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Guangdong Xinsheng E-waste recovery and recycling project

Standard
VCS
Methodology
AMS-III.BA (CDM)
Registry
VCS-4070 ↗ · Registered
Country
China
Credit type
Waste handling and disposal
Developer
Guangdong Xinsheng Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd
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Score from methodology v2.1 (analysis of 2 Sep 2026). Re-assessment under v2.2 pending.

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 4.2 / 10
Integrity 🔒 Transparency 🔒 Claim Safety 🔒 Documentation 🔒
Dimension scores are locked — the faint arcs are empty tracks, not zero scores.

Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Re-assessment pending · v2.1

Analysed on 2 Sep 2026medium confidenceLatest monitoring period ends:

evidence: 9/9 registry documents analyzed · 4 red flags

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How this analysis was made

Standard
Verra (VCS) How our current method reads projects of this standard
Methodology
AMS-III.BA How our current method reads projects of this type
Our method
CarbonMeld methodology v2.1 · analysed on 2 Sep 2026 · 9/9 registry documents analyzed · re-assessment under v2.2 pending

Analysis

The Guangdong Xinsheng e-waste recycling project has a VVB-confirmed investment additionality test and no inherent permanence risk, but is undermined by eight material findings in the verification report—including a missing baseline recycling-rate evidence, inconsistent Bi correction factors, and uncalculated project emissions from coke. The project delivered only about 51% of its pro-rata ex-ante expectation for the first monitoring period, and the leakage justification is contradictory across documents. Overall, the project's quantification and documentation quality raise significant reliability concerns.

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Findings

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Evidence

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On this page: the analysis of 2 Sep 2026, marked “Re-assessment pending”. Per-dimension scores, risk indicators, 4 red flags, score factors, detailed analysis, and 9 registry documents (9 analyzed).

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Eligibility & market

What can you claim with this credit?

Four checks buyers ask about, from the registry and the Integrity Council (ICVCM).

  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    No CORSIA label on the registry

    Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.

    Source: registry label · read on 1 Nov 2026

    Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    No ICVCM information

    No CCP label and no ICVCM decision found for this project's methodology.

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

    Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.

    Source: methodology

    Covers: the project type, not a label on individual credits

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    No Article 6 authorization

    No corresponding adjustment: the host country can also count this reduction towards its own target.

    Source: registry label · read on 1 Nov 2026

    Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry

Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.

Credit VintagesExhausted

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2021
14,07014,0700
Total14,07014,0700

Methodology versions used

The methodology version stated in each monitoring, verification and issuance document, by period, compared with the official methodology pages.

  1. 2021–2022AMS-III.BA v3.0since replaced by v4.0

    verification report

    official page · verified on

  • AMS-III.BA: Active (CDM / UNFCCC) · official page · verified on

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