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One harmonized way to certify recycled content
in Europe.
PolyCert Europe is the umbrella technical platform that brings existing certification schemes for converters of polymeric materials under one recognised methodology — so a recycled-content claim audited in one Member State means the same thing in every other.
Platform at a glance
STANDARD
EN 15343:2008
LEVEL
Converters
ACCREDITATION
ISO/IEC 17065 · 17021
RECOGNIZED SCHEMES
11 schemes
What the platform does
Four functions, one methodology
01
HARMONISING EXISTING CERTIFICATION
Existing certifications are used for harmonised audits of polymer-based converting industries, from plastics to textiles, to stimulate the circular economy.
02
ENSURING COMPLIANCE
& QUALITY
PolyCert Europe helps companies verify compliance with quality standards and ensures that their products live up to customer specifications regardless of whether they use virgin or recycled polymers.
03
EUROPEAN & NATIONAL REACH
PolyCert Europe brings together national accredited certification bodies from all over Europe to harmonise the calculation of recycled content in new products.
04
METHODOLOGY
& STRUCTURE
Built on accredited organisations under ISO 17065 or 17021 with chain of custody; declarations follow EN ISO 14021 and EN ISO 472.
The platform
What is PolyCert Europe?
An umbrella technical platform for harmonising existing certification schemes for the uptake of circular raw material by converters of polymeric materials in Europe, at the best manufacturing standards.
Definition
What is circular raw material?
Any material which does not come directly from a primary source — scrap, mechanically or chemically recycled material, in any form: pellets, flakes or powder, to be used again and again.
Position
Where it sits in the value chain
Downstream of recycling and raw-material sourcing, at converter level: the scheme recognises the uptake of raw material from any recycled source and follows it through to the converted product.
Scope
What PolyCert Europe does — and does not do
Does
Sets the minimum criteria that recycled-content certification schemes and certification bodies must meet.
Does
​Assesses certification bodies and audit schemes against one common set of requirements.
Does
Covers recycled content in converted products, as defined by ISO 14021 and calculated to EN 15343.
Does Not
Does not issue certificates — those come from the accepted certification bodies.
Does Not
Does not audit companies directly — auditing stays with the accepted certification bodies.
Does Not
Does not cover other environmental claims such as bio-based content, recyclability, or carbon footprint.
Why it matters
Six reasons the industry needs it
Harmonization
To harmonise certification schemes at converter level.
Uniformity
To encourage uniform declarations of recycled content in converted products.
Product Quality
To ensure the quality of products containing recycled plastic.
Traceability
To provide an independent means of control on traceability and chain of custody.
Circular Materials
To boost the use of circular materials.
Confidence Raising
To raise confidence throughout the supply chain in products containing recycled material.
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To learn more about the monitoring of the use of recycled polymeric materials, please visit www.moreplatform.eu. MORE is the unified, digital platform to monitor the use of recycled polymeric materials in the European plastics converting industry. MORE is helping the plastics industry to become more circular by collecting the volumes of recycled polymers that are used by plastics converting companies to create new products, and by stimulating a higher uptake of recycled polymers.