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The sustainability year 2020 in review, in haiku

GreenBiz

Editor's note: Back by popular demand, smart cities consultant Sue Lebeck provides GreenBiz highlights from the past year in verse. At Circularity, Plastics gets Serious. aiming to contain plastics’. The sustainability year 2020 in review, in haiku. Sue Lebeck. Tue, 12/29/2020 - 01:00. Rise before the Surprise.

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Episode 221: Mapping biodiversity, repair and the circular economy

GreenBiz

Here are some highlights from this week's precursor, which featured an interview on the viability of reusable packaging, and two panel sessions — one on the future of recycled plastics in an age of cheap oil and one on the role of repair in circular economy strategies. Mark your calendar for these upcoming GreenBiz webcasts. Can't join live?

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Episode 219: Water, workplaces and well-being

GreenBiz

We'll debate "Reusable Packaging in the Age of Contagion," "Can Recycled Plastic Survive Low Oil Prices" and "Repair, Resilience and Customer Engagement." Experts from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, ChargePoint, Smart City Columbus and the city of Oakland, California share tips at 1 p.m. EDT May 18.

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A Panacea for Biomedical Waste Management?

The Environmental Blog

The untreated and improperly managed biomedical waste comprising of personal protective equipment (PPE), face masks, face shields, gloves, plastic coverall, head cover, hazmat suit, shoe covers, syringes and miscellaneous medical equipment used by the patients and healthcare workers has the potential of spreading various types of infections. [1]

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Greentown’s Sector Pitch Day Tackles Decarbonizing Manufacturing

Greentown Labs

Focal obstacles to decarbonizing the sector include producing iron, steel, chemicals, plastics, and cement—which together account for more than half of industrial emissions. Elemental Recycling ’s proprietary process recycles any and all plastics and tires into high-purity hydrogen and graphene.

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From Trash to Treasure: The Role of Technology in Modern Waste Management

The Environmental Blog

The purity of recycled materials can be increased using these systems to distinguish and isolate various plastic types according to their chemical makeup. Smart cities are leading the way. These intelligent cities leverage modern technologies to prevent our planet from becoming a trash kingdom.

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q1 2024

Greentown Labs

Buildings Carbon Negative Solutions is creating smart-city-ready, carbon-negative concrete products. Puro Renewables upcycles carbon-negative biowaste to reduce the amount of fossil-fuel-based resin and carbon footprint associated with typical plastic products. It’s participating in Year 2 of ACCEL.