What is GreenSnap?

We are living in a world of conveniences. Plastic items have become an indispensable part of everyone's daily life. Every minute, millions of plastic bottles are consumed worldwide. The image of plastic bottles scattered everywhere is all too familiar. But have you ever thought about their journey after we use and discard them? On average, each plastic bottle takes more than 500 years to decompose. They are carelessly discarded in public places or float in rivers and ocean. In Vietnam, plastic waste has become an urgent environmental challenge. Although awareness of sustainability is growing, there are still no clear mechanisms to recognize, reward, and sustain green behaviors. Individuals and organizations want to contribute but often don’t know where to start, while environmental initiatives lack long-term resources. One haunting image illustrates this crisis: a sea turtle with a deformed shell, trapped by a piece of hard plastic since it was young. That tiny strip of plastic not only destroyed a life but will remain in the environment for centuries, long after the turtle is gone.

GreenSnap was born with the goal of recognizing and rewarding people's green living behaviors and reducing single-use plastic waste through a reward point system and NFTs recorded on Cardano. The project encourages behavioral change, promotes sustainable lifestyles and easy-to-understand, familiar Web3 applications for Vietnamese people, designed around three core activities:

• Recognizing & Incentivizing Green Actions:

Users are encouraged to take eco-friendly actions such as refusing plastic bags, bringing personal cups, sorting waste at the source, or joining beach clean-ups.

Each action can be easily recorded through the GreenSnap app, where users earn points that can be redeemed for NFTs or rewards from reasonable businesses.

All points and rewards are transparently stored on the Cardano blockchain, ensuring trust, accountability, and long-term value for every green action.

• Mobilizing Resources for Environmental Projects:

Individuals, community groups, or organizations can launch environmental campaigns on GreenSnap, for example: bottle-for-tree exchanges, canal clean-ups, or plastic-reduction education programs.

Resources for these campaigns can be raised from the community, businesses, or dedicated funding organizations.

The allocation of funds and validation of campaign outcomes are transparent and verifiable, giving supporters confidence that their contributions make a real impact.

• Connecting Businesses with Environmental Responsibility:

Businesses can participate through the GreenSnap Impact Membership, offering multiple tiers of sponsorship that provide consistent financial support for plastic collection and reduction initiatives.

In return, they gain access to a real-time impact dashboard, displaying metrics such as the amount of plastic recovered, the number of green actions recorded, and the reduction in carbon emissions.

Funds are distributed transparently to support waste collectors, community groups, and highly active individuals, ensuring fair compensation and sustainable operations.

Every contribution, activity, and outcome is verified on the Cardano blockchain, reinforcing corporate credibility and strengthening customer trust.