QUICK RESPONSE CODES FOR CONSUMER PACKAGING

It’s a good idea to require manufacturers and distributors to put markings on their products, so that one way plastic packages could become returnable and refundable. Aside from that, these could become sortable or easier to sort for recycling or upcycling purposes. Perhaps a Universal Product Code (UPC) also known as a bar code would already be sufficient, but nowadays, it seems easier and cheaper to use Quick Response Code (QRC) also known as QR Code instead. QRC is very easy to generate, and could potentially carry more information compared to UPC, and could even be more adaptable. The idea to collect a deposit for glass or plastic packaging is not new, because that was the practice returnable containers, before one-way containers became the norm. now, William Chua, a Filipino inventor has proposed deposits even for one-way containers. I said that it is a good idea, but it needs a technology like QRC to make it work. I know for a fact that in some countries, QRC is already used as a technology to offer refunds for one-way containers. For some reason, the approach was not adopted here. I think that it still not too late for that, because we could still use both UPC and QRC to implement a container refund program. Although special devices could be used to read both UPC and QRC, any smart phone could also be used, by downloading some apps that are usually free and open source. IKE SENERES/01-22-24