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The Environmental Impact Of Biomedical Waste And How To Reduce It

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Biomedical waste is a term used to describe waste that is generated from healthcare facilities, including hospitals, clinics, and laboratories. This type of waste can be hazardous to human health and the environment if not managed properly.

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How can farmers contribute to saving the earth?

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Farming and agriculture are essential for life to survive on earth. Farmers contribute the most to humanity. They work day and night to produce crops that are later sent to markets for us to consume. Apart from that, they take care of animals and plant vegetation for them as well.

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How to Ensure you are Properly Disposing of your E-Waste

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The latest threat to health and the environment is the disposal of electronic e-waste. There is a growing concern for the environmental effects of technological equipment that is being disposed of in landfill sites.

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Why Hydrogen Green Energy is the Fuel of the Post COVID World

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Countries around the world have set ‘decarbonization’ as one of the goals for 2050. Further, two-thirds of all Americans feel that government should do better on climate.

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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport

Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium

Join Ayesha Choudhury, Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium, to learn why we need eFuels in the carbon neutrality mix, how eFuels are produced, and how Infinium globally scales eFuel production to benefit society

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4 Wardrobe Items Every Environmentalist Should Own

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For many of us, doing our part to combat the climate crisis has become a part of our everyday lives. From making sure we use totes instead of plastic bags, pass on straws, carry our reusable bottles for drinking, and more, the little efforts compound each other to make a difference.

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How to Be a More Sustainable Clothes Shopper

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Knowing where to begin and how to go about being a more sustainable clothes shopper is one of the most challenging aspects of the process. If you’re unsure how to shop for clothes efficiently, here are some pointers and suggestions to help you:-. Invest In Quality Baby Clothes.

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Can Clothes Really Be Recycled?

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Packaging and food waste are some of the most common things in your daily life that you recycle. Paper, plastic, and glass are processed for repurposing, while food scraps make for composting that enriches soil while helping reduce landfill emissions. But what happens to old clothes?

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What Are the Most Eco-Friendly Types of Water Filters?

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We all want clean water, but not every water filter system is as eco-friendly as we’d probably think. So, in this article, we’re going to tell you all about the most eco-friendly types of water filters so you can enjoy clean water without the burden of a larger carbon footprint.

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Effective Ways to Be More Eco-Friendly

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People are becoming more enlightened on the need to be eco-friendly. Many people recycle rubbish without putting too much thought into it. But, if you look at the bigger picture, various ways can go a long way in helping you become more eco-friendly and promote a sustainable livelihood.

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5 Online Tools That Can Help You Lead A More Sustainable Life

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With problems like global warming and pollution becoming a bigger threat with every passing day, sustainability is the need of the hour.

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

The Carbon Zero, Circular Economy, is easily the most profoundly important result of digital transformation. Industry 4.0 has a massively cumulative impact on dematerialization (in all forms) and resultant decarbonization (both emissions and embodied) throughout the economy. Join panelists Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Jimmy Jia, Fabienne Durand, and their moderator Roger Strukhoff as they discuss how bending the carbon/GHG heavy linear economy to the circular is one of the hidden benefits of digital disruption.

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5 Ways We Can Stop Ocean Acidification

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Although it may not be discussed frequently, ocean acidification is one of the biggest problems humanity (and the environment) faces today. The rising acidity of the ocean is not only harming biodiversity and marine ecosystems, but is impacting human industries that rely on the ocean’s resources.

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The Top 7 Eco-Friendly Kitchen Cabinet Picks For 2023

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According to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Toxic Substances Portal , Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) can irritate the eyes, nose, and throat, cause difficulty breathing and nausea, and damage the central nervous system and other organs.

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Protecting Our Planet Starts with You: 7 Daily Basics For Green Life

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Now that 2022 is coming to a close, there has never been a better time to start living more eco-friendly. Every day you hear the horrifying facts about how climate change and waste is affecting our planer.

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How To Sustain A Carbon-Neutral Lifestyle

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Carbon Neutral and ESG Concepts. Carbon Emission, Clean Energy. Globe Balancing between a Green leaf and CO2. Sustainable Resources, Concern about Environmental.

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Save on Your Energy Bill with These Fun Household Activities

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Saving money isn’t always fun. Being environmentally responsible can sometimes feel more like a chore than a privilege. Try walking around with a handful of messy food you are trying to eat while juggling a purse, shopping bags, and a plastic bottle of water.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

Join our amazing panelists, Nik Gowing, Founder at Thinking the Unthinkable and International Broadcaster; Brenda Laurel, PhD, Principal, Neogaian Interactive; Sheridan Tatsuno, Principal, Dreamscape Global; Archie Kasnet, CEO, Regenerative; and Bruce Armstrong Taylor, The Climate 4.0 Project, to discuss how today's AR/VR and related AI-enabled technologies can be effectively applied, using data from such sources as NASA and NOAA, to both improve and accelerate urban sustainability planning and design.

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Eco-Business and Community Ethics

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As we already know that during the past few decades, technology has fundamentally changed our lives and some of them have sparked intense debates about the future of these technologies by policymakers.

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How to Be More Sustainable in the Kitchen

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The kitchen is one of the busiest rooms in a house, and its activities can match a manufacturing process. In such a progression of activities, it is difficult to avoid waste. However, it is possible to devise ways of handling waste in the kitchen to promote a healthy environment.

