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PH plastic credit non-profit utilizes Microsoft-made blockchain registry

Gelo Gonzales

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PH plastic credit non-profit utilizes Microsoft-made blockchain registry

Plastic Credit Exchange

Plastic credits are credits which corporations can buy to offset their plastic footprint

Microsoft on Tuesday, June 15, announced it recently partnered with Filipino plastic credit non-profit – Plastic Credit Exchange – to develop a blockchain registry for transactions.

Plastic credits are credits which corporations can buy to offset their plastic footprint. A plastic credit organization, for instance, can collect a ton of trash plastic, and offer that as a certain amount of plastic credits that can be counted against a corporation’s plastic footprint.

Plastic credits are seen as a way for corporations to offset the plastic waste from products whose plastic footprints can longer be decreased. The cash earned from the plastic credits bought by a corporation can then be used to fund more plastic cleanup drives and other programs.

PCX, since its establishment in 2019, shows on its website that it has diverted about 18.3 million kilograms of plastic waste from the ocean. It lists having worked with companies PepsiCo Snacks, Wyeth Nutrition, Century Pacific Food, Colgate-Palmolive, and NutriAsia.

By implementing a blockchain-protected registry, Plastic Credit Exchange hopes to promote transparency, trustworthiness, and bolster credit accuracy.

Blockchains, most widely associated with cryptocurrency, use a peer-to-peer network of computers verifying transactions and making permanent records in a shared, secured ledger.

PCX’s registry, found here, will show the corporations buying credit, and how much credit they have bought.

Said PCX founder and chairwoman Nanette Medved-Po: “It is important that the credit registry is trustworthy and available to the public. By using blockchain technology to not only protect the ledger, but provide transparency around additionality and protect against double counting, stakeholders will know where and how they positively impact the environment.” 

“Our decision to partner with Microsoft went beyond finding a technology partner. We found a business partner whose sustainability goals aligned with ours and whose priorities are on finding innovative ways to tackle the plastic pollution crisis today,” added Medved-Po. – Rappler.com

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Gelo Gonzales

Gelo Gonzales is Rappler’s technology editor. He covers consumer electronics, social media, emerging tech, and video games.