Development of a Blockchain-based Digital Platform for Plastic Traceability

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  • Ide Youichiroh
    Circular Economy Project, Emerging IT Dept., Informatics Initiative, Digital Co-Creation, Asahi Kasei Corp.

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  • プラスチック資源循環デジタルプラットフォームの開発

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<p>The authors are developing a digital platform for plastic resource circulation. Aiming to establish this digital platform, as a means of ensuring the traceability of recycled plastics using blockchain technology, a prototype has been developed and a demonstration trial conducted. To raise awareness of recycling and encourage better recycling behavior, the prototype displays history information of products that use recycled plastic as well as recording the recycling activities of consumers.</p><p>　The demo process clearly shows that consumers, as well as business operators, are interested in the rate at which products are recycled and history information. Indeed, this could become one of the criteria for helping consumers purchase a product with greater confidence. The demo also confirmed that recording and visualization of activities for recovering resources from waste would encourage consumersʼ recycling behavior. In 2023, we plan to collaborate with convenience stores, beverage manufacturers, and other entities to conduct a demonstration experiment by installing PET bottle collection boxes in the stores.</p>

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