blockchain solution

A blockchain solution would help to prevent a misuse of the system, in order to keep its recourses and focus on the people that are collecting.

A blockchain is a public ledger of information collected through a network that sits on top of the internet.

The transparency of a blockchain stems from the fact that the holdings and transactions of each public address are open to viewing. Using an explorer, and equipped with a user’s public address, it is possible to view their holdings and the transactions that they have carried out.

This level of transparency has not existed before, and adds a degree of accountability that has not existed to date. Once the data is recorded in a block it cannot be altered without having to change every block that came after it, making it impossible to do so without it being seen by the other participants on the network.

Distributed ledgers have 3 key attributes:

> The culture of recycling;

>Do not disperse in the sea, which is more harmful than to disperse at home;

> Stop the pollution of the coasts and oceans;

> Energy development of waste;

> The culture of recycling;

>Do not disperse in the sea, which is more harmful than to disperse at home;

> Stop the pollution of the coasts and oceans;

> Energy development of waste;

The PacMan Design

The PacMan fleet will collect plastic from areas with high-density pollution, sort it and recycle it onboard by using our own waste-to-energy treatment system. The energy produced from the recycling process will be stored in the form of compressed air. Our compressed air system converts the energy into 100% clean fuel ready to be used by generators and engines powering the whole boat’s machinery.

The PacMan Design

The PacMan fleet will collect plastic from areas with high-density pollution, sort it and recycle it onboard by using our own waste-to-energy treatment system. The energy produced from the recycling process will be stored in the form of compressed air. Our compressed air system converts the energy into 100% clean fuel ready to be used by generators and engines powering the whole boat’s machinery.

Approach and Plan

The first two PacMan ships are under construction for stating operations during summer 2019. The ships will be fully operational in collecting and treating the plastic waste but, will also function as an R&D/optimization and communication platforms for raising support in reversing the global plastic situation. They will be visible and present in most major costal and marine events, to create and raise awareness of both the PacMan movement and our partners.

 After PacMan 1 and PacMan 2 our idea is to keep increasing the fleet with bigger and larger boats in order to have more storage capacity and will start collecting plastic from each of the five garbage patches. Starting in 2021 we want to implement the major step in our PacMan fleet to include 5 tanker chips which will be stations in an ocean gyre in order to work as a main treatment center.

Approach and Plan

The first two PacMan ships are under construction for stating operations during summer 2019. The ships will be fully operational in collecting and treating the plastic waste but, will also function as an R&D/optimization and communication platforms for raising support in reversing the global plastic situation. They will be visible and present in most major costal and marine events, to create and raise awareness of both the PacMan movement and our partners.

 After PacMan 1 and PacMan 2 our idea is to keep increasing the fleet with bigger and larger boats in order to have more storage capacity and will start collecting plastic from each of the five garbage patches. Starting in 2021 we want to implement the major step in our PacMan fleet to include 5 tanker chips which will be stations in an ocean gyre in order to work as a main treatment center.

Recorded

Stored information is time-stamped.

Transparent

Anyone can see the ledger of transactions.

Decentralised

The ledger exists on multiple computers (nodes).

This enables blockchain to revolutionise the control over waste management  and the chain of the waste. In combination with smart contracts and digital passporting, a solid system can be created which is not possible to manipulate.