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Overcoming information asymmetry in the plastics value chain with digital product passports: how decentralised identifiers and verifiable credentials can enable a circular economy for plastics
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Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie gGmbH
Abstract This paper analyses the potential of digital information technology to enable the reliable provision of product information along the plastics supply chain. The authors investigate the possible contribution of a product passport equipped with decentralised identifiers and verifiable credentials to o... view more
This paper analyses the potential of digital information technology to enable the reliable provision of product information along the plastics supply chain. The authors investigate the possible contribution of a product passport equipped with decentralised identifiers and verifiable credentials to overcome information deficits and information asymmetry in the circular plastics economy. Through this, high-quality plastics recycling could be enabled on a larger scale than currently possible.... view less
Keywords
plastics industry; recycling management; recycling
Classification
Ecology, Environment
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
City
Wuppertal
Page/Pages
28 p.
Series
Wuppertal Paper, 197
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48506/opus-7940
ISSN
0949-5266
Status
Published Version; reviewed