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5 Ways to Clean and Decontaminate Soil

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To keep your landscaping looking great, soil health and cleanliness are essential components. Contaminated or unhealthy soil can lead to unpleasant odors, water contamination, and damage to vegetation.

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The Future of Transportation is Green: A Pollution-Free World

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Nowadays, there seems to be no distance we cannot cover. We have cars to take us from towns to nearby cities. Ships to transport heavy cargo across oceans. We also have airplanes to take us from one country to another. We even have rockets to reach into the heavenly bodies surrounding our planet.

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4 Ways Prefab Homes Give Rise To A Sustainable Future

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Prefab is short for prefabricated —essentially enough to begin foretelling this housing option’s benefits. Caring for the environment can be done in more than one way, and deciding on environmentally-friendly housing options is a major decision that’ll have effects in the long run.

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10 Reasons To Make The Switch To Green Cleaning

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Many of us care about the environment – some of us even go beyond the extra mile and take the effort to donate towards conservation groups and make important lifestyle changes to help clean up the planet. However, what if the problem is closer to home than we think?

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Sustainable Branding 101: How to Design Promotional Bags for Your Business

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Tote bag mockup. The more frequently you can present your branding message to customers, the more certain it is that they’ll remember it. Promotional marketing works so well because of this repetition, but you’ll need to design the proper product to fully reap its rewards.

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Business Sustainability Trends to Expect in 2022

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The depletion of natural resources is linked to global warming and has many adverse effects, including water shortage and the extinction of plants and animals. More individuals now have a better awareness of this, so they take a step in protecting the environment.

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Is It Possible To Prevent Global Warming?

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Humanity has greatly affected the environment since ancient times and continues to do so. Have you ever thought about how I can prevent the effects of global warming, which we feel the effect of today ? So let’s take a look together. What is Global Warming?

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4 Things to Know Before Buying an Electric Car

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If you’re trying to live a greener lifestyle , you might be considering purchasing an electric vehicle, or EV. This can be a great option for many people. Let’s take a closer look at four things to know before buying an electric car.

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How to Reduce Your Business Waste In 2021: Top Tips

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If you want to make your business more sustainable in 2021 and bounce back from the current economic crisis, reducing your business waste is a great place to start.

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How to Build an Eco-Friendly Home

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With today’s climate change issues, people are paying more attention to their carbon footprint and, overall, trying their best to be environmentally conscious. Due to this, eco-friendly housing is becoming popular.

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Four Ways You Can Become More Environmentally Friendly in 2021

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One of the best developments that have come out of the past few decades is that people are becoming a lot more environmentally friendly. Many of us are becoming more eco-conscious about the different decisions we make allowing us to become friendlier towards the environment.

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Essential Guide to WEEE Compliance

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The EU has issued a legal directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). This should motivate the European industry to reduce pollution and conserve resources. This will enable the EU recycling industry to advance and strengthen its action plan.

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Ethically minded brands are on the rise: Here’s what you should know

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The coronavirus pandemic has only accelerated the trend for online shopping, and even committed high-street shoppers are now shifting towards ecommerce.

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How Food Waste is Degrading the Environment

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Did you throw out your dinner because you were worried about overeating, felt full, or were turned off by the flavor? Did you realize that by throwing food out, you’re also wasting water and causing climate change? Approximately 1.3

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A Home Buyer’s Guide to Green Homes

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If you’re in the market for a new home and conscious of being environmentally friendly, you may consider looking specifically for a green home. Green homes are designed to be sustainable through their energy usage, building materials, or both.

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7 Sustainable Changes for a More Eco-Friendly Business

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Sustainability is becoming increasingly important for the consumer pool, which is dominated by Millennials and Gen Z-ers. Modern-day consumers have high expectations of their chosen brands.

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5 Eco-friendly ways to stay warm this winter

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Many scientists believe that the power of thought can control your own perception of temperature regimes – for example, your body will be warmer if you imagine a sunny tropical beach.

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8 Reasons Why You Should Start Properly Recycling Your E-Waste Today

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A pile of old computers waiting for sending to recycle plant. Nearly 5 pounds of garbage is produced in America per person, daily. All of that amounts to billions of tons of trash annually.

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Why Prefab Construction Is A Sustainable Choice

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assembly of a prefabricated timber house. Since today’s customers are more interested in making environmentally responsible choices, it makes sense for the corporate sector to increase its involvement in green practices. In the construction industry, stakeholders are also going green.

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How To Reduce Lagoon Pollution

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Over the past years, lagoons have been under constant threat. One of the main threats to lagoons is pollution.

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A Beginner’s Guide To ESG Investing

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In most cases, you’ll find investing being referenced to profit generation. However, it doesn’t have to be all about profits. As concerns continue to grow about the sustainability of some business practices, some groups prioritize the environment’s well-being vis-à-vis profit when investing.

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10 Best Gifts for Eco-Friendly People

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Every gift-giver knows the excitement of finding the perfect gift for someone who is hard to shop for and seeing the joy on the recipient’s face when opening it. Unfortunately, finding a good gift for some folks is extremely challenging.

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The Business Benefits of Better Waste Management & Recycling

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The business world has evolved over the past couple of decades. With increasing competition, businesses need to be more environmentally conscious and efficient than ever. There are several ways that a company can make its operations more sustainable and green.

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