Cases / Plastic waste and recycling claims · Philippines · 2020–2024
Most Nestlé Philippines 'plastic neutral' credits burned in cement kilns
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Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
Nestlé Philippines' 'plastic neutral' claim relied on plastic credits, 86% of which were burned in cement kilns, according to Source Material. At stake for nature is whether such offsets remove any plastic from the environment.
What?
Source Material reported that 86% of Nestlé's Philippine 'plastic neutral' credits were burned in cement kilns. SourceMaterial
Where?
Philippines SourceMaterial
When?
2020 to 2024, the period covered by the report SourceMaterial
Who?
Gained
- Nestlé Philippines — Made 'plastic neutral' claims backed by plastic credits SourceMaterial
Lost
None on recordHarmed
None on recordWhy?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Plastic credits were used for 'plastic neutral' claims, and most of them were burned in cement kilns. SourceMaterial
6 of 6 questions answered from the record
What happened
The record, in order.
Source Material reported that 86% of Nestlé's plastic credits in the Philippines were burned in cement kilns.
Nestlé has said it no longer buys plastic credits.
The credits were associated with the Verra standard and PCX.
In court and with insurers
Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.
Lawsuits and rulings
No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.
Insurers
No insurer decision on record.
What we don't know
Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record The sources reviewed do not state how many credits were sold or at what price for the Philippine claim.
- None on record Reported without a linked source: that the additionality of the credits is doubtful.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
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Press and investigations
- Most 'plastic neutral' credits burned in cement kilnsSourceMaterial ·
Connected cases
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- Philippines reports 55.98% plastic recovery under EPR, including co-processing Philippines · 2022–2026
- Nestlé Philippines (Company) — here: Company whose 'plastic neutral' claim relied on the credits; there: Named among the top five buyers (Fauna & Flora, 2024)