BOLD Recycling Overview

Overview

The BOLD (Breakthrough in Organics Landfill Diversion) Recycling Credit is a dMRV methodology for verifying organic waste diversion from landfills to aerobic composting facilities. BOLD Recycling's methodology rules verify that organic waste has been properly sorted, collected, transported, and composted at a professional facility — then distribute rewards to every participant in the supply chain.

BOLD Recycling generates Tokenized Recycling Credits (TRC), represented on-chain as C-BIOW tokens. Each credit represents 1 metric ton of verified composted organic material. (Other recycling methodologies may issue TRCs with different on-chain symbols.)

Why organic waste?

Organic waste represents approximately 50% of global waste and is 100% recyclable, yet most of it ends up in landfills. This matters for two interconnected reasons:

1. Methane emissions — Organic waste decomposing anaerobically in landfills generates approximately 11% of global methane emissions. Diverting organic waste to composting dramatically reduces these emissions.
2. Recycling contamination — When organic waste is mixed with recyclable materials (metals, glass, paper, plastic), it contaminates those streams and reduces recovery rates. Removing organic waste can improve sorting facility performance by 2–5x.

The transition to a circular economy begins with sorting organic waste from other recyclable streams — this is the challenge BOLD Recycling addresses.

Scope

BOLD Recycling covers the full supply chain from waste generation to composting:

• Waste types: Food waste, green waste (garden/yard trimmings), sludge from waste treatment plants, tobacco industry residues
• Treatment: Aerobic composting at professional facilities
• Verification: digital Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (dMRV) using MassIDs for chain of custody tracking
• Credit issuance: RecycledID certificates → C-BIOW credit tokens

How it works

1. Organic waste is sorted at the source by Waste Generators.
2. MassIDs track the waste through collection, hauling, and processing.
3. The waste arrives at an accredited composting facility where recycling is verified through dMRV.
4. Certificates are issued and credits are minted.
5. Revenue from credit purchases is distributed per the Rewards Distribution Policy.

Resources

• View on Carrot Explorer
• BOLD Recycling Methodology (PDF)

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