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Static electricity could help run air conditioners

TechXplore

An invention made from waste polystyrene that generates static electricity from motion and wind could lower power usage by recycling waste energy in air conditioners and other applications.

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How Waste Metering Powers Environmental And Financial Responsibility

GreenBiz

As such, metering utilities like gas, water and electricity has been standard practice for decades. Waste, on the other hand, remains out of sight and out of mind for most businesses with no way to accurately and consistently measure how much waste is actually being produced. This doesn’t have to be the case any longer.

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Waste to wealth: Pomelo peel can be used for electricity generation and sensing devices

TechXplore

It has a very thick peel, which is typically discarded, resulting in a considerable amount of food waste.

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Circular economics and the $57B e-waste opportunity

GreenBiz

Circular economics and the $57B e-waste opportunity. The plastic waste problem gets plenty of attention, and for good reason: If we continue mismanaging this material as usual, there could be 7.7 Just as stunning: Plastic isn't the fastest growing waste stream the world needs to deal with. . Heather Clancy.

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Asia Pacific’s Cleantech Investment Monitor

CleanTech Group

The post Asia Pacific’s Cleantech Investment Monitor appeared first on Cleantech Group. Asia-Pacific’s cleantech dynamic through 2024 has marked an ecosystem preparing for a pivot to the next sectors of promise as the powerhouse sectors.

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Prague to pilot large-scale, dynamic waste collection

Envirotec Magazine

The city of Prague is to pilot dynamic waste collection via automated collection routes. Seemingly impressive in scale for a trial of this kind – encompassing over 130k bins and 150 collection vehicles – the project is anticipated to deliver improvements in efficiency and environmental impact for waste collection.

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FOG recovery innovator wins drainage innovation award

Envirotec Magazine

Sustainable solution The judges praised Eco Clarity’s breakthrough service and technology, which collects problematic FOG waste and converts it into a sustainable source of renewable energy. The Hub’s efficient system uses just 25% of the energy typically used in similar processes, with temperatures never exceeding 60oC.