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Belgian battery collection relies on IoT solution

Envirotec Magazine

An attempt to digitalize, or automate, battery collection for recycling is underway in Belgium. When it comes to the collection and recycling of batteries, Belgium is said to be a leader. In this instance, the system uses IoT modules which interact with a proprietary Cloud solution.

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$357k funding progresses US lithium-ion battery recycling initiative

Envirotec Magazine

Team Portables, a consortium for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) recycling incentivization, has received Phase II funding from the US Department of Energy’s (DoE) Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize. The Battery Passport can be accessed by IOT identifiers as part of the labeling for each LIB.

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How the IoT Can Reduce Waste

Living Green Technology

In particular, the Pew Research Center Internet Project indicates that the IoT will improve the efficiency of waste reduction. So how exactly can the IoT reduce waste? This is where the IoT comes in. The IoT allows people to organize daily activities in a way that reduces excess.

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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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Siemens to produce high-conversion-rate incinerator

Envirotec Magazine

A new waste incinerator is claimed to be “turning heads” in the recycling and waste processing world because of its ability to process previously unrecyclable materials and its efficiency in using the exhaust heat generated by a vortex to produce electricity, district heating and food production.

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q4 2021

Greentown Labs

Twenty-five startups joined our community in the final months of 2021, working on innovations as diverse as solar-plus-storage for blackouts, plastic and tire recycling, geothermal power generation, and construction-less dam electrification. We’re thrilled to support these groundbreaking climatetech startups—let us introduce you! Electricity.

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Ecosystems for good: How collaborator networks achieve sustainability

GreenBiz

One key area where this can have an impact is plastic recycling. Around 90 percent of plastic used is not recycled — and reducing this number is crucial to achieving SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production. . The solution combines sensors with cellular and satellite internet cloud reporting connectivity.