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1 October 2021 – 31 March 2022
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    Empower

    Collecting and tracking plastic waste through blockchain

    Challenge
    Plastic waste harming the environment, biodiversity and local communities.
    Best practice
    Empower is building a digital solution to incentivise the collection of plastic waste and to track it throughout the supply chain.
    Focus area
    • Livelihoods and enterprise development
    Country
    • Norway
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    • Swapping plastic waste for financial reward

      Empower is a Norwegian start-up using new technology to enable a circular economy.

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