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Recycled material traceability

Connect material origin, supplier documentation and production records to recycled-content claims your customers can check.

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Follow the evidence behind a recycled-content claim

We examine how supplier information, batch records and production data connect to the claim you need to substantiate.

Incoming material
Supplier evidence, pre-consumer or post-consumer category, processing location, waste or product status, receipt reference and quantity.
Production and blending
Input-batch links through storage, processing and blending, including virgin material and additives where used.
Output batch
Output identifiers, measured quantities and specification records, linked to the relevant production run.
Customer claim
Dispatch records, claim wording, calculation basis and any certificate scope, reviewed against relevant customer, regulatory and certification requirements.

Do the quantities reconcile?

Check inputs, stock movements, output and process losses against the calculation method used for the claim.

Incoming material
Supplier evidence, pre-consumer or post-consumer category, processing location, waste or product status, receipt reference and quantity.
Production and blending
Input-batch links through storage, processing and blending, including virgin material and additives where used.
Output batch
Output identifiers, measured quantities and specification records, linked to the relevant production run.
Do the quantities reconcile?
Check inputs, stock movements, output and process losses against the calculation method used for the claim.
Customer claim
Dispatch records, claim wording, calculation basis and any certificate scope, reviewed against relevant customer, regulatory and certification requirements.

Illustrative physical traceability example. The evidence structure is adapted to the process and intended claim.

Selected industry applications

The sectors below are the ones whose own pages list this service in their support mapping. Each link goes to that sector's page, which sets out the decisions and the surrounding support. It is a selected set rather than an exhaustive boundary — the service can apply more widely than the hubs currently describe.

If you are still shaping the scope, the project scoping guide walks through the questions that make a brief usable. No email required.

Recycling & Resource Recovery

Determine whether existing records support your recycled-content claims, and identify where the gaps are.

View the Recycling sector

Plastics & Packaging

Connect supplier, batch and production records to the recycled-content claims made for your materials and packaging.

View the Plastics & Packaging sector

What you receive

Depending on the agreed scope:

Deliverables for a traceability engagement, what each contains and how it is used.
Deliverable	What it contains	How you use it
Supply chain and material flow map	Links between suppliers, incoming materials, processing stages and output batches, with evidence reference points.	Identify where records must connect across the material pathway.
Supplier evidence checklist and documentation gap assessment	The supplier information needed, documents available and unresolved evidence gaps.	Request missing information and track follow-up actions.
Batch register and quantity reconciliation templates	Batch identifiers, recorded quantities and links between inputs, outputs, stock movements and process losses.	Check record continuity and investigate unexplained differences.
Procedures for claim review, document control and record retention	Responsibilities and review steps for customer claims, document versions and supporting records.	Apply consistent checks before issuing customer statements.
Audit readiness assessment and prioritised corrective action plan	Assessment findings, supporting evidence and prioritised actions to address identified gaps.	Prepare for customer reviews or independent audits and assign the next actions.

Supply chain and material flow map: What it containsLinks between suppliers, incoming materials, processing stages and output batches, with evidence reference points.; How you use itIdentify where records must connect across the material pathway.
Supplier evidence checklist and documentation gap assessment: What it containsThe supplier information needed, documents available and unresolved evidence gaps.; How you use itRequest missing information and track follow-up actions.
Batch register and quantity reconciliation templates: What it containsBatch identifiers, recorded quantities and links between inputs, outputs, stock movements and process losses.; How you use itCheck record continuity and investigate unexplained differences.
Procedures for claim review, document control and record retention: What it containsResponsibilities and review steps for customer claims, document versions and supporting records.; How you use itApply consistent checks before issuing customer statements.
Audit readiness assessment and prioritised corrective action plan: What it containsAssessment findings, supporting evidence and prioritised actions to address identified gaps.; How you use itPrepare for customer reviews or independent audits and assign the next actions.

Evidence must support the specific claim being made. We assess whether records connect material origin, processing and output, and whether the calculation method fits the intended claim.

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