Comments by "Scott Franco" (@scottfranco1962) on "Where Did RFID Come From?" video.

  1. I have believed for a long time that RFID could solve recycling problems. An RFID tag molded into plastic containers could carry information about the chemical contents of the plastic. The biggest problem with plastics recycling now is that, even though plastics can be easily remelted and recycled, mixing different plastics makes that impossible. So plastics are ground up and mixed together and only go to degraded uses like plastic bags and plastic lumber. RFIDs could allow collection by type, and even return to the maker, as whole bottles or other packages, instead of being ground up. Additionally, the RFID would identify the product on retail shelves and boxes.
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