Plastiks
Plastiks is a Barcelona-based Web3 platform that anchors verified plastic recovery data on the Cardano and Celo blockchains, issuing tokenized Plastic Recovery Guarantee NFTs and Digital Recovery Certificates for brands, recovery operators and regulators across more than ten countries.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2019
- HeadquartersBarcelona, Spain
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingSoftware
What Plastiks does
Plastiks is a Barcelona-headquartered green-tech and Web3 platform founded in 2019 that anchors real-world plastic recovery data on the Cardano and Celo blockchains. Its core product is a Plastic Recovery Guarantee (PRG) system — tokenized NFTs and Digital Recovery Certificates that bind verified kilograms of recovered and recycled plastic (across PET, HDPE, PVC, LDPE, PP, PS and mixed streams) to on-chain metadata including recovery entity, location and source (river, beach, field, industry). The platform consists of three linked surfaces: a Sustainability App for tracking campaigns, recovery entities and certifications; an NFT Marketplace at app.plastiks.io/nft where consumers and collectors buy digital collectibles backed by PRGs; and a companion ReFi application at plastiks.app. A native PLASTIK utility token (Celo contract 0x27cd006548dF7C8c8e9fdc4A67fa05C2E3CA5CF9) is listed on Coinstore, BitMart, LBank, Uniswap and Ubeswap, supporting marketplace transactions and secondary trading.
The company serves a three-sided audience: (1) enterprise brands and corporates seeking verifiable ESG/EPR data and consumer engagement vehicles (logos include FC Barcelona, Aguas Danone España, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Hotel Lancaster Paris, Cervecería Rosita, Deg&Meg and Siminetti); (2) on-the-ground plastic recovery entities (Vintz Plastics in Kenya, Leonardo GR in Spain, Reciclador Chile, Esperanza Global in India, Green Mining in Brazil, Waste Less Arugam Bay in Sri Lanka, Gravity Wave in the Mediterranean) that supply verified tonnage and receive funding via campaigns; and (3) consumer NFT collectors and individual creators who purchase Plastic Recovery Guarantee-backed collectibles through a multi-wallet, multi-language interface.
Revenue mechanics are diversified across (a) NFT marketplace transaction fees and royalties, (b) token-based transactions and exchange liquidity for the PLASTIK token, (c) managed B2B brand plastic recovery campaigns, and (d) quote-based ESG/EPR compliance engagements with brands, regulators and international organizations including UNDP. Pricing on the marketplace is per-collectible in USD or PLASTIK (ranging from ~$10 to ~$300), while enterprise ESG/EPR services are sold on multi-year contracts with pricing not publicly disclosed. To date, cumulative disclosed funding is approximately $2.84M across multiple rounds including a $2.0M raise led by Startupbootcamp Australia in 2021 and a $500K Project Catalyst round in 2025; headcount is reported at 1-10 employees, indicating an early-stage operating profile.
Plastiks firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Plastiks
- Legal name
- Plastiks
- Website
- https://plastiks.io
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2019
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Plastiks is a Barcelona-based Web3 platform that anchors verified plastic recovery data on the Cardano and Celo blockchains, issuing tokenized Plastic Recovery Guarantee NFTs and Digital Recovery Certificates for brands, recovery operators and regulators across more than ten countries.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Plastiks industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Blockchain Sustainability Platform
- NAICS
- Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Packaging and Labeling Services (56191)
- SIC
- Refuse Systems (4953)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Sustainability Testing, Certification & Compliance (LCA, Recyclability/Compostability Testing, FSC/PEFC) (IMALAMAK)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Packaging Recovery & Closed-Loop Programs (Take-Back, Deposit-Return, EPR Support) (IMALAMAF), Digital Asset Risk, Security & Audit Tooling (Smart Contract Audit, Threat Monitoring) (FSAGAMAJ)
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Where Plastiks is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Barcelona
- HQ country
- Spain
- HQ region
- Europe
Markets served
Plastiks business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- NFT Marketplace Transaction Fees: Plastiks charges service/admin fees on each NFT collectible sale and resale in its sustainable NFT marketplace, with secondary-market royalties going to creators.
- PLASTIK Token Transactions: Native PLASTIK token (Celo contract 0x27cd006548dF7C8c8e9fdc4A67fa05C2E3CA5CF9) is used as the in-platform utility and payment currency; token is tradable on Coinstore, BitMart, LBank, Uniswap and Ubeswap exchanges.
- Brand Plastic Recovery Campaigns (B2B): Brands sponsor plastic recovery through Plastiks (e.g., Rosita Brewery's "1 beer, 1 bottle recovered"), funding verified recovery projects and obtaining Digital Recovery Certificates and sustainability dashboards for ESG/EPR reporting.
