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A Panacea for Biomedical Waste Management?

The Environmental Blog

Infected or potentially contaminated waste is tabbed as yellow, ostensibly recyclable and non-infected fall in the red category, sharp and small metallic items are categorized under white bracket whilst waste comprising of glass is segregated into the blue category. Internet of Things (IoT) driven waste management. With PWC 4.0

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The case for raising up women in climate tech

GreenBiz

Mango Materials has developed a technology that transforms methane into biodegradable plastic pellets that can be implemented in any supply chain and eventually decompose on their own. Their low-carbon manufacturing and advanced recycling system upgrades the most common plastic waste into performance materials worth up to 50 times more.

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Retail Business Sustainability Guide: Retail Sustainability Initiatives and Trends

Green Business Bureau

This means retailers must seek new uses for AI, SaaS, and Internet Of Things (IoT) logistic solutions, and integrate these solutions to pass data from one tool to another. Consumers also want more clarity on how to correctly dispose of and recycle the items they purchase and packaging waste. Note plastics #1-#7 are curbside recyclable.

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Online Event - VERGE Energy Conference

Green Market Oracle

Speakers from leading brands, packaging producers, material innovation labs and NGOs, will discuss a variety of topics including how to set and achieve packaging goals, reusable packaging opportunities, scaling new materials, and the implications of biodegradable and compostable packaging. How do these systems work and how can we scale them?