California's Chance: Allow Global Brands and the Plastic Industry Invest in Proof, Not Punishment (NASDAQ: SMX)
SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) proposes a practical alternative to punitive plastic litigation by offering an operational molecular-marker and traceability platform that embeds invisible identifiers into resin to create a chain of custody.
The company says it has deployed the system at scale, traced 21 tons of natural rubber, partnered with organizations including A*STAR, REDWAVE, CETI, Tradepro, and launched a blockchain-backed Plastic Cycle Token (PCT) to monetize verified circularity.
SMX urges regulators to fund infrastructure from settlements to convert proof into liquidity and accelerate measurable recycling outcomes.
SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) propone una alternativa pratica ai contenziosi punitivi sulla plastica offrendo una piattaforma operativa di marcatori molecolari e tracciabilità che integra identificatori invisibili nella resina per creare una catena di custodia.
L'azienda afferma di aver implementato il sistema su larga scala, tracciato 21 tonnellate di gomma naturale, collaborato con organizzazioni tra cui A*STAR, REDWAVE, CETI, Tradepro, e lanciato un Plastic Cycle Token (PCT) basato su blockchain per monetizzare la circolarità verificata.
SMX esorta i regolatori a finanziare infrastrutture dagli accordi di risoluzione per trasformare la prova in liquidità e accelerare risultati di riciclo misurabili.
SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) propone una alternativa pragmática a la litigación pUnitiva por plásticos mediante una plataforma operativa de marcadores moleculares y trazabilidad que incrusta identificadores invisibles en la resina para crear una cadena de custodia.
La compañía dice haber desplegado el sistema a gran escala, rastreado 21 toneladas de caucho natural, se ha asociado con organizaciones como A*STAR, REDWAVE, CETI, Tradepro y ha lanzado un Token del Ciclo de Plástico (PCT) respaldado por blockchain para monetizar la circularidad verificada.
SMX insta a los reguladores a financiar infraestructuras con acuerdos para convertir la prueba en liquidez y acelerar resultados medibles de reciclaje.
SMX(나스닥:SMX)은 위반적 플라스틱 소송에 대한 실용적인 대안을 제시하며, 보이지 않는 식별자를 수지에 내재화하여 진정한 사슬을 만들어 내는 작동 가능한 분자 마커 및 추적 플랫폼을 제공합니다.
회사는 시스템을 대규모로 배치했고, 천연고무 21톤을 추적했으며 A*STAR, REDWAVE, CETI, Tradepro와 같은 조직과 파트너십을 맺고, 검증된 순환성을 화폐화하기 위해 블록체인 기반의 Plastic Cycle Token (PCT)를 런칭했습니다.
SMX는 규제 당국에 합의를 통해 인프라를 자금 조달하여 증거를 유동성으로 전환하고 측정 가능한 재활용 성과를 가속화할 것을 촉구합니다.
SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) propose une alternative pragmatique à la litigation punitive sur le plastique en offrant une plateforme opérationnelle de marqueurs moléculaires et de traçabilité qui intègre des identifiants invisibles dans la résine pour créer une chaîne de custodie.
L'entreprise affirme avoir déployé le système à grande échelle, tracé 21 tonnes de caoutchouc naturel, noué des partenariats avec des organisations telles que A*STAR, REDWAVE, CETI, Tradepro, et lancé un Jeton du cycle du plastique (PCT) soutenu par la blockchain pour monétiser la circularité vérifiée.
SMX invite les régulateurs à financer les infrastructures à partir des règlements pour convertir la preuve en liquidité et accélérer les résultats de recyclage mesurables.
SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) schlägt eine praktische Alternative zu strengen Kunststoffstreitigkeiten vor und bietet eine operative Plattform mit molekularen Markern und Nachverfolgung, die unsichtbare Identifikatoren in das Harz einschließt, um eine Chain of Custody zu schaffen.
Das Unternehmen sagt, es habe das System in großem Maßstab eingeführt, 21 Tonnen Naturkautschuk nachverfolgt, Partnerschaften mit Organisationen wie A*STAR, REDWAVE, CETI, Tradepro aufgebaut und einen blockchain-basierten Plastic Cycle Token (PCT) eingeführt, um verifizierbare Kreislaufwirtschaft zu monetarisieren.
