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.

About the Ocean Bound Plastic certification

OBP Certification

It is estimated that 80% of the oceans’ plastic contamination originated from land. Focusing on capturing ocean bound plastic before it becomes ocean plastic is therefore a direct and very effective way to limit the damage our oceans are suffering. The goal of this certification is to encourage the capture of ocean bound plastic by giving it additional value and recognition in the market.

Ocean bound plastic collection categories in the scope are as follows:

Potential
Shoreline
Waterways
Fishing Materials

Type of certifications

Control Union can provide the certification for:

As an organisation working with the ocean bound plastic, you need to guarantee that your products truly are, or originate from ocean bound plastic. You also require passing this guarantee onto the end user by proving proof of origin. This is all accomplished via the Ocean Bound Plastic (OBP) Certification Programme.

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

List of certified clients of Ocean Bound Plastic (28th February 2026)

Download OBP project summary

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 Control Union’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 Certifications website under “certified facilities”.

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