Social+ OBP Component Standard

ETKO China has been approved by Zero Plastic Oceans (ZPO) to offer certification services of OBP Certification Program.

The Social+ Ocean Bound Plastic Component is not a standalone Standard; it is an optional component that provides greatly enhanced social benefits to Independent Collectors – ICs, and workers of the certified Organization. This component can be used together with the OBP Collection Organization Standard for Commercially Recyclable Plastics, and/or with the OBP Neutralization Services Provider Standard, for Non-Commercially Recyclable Plastics for the OBP Credits system. Organizations are allowed to implement the Social+ OBP requirements on a selected portion of their supply chain. For example, with a specific group of Independent Collectors (ICs), or, if working with a Supplier Group, with selected Small Collectors. For the rest of the supply chain that is not selected to take part in Social+ OBP, the Organization will apply the usual OBP requirements of the corresponding Standard. In that case, the Organization will handle certified OBP and certified Social+ OBP, or OBP and Social+ OBP Credits.

Visit https://www.obpcert.org/ for more details about OBP Certification Program.

FIRST CONTACT AND OFFER

1. Applicant obtains the Regulation documents and ETKO documents from ETKO 2. website or request these documents from ETKO at first contact;

3. Applicant submits the filled Application Form to ETKO;

4. ETKO evaluates the application form and clarify questions with applicants;

5. ETKO prepares and submit the price offer;

6. Applicant approves the offer and pay the fee;

Certification contract is signed between ETKO and applicant.

APPLICATION

1. Applicant should submit the document requested by ETKO as soon as possible;

2. Applicant transmits Production Information;

3. Applicant transmits Business Information (Operating lines, Layout Plan etc. other documents);

4. Complete the Application File.

CONTROL

1. Check date and inspector determining;

2. Control of sites (Warehouses, Documentation, Stock Status etc.);

3. Control of Entry and Exit and Sales;

4. Preparation of the report of the control.

CERTIFICATION

The Personnel Involved in the Approval of Control and Control Reports cannot take place in Certification. Certification Committee is Completely Independent.

1. Departing the Control Report;

2. Certification Committee Approval;

3. Submission of the Report and Certificate;

4. Beginning of Sales Transactions.