U.S. manufacturer of household cleaning supplies SC Johnson and environmental organization Plastic Bank have decided to open eight ocean plastic collection centers in Indonesia where people can earn tradable digital tokens for collecting ocean plastics, all powered through a secure Blockchain network, according to a press release published Sunday, Oct. 28.

SC Johnson is the parent company that owns Glade, Ziploc and Mr. Muscle. Recently, it has released a scientific data stating the level of plastic pollution in the ocean water of five Asian countries – China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand. As per the report, these five countries together account for more than 55 percent of the plastic waste leaking into the ocean.

SC Johnson in association with Plastic Bank will open eight centers throughout Indonesia for collecting plastics. The tourist mecca Bali has already witnessed the official opening of the first one on Oct. 28. The rest four centres are planned to be operational by May 2019. After Indonesia, SC Johnson eyes to expand the network to neighbouring Asian countries.

There, the local collectors will be given digital tokens in exchange for plastic waste. The tokens will be tradable and one can buy goods and services via a decentralized system. Moreover, any risk of loss or theft of remuneration is highly impossible owing to the presence of distributed tokens powered by Blockchain system.

As per the CEO of Plastic Bank David Katz, this Blockchain solution can serve for two purposes – the reduction of ocean waste and poverty in Indonesia.