery. We select professional Waste Operators that already collect and process waste. Together with our auditors we verify the documents of proof (receipts, invoices, etc), licenses, etc. The Kolekt Certificate serves 2 purposes: to financially contribute to waste recovery and provides the proof that the waste recovery was real.

Kolekt offers digital infrastructure for waste management. We offer traceability of materials and payments; certification; a global and municipal waste simulator and waste footprint calculator for Organisations. Find more on kolekt.com