Track Product from their Origins with a Crowdsourced Mapping System

Whole Foods signage lists veggie origins so why shouldn't you know where your computer comes from? Like most commonplace products, despite the public's growing desire to know sources, tracing supply chains isn't easy to do. Enter the user-driven site Sourcemap, an open-source, interactive database for tracking the origins and impacts of anything from a Macbook to a menu.

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