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Polymers

BASF will use blockchain for plastics recycling

by Alexander H. Tullo
February 15, 2020 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 98, Issue 7

BASF is launching a pilot program, reciChain, in British Columbia that will use blockchain to assist in plastics recycling. The German firm will use the digital record-keeping technology to improve the traceability of plastics as they move through the steps of recycling. BASF says traceability is becoming a concern for makers of consumer products as they commit to using large amounts of recycled plastics. BASF first piloted reciChain in Brazil.

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