The Albany Gazette - SMX Bridges the UN Plastics Treaty Divide with Verified Circularity (NASDAQ: SMX)

It's here, in the middle of this political debate, that SMX (Security Matters) (NASDAQ:SMX) becomes impossible to ignore. While delegates argue over what the rules should be, SMX provides the technology to ensure that any rules, however ambitious or modest, can be measured, verified, and enforced with universal credibility. SMX technology isn't just about enforcement; it's about achieving true material efficiency at every stage of a product's life cycle.

The urgency is clear. The Guardian reports that more than 200 lobbyists are shaping negotiations from the inside, while Channel NewsAsia warns talks are "floundering" under political and cultural divides. Reuters has added fuel to the fire with news of a United States memo urging nations to reject production caps outright. The result is a negotiation starved not of ideas, but of trust: the very resource SMX can supply.

From Political Gridlock to Shared Truth...

Taking advantage of that opportunity is essential to achieving any real success. Because even if an agreement is reached, its impact will crumble without a reliable enforcement framework. Pledges to cut production or boost recycled content may sound decisive, but they lead to the question no one wants to answer: How will we prove it? Without a trusted, transparent system, the treaty risks becoming just another stack of potentially unfulfilled promises: not through lack of will or intent, but through the absence of a way to prove and sustain them.

This is precisely where SMX changes that "potential." By embedding invisible molecular markers into plastics at the point of manufacture, SMX ensures that every piece of material carries a secure digital passport. That passport, acting as a digital twin, holds an unalterable record of the plastic's origin, composition, and journey: through manufacturing, use, recycling, and even multiple lifecycles. By giving each material a permanent identity, SMX enables material efficiency at a scale no other system can match, ensuring resources are not just recycled but optimized for maximum reuse and value retention.

That ability to deliver unmatched material efficiency also solves one of the treaty's most persistent problems: trust. In a process where self-reported data can lead to differing interpretations, SMX replaces doubt about compliance with certainty. This includes giving independent, non-profit, non-governmental organizations such as Greenpeace, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), and the Plastic Pollution Coalition (PPC), the tools they need to verify and hold all parties accountable for delivering on their stated intentions.

Better still, SMX technology enables regulators to enforce without bias, NGOs to audit without obstruction, and brands to back up their sustainability claims with evidence that stands up to independent scrutiny. And here's the best part: SMX isn't a theoretical solution - it's a proven platform, ready now to bridge the gap between political aspiration and operational reality, all while driving unprecedented material efficiency. There's more to appreciate,

The same system that ensures truth in reporting also unlocks new economic potential.

Turning Compliance into Competitive Advantage...

The same system that ensures truth in reporting also unlocks new economic potential. Yes, verification alone is powerful, but SMX amplifies its impact through its Plastic Cycle Token (PCT): a system that monetizes proof of performance. Verified recycled content is rewarded in measurable value through the PCT, a tradable asset that companies can leverage as marketable sustainability credits or convert into direct economic gain. In effect, SMX transforms compliance from a cost center into a profit engine, aligning economic incentives with environmental responsibility and driving measurable gains in material efficiency.

This approach reframes the debate entirely. Countries hesitant to commit to strict production limits can adopt a market-based system that rewards verified circularity. Activists gain the hard data needed to hold governments and corporations accountable. Industry players get a financial reason to go beyond the minimum. Governments gain enforceability. And the world gains less waste in its oceans and landfills.

Winning Without Compromise...

Most importantly, by using SMX technology, these gains don't require compromise. No one has to water down their goals or walk away from their principles. Every side, from industry to activists, policymakers to the planet itself, gets what they want. And that's the breakthrough these talks need: an SMX-driven solution that already exists and is ready to be put to work.

The treaty's fate will ultimately be decided by whether the world can move from pledge to proof. SMX was built to make that leap possible, embedding intelligence into materials, creating verifiable trust, and ensuring that sustainability is not just a talking point but a working reality. By enabling material efficiency and making it profitable, SMX offers a solution that lets everyone, and the planet, win.

Sources & References:

• The Guardian, "More than 200 lobbyists at UN's plastic treaty talks will limit progress, campaigners warn," Aug. 7, 2025.

• The Guardian, "UN plastic pollution talks must result in ambitious treaty, leading expert says," Aug. 5, 2025.

• Channel NewsAsia, "UN plastic pollution treaty talks floundering," Aug. 2025.

• Reuters, "Trump administration memo urges countries reject plastic production caps in UN Treaty," Aug. 6, 2025.

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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