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A Panacea for Biomedical Waste Management?

The Environmental Blog

The COVID-19 pandemic has broachedumpteen pervasive challenges on multiple fronts- health, environment and economy. Although the economy is restoring to an extent but an exponential escalation in the biomedical waste generation has posed severe persisting health hazards and environmental threats. Smart Waste Management: PWC& AWCS.

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Tech innovators should pay attention to NYC’s new air pollution monitoring pilot

EDF + Business

Police cars, fire engines, and public buses drive up and down the city streets performing their public services duties. But what if while completing their routine routes, doing their regular jobs, these vehicles were doubling as mobile air pollution monitoring networks? The growing air pollution monitoring market.

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How Houston’s model could change the way cities map air pollution

EDF + Business

Ordinary fleet vehicles doing their normal jobs in cities have hidden potential to shape actions that protect health and the climate. This is possible with the help of advanced mobile air pollution sensors paired with connected vehicle GPS technologies that allow cities to map pollutants at a hyperlocal scale.

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Big business must lead the way as part of a post Covid-19 green recovery

Business Green

The global lockdown during the current pandemic has seen an unprecedented fall in pollution levels in many parts of the world. As the world looks to recover from the current health and economic crises caused by Covid-19, we have an opportunity to accelerate the transition to a modern, clean and healthy energy system.

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UK's Connected Kerb selected to charge-up ambitious New York EV charger pilot

Business Green

UK-based electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure specialist Connected Kerb has announced that it has been selected to deliver charging points across New York City, as part of a major pilot project which aims to help accelerate the switch to zero emission cars and reduce air pollution across the city.