Last month Dow Polyurethanes, a division of Dow, announced a pilot to use the ChemChain blockchain to help with the recycling of mattress foam. Recyclers need to have reliable information about the chemical composition of any product they’re processing. Hence by using blockchain to share data, it’s possible to identify the composition at every stage of the mattress’s life cycle.
The pilot is part of the mattress recycling program for Dow’s RENUVA brand.
“What if we could ensure transparency in a circular product without compromising confidentiality?” asked Jihane Ball, director of global product safety and compliance at Dow. “Our engagement with recyclers and customers on circular solutions has led us to pose this crucial question. Ensuring that the necessary compositional information can be shared at every step in the value chain is critical to enable circularity at the end of product life.”
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