Even Garbage Is Using Blockchain Now
Pilot projects that use innovative data collection to encourage recycling and responsible waste management are underway in Argentina, India and the U.S.
12Bloomberg CityLabScience & Technology2021
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Where does our trash go after it leaves the curb? There's no easy answer. Most plastics and other waste aren't recycled; instead, they end up in landfills — or worse. But their journey is often difficult to track.
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Zubilewicz says he has long sought ways to shift human behavior for the planet's benefit; when he came across blockchain technology in 2015, he says, it was "like a divining rod."
In Ghana, blockchain will be used to track fishing nets lost in the ocean, called ghost nets, as they are collected, baled, and turned back into nylon nets.
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