By obtaining your Plastic Free Certification, you’re not only complying with EU legislation on single-use plastics, you’re also letting your customers know you are a progressive, caring company, committed to improving our planet and its environment.
As part of this independent certification
Through an onsite Inspection
Throughout this entire process
And, upon successful completion of your PFC
you’ll be awarded a PFC Certificate, the use of our PFC Trademark, and a comprehensive set of online and offline materials, including a clickable website seal which verifies your certification to promote your positive values of corporate and social responsibility.
5 STEPS TO YOUR PLASTIC FREE CERTIFICATION
Your Plastic Free Certification consists of 5 manageable steps.
We will then schedule and carry out an ON-SITE INSPECTION of the organisation, in which your designated inspector will access all areas and carry out a free, physical search. We’ll also conduct random staff interviews to build a comprehensive picture of how much and what types of plastic is used by the average employee.
Next, you’ll receive a personalised INSPECTION REPORT, outlining the company’s waste and plastic usage, the areas which can be improved, and clear steps to reduce plastic usage.
For the next one to six months (depending on your schedule and suggested changes), your organisation will make the RECOMMENDED IMPROVEMENTS. These will include the elimination of SUP in all areas (purchasing department, supplier packaging, employee/guest F&B from take-away and home).
As part of this action, you will receive your SUP Policy and your Employee Pledge against SUP, and will be able to take advantage of our employee education presentations. And during this time, your designated inspector will be on call to help you with every aspect of the program.
Once the changes have been made, an audit will establish whether the improvements comply with PFC’s standards and, on this basis, your organisation will receive its official Certification.
