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UPDATE ON THE SERIAL NUMBER (SN) ASSIGNMENT IN THE PLASTIC POLLUTION REDUCTION STANDARD (PPRS) VERSION 8

Guidance Note 01

09 September 2024

The Plastic Pollution Reduction Standard (PPRS) version 8, which came into effect on June 5, 2024, defines the syntax for assigning serial numbers to plastic credits issued under this version. 

 

To align the syntax detailed in version 8 with the previous syntax and ensure consistency and traceability across all PPRS versions, the processor code has been added to the serial number. The updated syntax will be as follows (read from left to right, row by row):

PPRS + Version No.

PPRS Registration Date

Aggregation Type

Processing Type

Impact Verifier

Total Tonnage in Batch (n)

Project Country

Project VVB

Aggregator/Collector

Processor Code

Date of Impact Verification

Date of Generation of SN

Project Code

Clean-up Type

Aggregation End Date

Processing End Date

Sequence in Batch (1 - n)

The elements of the updated syntax are defined as follows:

Syntax Identifier
Identifier Description
PPRS + Version No.
The standard and version to which the project was initially registered
Project Country
A three-letter code (alpha-3) for the project location following ISO 3166
Project Code
A unique six-character alphanumeric code assigned by PCX Solutions
PPRS Registration Date
DDMMYY date format of the Project Registration Date
Project VVB
A unique VVB ID assigned by PCX Solutions
Clean-up Type
Numeric identifier for different clean-up types ranging from 01 to 06 assigned by PCX Solutions
Aggregation Type
Alphabetic identifier for different aggregation types assigned by PCX Solutions
Aggregator/Collector
A unique aggregator/collector ID assigned by PCX Solutions
Aggregation End Date
DDMMYY date format of the aggregation end date as indicated in the Certificate of Collection
Processing Type
Alphabetic identifier for different processing types assigned by PCX Solutions
Processor Code
A unique processor ID assigned by PCX Solutions
Processing End Date
DDMMYY date format of the processing end date as indicated in the Certificate of Processing
Impact Verifier
A unique VVB ID for the Impact Verifier assigned by PCX Solutions
Date of Impact Verification
DDMMYY date format of the impact verification as indicated in the verification report
Sequence in Batch (1 – n)
The numeric indicator of each metric ton
Total Tonnage in Batch (n)
Total number of plastic credits
Date of Generation of SN
DDMMYY date format of the SN generation

Sample Serial Number: PPRS6-ARG-CABAR09-040523-CUPPH-03-COM-JOM01-010524-UPC-CAB01-010724-CUPPH-150724-1-100-160724.

This updated syntax is effective only for credits issued after 09 September 2024. Previously issued serial numbers will remain unchanged.

 

Changes to the serial number syntax may occur, and if so, sufficient communication through the PPRS Registry will be ensured.

 

For any questions or suggestions, please reach out to us at pprs@pcxsolutions.org.

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