Blockchain Applications for Waste Management - Analysis of Blockchain Use cases in Waste Management and General Guidance for Starting Blockchain Projects

The aim of this study is to learn from the analysis of best practice examples in waste managementfor future application in the municipal sector. The focus is on the problems that theblockchain technology can primarily solve. Blockchain is a cross-sectional technology andcan be used for a wide variety of purposes. Secondly, the structural characteristics of theuse cases can also be of interest, for example whether a case is a pure business solutionfor companies, i.e. B2B, or a business-to-consumer (B2C) or C2C solution, or whether amunicipality or public administration is involved, i.e. P2C or P2B. The analysis should alsoreveal in which segment, or for which type of waste (municipal or industrial waste, or onlyone specific waste category like glass, plastics or paper) most use cases could be found.The study begins with a description of the general characteristics of the blockchain applicationsfound in waste management. Based on this, categories for screening are definedand screening results are presented and interpreted. Of course, it is questionable whetherthe results of a limited number of use cases (20 cases) are meaningful. Consequently, theresults are compared with other studies on blockchain applications and analyzed for similaritiesand differences. Finally, core results are summarized, and the main findings arepresented