SMX fordert Regulierungsbehörden auf, Infrastruktur aus Vergleichen zu finanzieren, um Belege in Liquidität umzuwandeln und messbare Recycling-Ergebnisse zu beschleunigen.
SMX (ناسداك: SMX) تقترح بديلاً عملياً للدعاوى القاسية على البلاستيك من خلال تقديم منصة تشغيلية للمُعلِمات الجزيئية والتتبع التي تدمج معرفات غير مرئية في الراتنج لإنتاج سلسلة حفظ.
تقول الشركة أنها طبقت النظام على نطاق واسع، وتتبعت 21 طنًا من المطاط الطبيعي، وشَرَكت مع منظمات بما في ذلك A*STAR, REDWAVE, CETI, Tradepro، وأطلقت رمز دورة البلاستيك (PCT) مدعوماً بالبلوكتشين لتحقيق اقتصاد دائري مُوثَق.
تحث SMX الجهات التنظيمية على تمويل البنية التحتية من التسويات لتحويل الدليل إلى سيولة وتسرع النتائج القابلة للقياس في إعادة التدوير.
SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) 提出一种务实的替代方式来应对对塑料的惩罚性诉讼，提供一个操作性的分子标记和可追溯性平台，将不可见的标识嵌入树脂中，形成一条完整的 custody 链。
公司称其已在规模化部署该系统，追踪了21 吨天然橡胶，与包括 A*STAR, REDWAVE, CETI, Tradepro 等组织建立了伙伴关系，并推出基于区块链的 塑料循环代币 (PCT)，以实现经验证的循环性变现。
SMX 呼吁监管机构通过和解资金来资助基础设施，将证据转化为流动性，并加速可衡量的回收成果。
- Demonstrated molecular tracking on 21 tons of natural rubber
- Partnerships with A*STAR, REDWAVE, CETI, Tradepro validate scale
- Blockchain PCT token converts verified circularity into tradable value
- Platform applicable to virtually any material or liquid
- Regulatory patchwork and shifting definitions hinder global alignment
- State penalty funds reportedly flow to bureaucracy instead of infrastructure
Insights
SMX markets an implemented molecular tracing platform and tokenized proof-of-recycling as a solution to regulatory compliance and litigation.
SMX positions its molecular-marker technology as an embedded, tamper-proof identifier applied at the resin stage and cites deployments and partners including Continental, A*STAR, REDWAVE, CETI, and Tradepro. The company also promotes a blockchain-enabled Plastic Cycle Token (PCT) to convert verified circularity into a tradeable metric. These are concrete commercial claims about product capability, partner engagements, and a market-facing token.
The main dependencies are real-world uptake by major brands, interoperability with regional regulators, and acceptance of tokenized verification within compliance frameworks. Risks include regulatory reluctance to fund private infrastructure directly, varying regional standards that the release itself cites, and the need for third-party validation of the claimed end-to-end chain of custody.
Watch for three near-term, monitorable items: published technical validation or third-party audit of the molecular-marker chain-of-custody, formal procurement or pilot funding commitments from California or its local agencies, and any public integration of PCT into a recognized compliance or trading venue. Expect relevant updates within months to a couple of quarters rather than years.
NEW YORK, NY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 21, 2025 / California is progressive, which in many cases can be a good thing. However, by flexing that posture, they also seldom miss a chance to make a statement or initiate a lawsuit. So when Los Angeles County went after Coca-Cola and PepsiCo for allegedly misleading consumers about plastic waste, the headlines practically wrote themselves. Two global icons, one sweeping accusation, and a familiar villain: plastic.
The optics were perfect. The outcome, less so. Unless they pay attention to opportunities that exist right here, right now, instead of acting as a purely punitive body.
What the state doesn't seem to realize is that the solution it's seeking already exists, and it isn't another fine. It's proof. It's infrastructure. It's SMX (NASDAQ:SMX), a company that has already built what Los Angeles County and global policymakers keep asking for. It delivers real, molecular-level substance to what decades of summits like COP 29 and the UN Plastics Treaty have only talked about.
For its part, SMX isn't talking; it's offering. Not about a piece of the puzzle, but the entire wish list: measurable traceability, proof that recycled content is genuine, assurance that waste streams are truly closed, and validation that sustainability is more than a talking point on a corporate slide. That's the frustrating part. While the debates drag on year after year in search of solutions, SMX already has them, making it long overdue to choose and implement real technology over recycled rhetoric. It's a straightforward process that lets SMX do the heavy lifting. Here's how it works.
