SINGAPORE – Singapore is creating what is said to be a world-first digital “passport” for plastics to boost recycling as its sole landfill in Semakau is running out of space in 10 years. The digital passport system tags plastic at a molecular level to track its provenance and recycling. The records are written on a blockchain, allowing the irrefutable passport data about the plastic’s origin, composition, reuse cycles and disposal to be exchanged among plastic manufacturers, recycling firms and the authorities for auditing purposes. The multi-year effort is being led by A*Star, in partnership with Nasdaq-listed Security Matters. Other materials earmarked for recycling using the same technology include metals and rubber. “This is not just a plastics project,” Professor Lim Keng Hui, A*Star’s assistant chief executive of the Science and Engineering Research Council, told The Straits Times.   https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/spore-makes-digital-passport-to-track-plastic-items-to-boost-recycling-extend-semakaus-lifespan (ICE SINGAPORE)

Fonte notizia: The Straits Times, 2 September 2025