The world’s oceans are awash in plastic, and the problem is only getting worse. Each year, 8 million metric tons of plastic debris ends up in the oceans, and that’s on top of the 150 million metric ...

VeChain has partnered with 4Ocean to clean up the oceans, combining the network's blockchain incentives with the 4Ocean's ...

In September, Cointelegraph reported on a Dutch company said to have created the world’s first collection of recycled fabrics made from ocean plastics and whose provenance can be traced via blockchain ...

Start-ups are making incremental use of blockchain to reduce plastic waste, but the technology’s power to drive real change is yet to be realised. It is always difficult for business executives to ...

Plastic pollution is on the rise, a problem that threatens both human and environmental health. Between 4.8 million and 12.7 million tons of plastic end up in the world’s oceans every year and animals ...

New partnership transforms verified plastics recycling into carbon credits through blockchain-backed traceability and field-level validation. This isn’t just plastic collection—it’s a traceable ...

Everything makes its way to the sea, and none more so than plastics. There are now five floating plastic islands in different oceans across the world, with the largest island even having a name, the ...

Plastic DeFi is serving plastic scavengers who are not served by banks. KARAWANG, INDONESIA / ACCESSWIRE / April 29, 2021 / Former bankers, ex-capital market players, a plastic recycle entrepreneur, ...

An ambitious project to recycle plastic refuse in developing countries that have little or no waste management systems is being powered by the IBM Blockchain. Big Blue’s use of the tamper-proof ledger ...

There was a time when watching a David Attenborough wildlife documentary was an unalloyed pleasure. Today it’s a little different. The stunning images continue to delight, but the context has changed.