- ESG/EPR Compliance Data Services: Enterprise offering that turns recovery data into audit-ready digital records for brands, regulators, and international organizations such as UNDP, supporting compliance with ESG and EPR regulations.
- Marketplace Listing & Primary Sales of Collectibles: Direct sale of Plastic Recovery Guarantee-backed collectibles on the marketplace, with prices ranging from low-dollar entry collectibles to high-value items tied to larger kg-recovery guarantees.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Per-collectible unit pricing on NFT marketplace with USD/PLASTIK dual-currency |
| Transaction based/ take rate | Pay-as-you-go | Marketplace service fees on NFT transactions |
| Usage-based | Pay-as-you-go | PLASTIK token trading on multiple exchanges |
| Other | Multi-year contract | Brand ESG/EPR compliance engagement |
Go-to-market motion4 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels10 records
Plastiks product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Plastiks operates a blockchain-anchored green-tech platform that verifies and tracks real-world plastic recovery by issuing Plastic Recovery Guarantee (PRG) NFTs and Digital Recovery Certificates on the Cardano and Celo blockchains. It runs a sustainable NFT marketplace where brands, recovery entities and individual creators list plastic-recovery-backed digital collectibles priced in USD or the PLASTIK utility token, and provides audit-ready ESG and EPR compliance data for brands, regulators and international organizations such as UNDP.
Product overview
Plastiks is a green-tech platform-plus-modules offering built on blockchain infrastructure (Cardano and Celo) that connects brands, recovery entities, and consumers to verify and trade plastic recovery. The core product is the Plastiks Sustainability App, which tracks plastic recovery campaigns, recovery entities, certifications, and user impact. On top of the platform, the Plastiks NFT Marketplace enables trading of sustainable digital collectibles backed by Plastic Credits (Digital Recovery Certificates) — blockchain-anchored NFTs issued by certified recovery entities that prove a specific quantity of plastic was recovered. The companion Plastiks ReFi App supports regenerative finance flows tied to these Plastic Credits, and the PLASTIK Token serves as the utility token on the Celo blockchain used across the ecosystem. Together, these products turn verified plastic recovery data into transparent, tradable digital assets for ESG and EPR compliance.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- PLASTIK Token: Native utility/token of the Plastiks ecosystem, listed on Coinstore, BitMart, LBank, Uniswap (Celo) and Ubeswap; contract address Celo 0x27cd006548dF7C8c8e9fdc4A67fa05C2E3CA5CF9.
- Plastiks Refi App
Products and services
- Plastiks Sustainability App Main web application where users explore campaigns, recovery entities and users; track plastic recovery impact; and where brands and recovery entities manage certifications and issue Plastic Credits (Digital Recovery Certificates).
- Plastiks NFT Marketplace Marketplace at app.plastiks.io/nft where brands, recovery entities and individual creators buy, sell and resell sustainable digital collectibles (NFTs) backed by Plastic Credits and PRG NFTs, merging digital art with plastic recovery guarantees; supports Cardano, Celo and BSC wallets and pricing in USD or PLASTIK token.
- Plastiks ReFi App
Quantifiable outcome
- 27,725 kg of plastic recovered via FC Barcelona's "Unleash your Passion" collection
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Plastiks
Customer profileNamed customers17 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Plastiks technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration9 records
Feature6 records
Plastiks partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
24 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship technology partner, core strategic partner, flagship brand partner, core brand partner, mid-tier brand partner, core recovery entity partner, mid-tier recovery entity partner, mid-tier strategic partner, token distribution partner, core technology partner, core integration partners and supporting infrastructure.
- Cardano Foundation / Cardano blockchainflagship technology partnerPlastiks is built as a Cardano-based platform that anchors plastic recovery data on the Cardano blockchain and issues Digital Recovery Certificates for ESG/EPR compliance. Coverage in Cointelegraph (Dec 2025) explicitly describes Plastiks's expansion of its Cardano-based infrastructure for this purpose.
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)core strategic partnerPer Cointelegraph (Dec 2025), Plastiks collaborates with UNDP and various private sector entities to scale verifiable plastic recovery globally and support sustainability efforts.
- FC Barcelonaflagship brand partnerFeatured by Forbes (Feb 2025); FC Barcelona partnered with Plastiks on a plastic recycling campaign using blockchain-verified credits. Co-branded "Unleash your Passion" NFT collection drives plastic recovery (27,725 kg shown on the Plastiks profile) and offers free jersey-print perks at official FC Barcelona stores.
