SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONETIZING AND TRADING ENERGY OR ENVIRONMENTAL CREDITS FROM POLYMERIC MATERIALS
First Claim
1. A system for monetizing disposed polymeric material, said system comprising a reader for analyzing a physical property of a quantity of disposed polymeric material, a computer processing unit (CPU) capable of receiving data from said reader, a database in communication with said computer processing unit which contains physical property data concerning known polymeric materials, a program for comparing the physical property from said disposed polymeric material with the physical property data and thereby determining the identity of said disposed polymeric material and upon input of quantity information for said quantity of disposed polymeric material, computing a polymer environmental credit value or a polymeric energy credit value for said disposed polymer.
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Abstract
The present invention is a system and method for monetizing and trading value in polymeric materials, forming polymer energy credits and/or polymer environmental credits. The system promotes the highest and best use and disposition of polymer waste, scraps and used material. The new types of credits have a value which can be bought, sold and traded in a market exchange. A polymer manufacturer can assign predetermined credit value to polymeric material sent into commerce which can be realized upon disposition of polymeric material in a predetermined or prescribed manner and credited to the manufacturer and/or user of the polymeric material. Alternatively, a verification authority may be implemented to review claims of entitlement to credits and may take into account factors relevant to the polymeric material to assign value to verified polymer energy or environmental credits and/or to certify various entities engaged in the process.
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- 1. A system for monetizing disposed polymeric material, said system comprising a reader for analyzing a physical property of a quantity of disposed polymeric material, a computer processing unit (CPU) capable of receiving data from said reader, a database in communication with said computer processing unit which contains physical property data concerning known polymeric materials, a program for comparing the physical property from said disposed polymeric material with the physical property data and thereby determining the identity of said disposed polymeric material and upon input of quantity information for said quantity of disposed polymeric material, computing a polymer environmental credit value or a polymeric energy credit value for said disposed polymer.
- 5. A method for monetizing polymeric materials, comprising providing a verifying authority with information on a quantity of polymeric material which has been disposed of in a pre-approved manner, thereafter said verifying authority approving or disapproving the issuance of polymer credits.
- 9. A polymer credit comprising a monetary value assigned to an intangible portion of a polymer quantity, said polymer quantity comprising an intangible portion and a tangible portion.
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