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Podcast: Return of the HomePod

Stacey Higginbotham

This week’s show kicks off with a discussion of Apple’s new HomePod , which has some cool machine learning capabilities and new sensors built into it, plus a higher price tag than most smart speakers. A former Nest employee has a new connected composting startup that we have some questions about.

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Startup Phood tackles food waste at the top of the food chain

GreenBiz

But when Dang called friends and restaurants that used to buy from his family farm, they told him they composted everything but didn’t and couldn’t actually track waste empirically. . Environmental Protection Agency , composting isn’t much better than sending food to the landfill. Is it an operational management issue? Pull Quote.

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Community solar, urban trees and the digitization of employee engagement

GreenBiz

This system was used during Earth Month to help manage the company’s "30 Acts for 30 Days" campaign, which challenged employees to complete individual actions aimed at building environmental awareness such as upcycling personal items, measuring their tire pressure or setting up a composting system.

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Cisco’s Green Team Network: How to Be More Sustainable During the Holidays

3BL Media

Instead, take notes from Cisco’s Tram Quach in Raleigh, United States: “We compost our cooking scraps at home with a tumbler in our backyard and use glass containers to take or bring back food to avoid using disposables.” Composting is a great option to discard food waste and can reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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How RFID technology is playing a role in reducing waste and increasing recycling

Envirotec Magazine

PragmatIC says its technology could allow a low-cost inlay (tag) to be incorporated in packaging, allowing consumers to access information about product usage, food storage, cooking instructions and local recycling. Finding the solution through innovative technology.

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Ferguson encourages action towards a greener tomorrow??

Green Technology

If they have to use disposable items, look for things that can be made into compost after use or used multiple times. HVAC and plumbing professionals can consider keeping their own items in their truck instead of using plastic items to reduce unnecessary waste. Bookmark the permalink.

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How Consumer Goods Companies Can Turn the Tide on Plastic Waste

3BL Media

With “smart” elements like QR codes and digital tags that enable two-way communication, packaging can enhance engagement with customers. Today, almost three-quarters of Danone’s plastic packaging is reusable, recyclable or compostable, compared with a baseline of almost two-thirds in 2018.

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