Early 1848 the California Gold Rush started as a rush to newly discovered goldfields in the headlong pursuit of sudden wealth in a new lucrative field.
The popularity of discovering gold (as a tradeable commodity and store of value) made it possible for many miners to find their fortune.
It created a lasting impact by propelling significant industrial and agricultural development and helped the course of California’s development by spurring its economic growth and facilitating its transition to statehood.
We are now living in a different time where fossil fuels (raw material to create virgin plastics) are scarce and our entire planet is drowning in plastic waste.
Governments and many big companies (who are co-responsible for plastic pollution) are now trying to adapt to a circular economy and improve the waste management infrastructure aimed at eliminating waste and the continual use of resources.
Looking beyond the current take-make-waste extractive industrial model, a circular economy aims to redefine growth, focusing on positive society-wide benefits.
A circular model for plastic is based out of three principles driven by design:
It entails gradually decoupling economic activity from the consumption of finite resources, and designing waste out of the system.
Underpinned by a transition to renewable energy sources, the circular model builds economic, natural, and social capital.
Our world needs a new rush, a so-called Plastic Gold Rush to mine and clean up plastic waste out of our natural environment on a massive scale. By combining AI (Artificial Intelligence), ML (Machine Learning), blockchain and mobile technologies we are able to fuel and empower a Plastic Gold Rush through a Tokenized Circular Ecosystem.
In order to realize this we will reward participating companies and individuals with financial incentives (OPCOIN tokens) based on their clean up activities, achievements and performance.
The Plastic Gold Rush makes it possible to turn cleaned up plastic waste into digital gold (tradeable commodities) after it is recycled and processed in renewable materials or into biofuel (end-of-life plastics).
This approach provides a safe, secure and traceable source of income to users who live in vulnerable areas with a path out of poverty.
Worldwide there are 6.93 billion smartphone users (85.74% of the world’s population owns a smartphone) who are potential users who could participate and help to tag, localize and clean up plastic waste.
Our objective is to create a global movement of smartphone users who collectively tag, localize, collect and drop off plastic waste by using the PTAGGER app and automatically are rewarded with OPCOIN (the Plastic Crypto Token).
PTAGGER users automatically earn credits by tagging, localizing, collecting and dropping off plastic waste. Users can exchange their earnings (credits) into OPCOIN tokens.
Within the PTAGGER app we will also integrate Cashback Discount Offers from our partners. Discount are always distributed in OPCOIN tokens.
PTAGGER users can also request for a OPCOIN crypto debit card (online payments and ATM withdrawals) including in-app features to manage and control their funds.
Our user acquisition strategy is based on a 5-level referral program where PTAGGER users who refer new users will receive up-to 15% revenue commissions from their referred users earnings.
The PTAGGER Referral Program provides users an additional source of passive income on top of their tag, collection and drop off earnings.
To be able to start to develop and operate this unique Tokenized Circular Ecosystem to mine and clean up plastic waste out of our environment we need to raise funding.
Our objective is to raise initial funding through the OPCOIN (Seed Round), OPEQUITY (Private Sale Round), Sponsor Program and by applying to Accelerator Programs.
With raised funds we can start with the following activities:
From Q2/2025, we aim to be fully operational in Bali (Indonesia) to create proof of concept, optimize everything and use our experience and knowledge before we can invest and expand in other regions and countries.
With raised funds from the OPCOIN ICO, OPEQUITY STO, potential approved grant funding and generated revenues through the OP Ecosystem, we are able to invest and expand our mining, clean up, drop off points, waste-to-fuel and production activities and infrastructure.
Our main focus is to mine, collect and process as much plastic waste as possible out of our natural environment in countries and regions that are heavily affected by plastic pollution.
With proof of concept we are able to start to connect recycling partners and offer them monetization features, incentives and benefits by working with OCEANPLASTIK once we have regional drop off points, logistics and distribution activated in their area.
One of the points of interest is landfill mining as 79% of all plastic waste is accumulating in landfills or sloughing off in the natural environment. Unfortunately landfills are everywhere and present in every country. With our landfill mining activities we want to excavate stored plastic waste, recycle and process it for waste-to-fuel purposes into biofuel as a tradeable commodity.
Biofuel processed by plastic pyrolysis is a profitable business as the oil quality now-a-days almost near diesel grade.
OCEANPLASTIK aims to reach the following results through its Tokenized Circular Ecosystem in the upcoming 5 years.
Apply and join Accelerator Programs for coaching, mentoring, networking and financial grant purposes.
Target (Grants)
+ € 250,000
Onboard sponsors (companies) who will get full on-site and in-app exposure and visibility.
Initial
+ € 717,500
Annual (5 years)
+ € 110,625
Everyone (individuals and/or companies) can donate and contribute with fiat and crypto payments.
Target
€ 1,000,000
Issue the OPCOIN crypto token through a Token Sale (ICO Initial Coin Offering).
Total
€ 15,000,000
Seed Round
€ 500,000
Private Sale
€ 3,000,000
Public Presale
€ 11,500,000
Issue the OPEQUITY token (tokenized company shares) through a Token Sale (STO Security Token Offering).
Total
€ 50,000,000
Private Sale
€ 15,000,000
Public Presale
€ 35,000,000
Within a period of 5 years we aim to reach the following (OPCOIN and OPEQUITY) objectives:
Mining, drop off points, recycling, waste-to-fuel processing and production facilities.
Recycling Facilities (managed)
10
Recycling Facilities (partners)
+ 60
Waste-to-fuel Facilities (managed)
50
Production Facilities (managed)
10
Drop off points (managed)
+ 500
Forecasted performance estimates from the OP Ecosystem projected over 5 years.
Turnover (total)
€ 320,000,000
Active in (countries)
+ 5
PTAGGER users
+ 20,000,000
Plastic (sourced)
967,000 tons
Plastic (recycled)
1,800,000 tons
Biofuel (waste-to-fuel)
637,000 liters
The figures related infrastructure and performance are estimated and based on realistic forecast calculations.
Through a tokenized and circular approach (based on innovative and distruptive technologies), we expect to create real impact and proof of concept to be able to clean up plastic waste on global scale.
By giving localized and collected plastic waste a value proposition and by financially rewarding our users, we expect to create a Plastic Gold Rush.
Recycled and processed plastic waste will result in renewable materials and biofuel (store of value) as tradeable commodities.
Generated profits will be mainly used for annual profit distributions (token holders) and to re-invested in mining, clean up, drop off points, recycling, biofuel processing and production infrastructure.
"Humans have produced 18.2 trillion pounds of plastics since large-scale production began in the early 1950s"
"To visualize the current plastic we made since the 1950s weighting the equivalent of one billion elephants"
"By 2050 there will be more plastic in the oceans than there are fish (by weight)"
"Every year, more than 100 million tons of plastics are manufactured across the globe while oil is a limited resource (here is only an estimated 40 years worth of oil left in the world)"
"Our oceans could well be void of life within the next two generations if nothing is done to stem this"
OCEANPLASTIK SRO
Namesti Svobody 18
60200 Brno, Czech Republic
phone: +420 7766 40481