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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Crowd-Funded Project of the Week - The Plastic Bank

This week's Crowd-Funded Project of the Week is from Indiegogo.com.  The Plastic Bank is truly an attempt to change the world for the better.  My only nit is that they are introducing a token economy instead of using regular local currency.

Link to the project's page on IndieGoGo.com:  http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-plastic-bank-harvesting-waste-plastic-to-reduce-poverty?c=home



1 comment:

  1. Hey Alan! Thanks so much for posting about the campaign. We really appreciate the help!
    As for the use of a "token currency" there's considerable data to back up the idea of using a token economy in the developing world. I found this article that supports that and outlines some of that research. http://sustainablog.org/2013/01/local-currencies-token-exchange-system/
    Obviously this is a really big conversation and I think your post could spark a great discussion. I've put "benefits of a token economy" on the upcoming blog list.
    Thanks again!

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