Blockchain Wood Salvage Marketplace
The Problem
Every year, millions of high-quality trees are cut down in urban areas due to disease, construction, or safety concerns. Currently, most of this urban timber is either chipped for mulch, burned, or sent to landfills, despite its incredible value for furniture and high-end construction. The lack of a transparent supply chain and standardized grading makes it difficult for artisans and builders to source and trust salvaged wood.
The Solution
"The 'TimberTrace' marketplace is a blockchain-based platform for urban wood salvage. We connect arborists and tree-clearing companies directly with local woodworkers, furniture makers, and architectural firms. Every tree is tagged with a unique digital identifier at the site of removal, recording its species, GPS location, and the reason for removal. This data is stored on a transparent ledger, providing a 'Passport of Provenance' for the resulting timber and ensuring it is truly salvaged and sustainable."
Technical Details
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