- Cervecería Rosita (Rosita Brewery)core brand partnerRosita Brewery's "1 beer, 1 bottle recovered" campaign on Plastiks funds plastic recovery in India (Esperanza Global), Chile (Reciclador Chile) and Spain (Leonardo GR). 19,450 kg recovered against a 70,000 kg target; supports Esperanza Global medical camps and Reciclador Chile electric tricycles.
- Aguas Danone Españacore brand partnerVerified brand on Plastiks implementing large-scale verified plastic recovery initiatives (89,020 kg shown); cited as a consumer-facing sustainability leader alongside Rosita Brewery.
- Hotel Lancaster Parismid-tier brand partnerLuxury 5-star hotel with verified Plastiks profile (15,420 kg recovered), partnered with Green Mining to support a community playground rebuild on Fernando de Noronha, Brazil.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusenmid-tier brand partnerProfessional football club with verified Plastiks profile and 34,535 kg of plastic recovery supported through the platform.
- Vintz Plastics Ltd. (Kenya)core recovery entity partnerPlastiks' largest verified recovery entity in Kenya (413,082 kg recovered on platform, 4.5M kg/year recycling capacity), employing 200+ people (mostly women) across Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru and Kisumu.
- Reciclador Chilecore recovery entity partnerVerified recovery entity in Valparaíso, Chile (39,611 kg on platform, 30+ collection points in two cities); supports Rosita-funded electric tricycle program and other brand campaigns.
- Esperanza Global (India)core recovery entity partnerIndia-based waste picker social enterprise (108,765 kg recovered), funded by Rosita to deliver monthly medical camps for Safai Sathis and improve waste-handling practices.
- Leonardo GR (Spain)core recovery entity partnerValencia, Spain-based industrial waste and cleanup entity with 1.16M kg recovered on Plastiks; recycles ~70% of handled material and supports multiple brand campaigns.
- Waste Less Arugam Bay (Sri Lanka)mid-tier recovery entity partnerVerified recovery entity in Sri Lanka supported by Deg&Meg's Norwegian campaign; runs a Fair Trade plastic collection and recycling operation.
- Green Mining (Brazil)mid-tier recovery entity partnerBrazilian recycling operation on Fernando de Noronha; partner of Hotel Lancaster Paris for the 15,420 kg Protect Paradise campaign that funded a community playground rebuild.
- Gravity Wave (Spain)mid-tier recovery entity partnerMediterranean-based organization recovering discarded fishing nets and ocean plastic; runs a roadmap on Plastiks ("#PLASTICFREEOCEANS") to scale recycling of PE fishing nets into industrial raw materials.
- Project Rescue Oceanmid-tier strategic partnerEnvironmental NGO partnered with Leonardo GR on a Rosita-funded wetland cleanup in Valencia region; supported on Plastiks via roadmap funding.
- Siminetti (Second Life project)mid-tier brand partnerCEO Simon Powell quoted: "Our collaboration with Plastiks represents an additional and powerful step in our joint goals of sustainability and regeneration. In conjunction with Plastiks and our chosen project, Second Life, we have a unique opportunity to reveal the value of plastic, share this with our clients and make a direct impact in stopping ocean plastic pollution."
- Coinstoretoken distribution partnerCryptocurrency exchange listing PLASTIK/USDT for token distribution and liquidity.
- BitMarttoken distribution partnerCryptocurrency exchange listing PLASTIK/USDT for token distribution and liquidity.
- LBanktoken distribution partnerCryptocurrency exchange listing PLASTIK/USDT for token distribution and liquidity.
- Uniswaptoken distribution partnerDecentralized exchange on Celo where PLASTIK token is traded via Uniswap interface.
- Ubeswaptoken distribution partnerDecentralized exchange on Celo where PLASTIK token is traded.
- Celo blockchaincore technology partnerCelo is the primary chain for PLASTIK token contract (0x27cd006548dF7C8c8e9fdc4A67fa05C2E3CA5CF9) and a significant portion of Plastiks NFT activity (e.g., FC Barcelona Whale/Bear collectibles live on Celo per celoscan.io references).
- Metamask / WalletConnect / Valora / Cardano Walletcore integration partnersWallet integrations enabling users to access the Plastiks marketplace across Cardano and Celo ecosystems.
- IPFS / Blockfrostsupporting infrastructurePlastiks uses IPFS (via Blockfrost gateway) for decentralized storage of NFT media assets referenced by collectibles.
Scale indicators12 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Plastiks competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Plastic Bank: Plastic Bank operates a global plastic recovery network that pays collectors in developing countries for collected plastic and issues blockchain-anonymized 'Social Plastic' credits. Like Plastiks, it tokenizes verified plastic recovery and partners with brands for ESG claims, but uses a more physical-collector-centric model.
