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A Panacea for Biomedical Waste Management?

The Environmental Blog

4] The application can track the life cycle of debris right from collection, segregation and transportation to incineration by geo-tagging every process and submitting details on a common platform wherein all waste generators, transporters and those handling treatment facilities will be asked to register themselves. [5] Smart Waste Bins.

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We need fresh thinking about the role of digital technologies in our food system

Business Green

Food production has a hefty environmental price tag, accounting for 26 per cent of global emissions, 70 per cent of freshwater withdrawals, and using half of habitable land. Food production is breaching planetary boundaries. It has also led to significant declines in biodiversity and soil health.

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Grid edge analytics is essential for energy efficiency

Smart Energy International

And this is a bit of the fallacy that tags along when we talk about the ubiquitous smart grid. From a utility standpoint, that’s what they’re looking to do. However, for the data that comes from monitoring distribution transformers, it’s a different story. The grid is only smart in places.

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Cities are growing faster and smarter, but can they go greener? We asked Siemens.

EDF + Business

We need to put a value on clean air and water rather than just a price tag for implementing projects. I think breathing clean air is a basic human right and something I will continue to fight to improve in cities across the world. Populations are beginning to flatten or decline in cities with the worst pollution.

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Major retailers are backing these nine alternatives to single-use plastic bags

Business Green

Eon is a leader in internet of things (IoT) technologies. Fill it Forward created a tag and app that connects to the reusable bag consumers already own, allowing them to track environmental impact, earn rewards and give back to charitable projects. Its bags are bio-based and designed to be carbon negative. Enabling technology.

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