HolyGrail 2.0 : Digitalised recycling The Alliance is funding and backing a project to increase the amount of plastic that is recycled , which is currently only 10 %. The HolyGrail 2.0 project is developing digital watermarks – imperceptible postage stamp-sized codes printed on plastic packaging – that carry information about the packaging material . As plastic waste enters a recycling centre , highresolution cameras installed at sorting units can easily detect and decode this information and accurately sort the plastic waste .
“ As an organisation dedicated to improving waste management systems and increasing recycling rates , the
“DIGITAL WATERMARKING IS JUST ONE OF THE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS NEEDED TO HELP COUNTRIES AND PLASTICS PRODUCERS MEET AMBITIOUS RECYCLING TARGETS ”
MARTYN TICKNER CHIEF ADVISOR , CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS , ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE
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