- rePurpose Global: rePurpose Global is a plastic action platform that enables brands to fund verified plastic recovery and removal projects, and is one of the most direct competitors to Plastiks' brand-facing ESG recovery offering. Both serve enterprise brands seeking audited plastic offsets, though rePurpose is more established in the plastic credit verification market.
- CleanHub: CleanHub connects brands to plastic collection projects in coastal communities and provides trackable, audited plastic recovery credits. It is comparable to Plastiks in its brand-campaign, plastic-recovery-credit model, though it does not use blockchain/NFTs as the primary issuance mechanism.
- KlimaDAO: KlimaDAO is a decentralized carbon credit tokenization protocol on Polygon that creates on-chain demand for verified environmental assets. It is directly comparable to Plastiks' PRG NFT model but operates in the carbon (not plastic) vertical, and serves as a useful Web3 ReFi analog.
- Toucan Protocol: Toucan Protocol tokenizes carbon credits into on-chain tokens (e.g., Base Carbon Tonne) for use in DeFi. While focused on carbon rather than plastic, it is the closest Web3 infrastructure analog to Plastiks' tokenized plastic credits and follows a similar methodology of bridging real-world environmental assets onto blockchain.
Broad incumbents
- Verra (plastic credit standard): Verra is the dominant global standard-setter for voluntary carbon markets (and an emerging plastic credit standard via the 'Plastic Credit Standard' under development). Plastiks' Digital Recovery Certificates compete against Verra's emerging plastic methodology for the same ESG buyer segment.
- Watershed: Watershed is an enterprise SaaS platform for measuring, reporting, and reducing corporate carbon and environmental footprints, including plastic. It is comparable to Plastiks' enterprise ESG data service offering but operates at a much larger scale with established Fortune 500 customers.
- South Pole: South Pole is one of the world's largest climate solutions providers, helping brands measure, reduce, and offset their environmental impact including plastic waste. It is comparable to Plastiks' brand-facing ESG services but operates as an established incumbent with broader climate services beyond plastic.
Emerging players
- Regen Network: Regen Network is a public blockchain (Cosmos-based) for ecological assets including biodiversity and carbon credits, with a methodology framework for tokenizing nature-based outcomes. It is comparable to Plastiks in Web3 environmental-asset tokenization but with a broader ecological scope.
Regional players
- Circulate Capital: Circulate Capital is a venture capital firm and investment platform specifically focused on preventing ocean plastic, funding recycling and waste management startups in South and Southeast Asia. It is comparable in the plastic-recovery ecosystem space but as a capital provider rather than a technology platform like Plastiks.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Plastiks leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
Plastiks subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries3 records
Plastiks funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds7 records
Investors3 records
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Frequently asked questions about Plastiks
What does Plastiks do?
Plastiks operates a blockchain-anchored green-tech platform that verifies and tracks real-world plastic recovery by issuing Plastic Recovery Guarantee (PRG) NFTs and Digital Recovery Certificates on the Cardano and Celo blockchains. It runs a sustainable NFT marketplace where brands, recovery entities and individual creators list plastic-recovery-backed digital collectibles priced in USD or the PLASTIK utility token, and provides audit-ready ESG and EPR compliance data for brands, regulators and international organizations such as UNDP.
Is Plastiks a public or private company?
Plastiks is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Plastiks founded?
Plastiks was founded in 2019. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Plastiks based?
Plastiks is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, in the Europe region.
How does Plastiks make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. NFT Marketplace Transaction Fees are the primary driver. The others are PLASTIK Token Transactions, brand Plastic Recovery Campaigns (B2B), ESG/EPR Compliance Data Services and marketplace Listing & Primary Sales of Collectibles.
Who are Plastiks's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Plastic Bank, rePurpose Global, CleanHub, KlimaDAO and Toucan Protocol. Broad incumbents are Verra (plastic credit standard), Watershed and South Pole. Regen Network is listed as an emerging player. Circulate Capital is listed as a regional player.
Does Plastiks have an API?
No public API is recorded for Plastiks.
What industry is Plastiks in?
Plastiks's product category is Blockchain Sustainability Platform. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMALAMAK, Sustainability Testing, Certification & Compliance (LCA, Recyclability/Compostability Testing, FSC/PEFC), with a secondary code of IMALAMAF, Packaging Recovery & Closed-Loop Programs (Take-Back, Deposit-Return, EPR Support). Its NAICS code is 562920 and its SIC code is 4953.