SMX Immutably Marks Plastics at the Resin Stage
SMX's molecular-marker technology embeds invisible, tamper-proof identifiers directly into plastics at the resin stage, before they ever take shape. Every granule of resin carries a unique molecular fingerprint, creating an unbreakable chain of custody from creation to collection to recycling. That's not a proposal. That's a platform. And it's working today.
Thus, instead of forcing companies to pay fines for a lack of proof, California could be funding a system that guarantees it. Rather than punishing progress, it could accelerate it by using the dollars already flowing through its lawsuits to build infrastructure that makes compliance automatic.
Coke and Pepsi aren't the problem. Their intent has always been good, and their investments prove it. Both companies have invested significant resources in recycling innovation, recovery infrastructure, and sustainability initiatives across every major market worldwide. They've built partnerships, funded programs, and pledged real progress. What they're battling isn't a lack of effort. It's a lack of alignment.
Every region, regulator, and recycler speaks a different language when it comes to circularity. Definitions shift. Standards collide. What's compliant in one country gets challenged in another. The result is a global patchwork of rules that reward ambition in one place and punish it in the next.
Coke and Pepsi aren't fighting the science; they're fighting a broken system. There are ways to mend it.
Fund Change, Not Unrelated Programs
Imagine if California redirected its lawsuits into solutions. Each multi-million-dollar settlement could fund real-world traceability infrastructure, smart systems that tag, track, and authenticate every ton of plastic in circulation. It wouldn't just satisfy environmental watchdogs. It would make California the global hub for circular-economy innovation.
And here's where SMX makes that vision profitable. Its blockchain-enabled Plastic Cycle Token (PCT) monetizes verified circularity, transforming proof into a measurable, tradeable asset. This isn't about tracking a single bottle worth pennies. It's about metric tons of authenticated material worth tens of thousands, even millions, when aggregated across global supply chains. Proof becomes liquidity. Circularity becomes an asset class.
That's the system COP 29 and UN Treaty delegates keep describing in theory, a unified, verifiable framework where data meets policy and accountability meets profit. SMX already has it. It's not an idea. It's an implementation.
Regulators Can Stop Chasing and Start Utilizing
The irony is that regulators continue to chase the prospect of solutions instead of utilizing what's already available, proven, and operational. SMX has already demonstrated its capabilities with Continental, marking and tracing 21 tons of natural rubber from tree to tire. The company also has partnerships with A*STAR, REDWAVE, CETI, Tradepro, and others, which demonstrate that molecular tracking is effective at scale for plastics and textiles. The best part is that SMX's platform is applicable to virtually any material or liquid, creating a universal language for recycling and circularity across the industries driving today's environmental headlines.
So why is California still penalizing progress instead of financing it? It makes no sense.
California continues to call for transparency, but it continues to collect opacity. The state's "environmental funds" absorb millions in corporate penalties, yet recycling rates barely move and landfill totals barely shrink. The money goes to bureaucracy, not backbone. Meanwhile, the companies being fined are the ones trying hardest to change.
Stop Litigating and Start Rewarding
Coke and Pepsi don't need more lawsuits. They need measurable systems that demonstrate the effectiveness of their current efforts, and they require regulators willing to reward results instead of publishing discouraging headlines. SMX has that system now. It delivers what global treaties have promised but never implemented: molecular-level accountability that makes sustainability measurable, verifiable, and profitable.
Plastic waste doesn't start in the ocean. It starts in the supply chain. Until regulators start tracing materials at their source, every fine will remain another headline on a broken loop. Stop the madness.
California doesn't need another statement or another lawsuit. It doesn't need another committee or summit to study the same problem. The solution already exists. SMX has built, proven, and deployed it. It's here today, operating at industrial scale, ready to track plastics from resin to recycling and back again.
So here's a timely proposition: instead of drafting the next headline, California should start recognizing the opportunity already in front of it. SMX is the infrastructure the state keeps asking for: built, operating, and ready to deliver. In other words, California, stop searching and start using.
About SMX
As global businesses face new and complex challenges relating to carbon neutrality and meeting new governmental and regional regulations and standards, SMX is able to offer players along the value chain access to its marking, tracking, measuring and digital platform technology to transition more successfully to a low-carbon economy.
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