Urban Cleaning News
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$100 Million Available For Zero-Emission School Buses in New York
Governor Kathy Hochul this week (Sept 28) announced $100 million will be made available on a statewide basis for zero-emission school buses in the first round of funding available for these buses under the historic $4.2 billion Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022. By utilizing this funding, school districts and bus operators statewide will be able to phase out ...
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City of Philadelphia Partners with EVgo to Support Electrification of Municipal Fleet
The City of Philadelphia’s Department of Fleet Services this week announced a partnership with EVgo Inc., a leader in fleet electrification and owner and operator of the nation’s largest public fast charging network for electric vehicles. Through the program, municipal vehicles from the City of Philadelphia will access charging on EVgo’s 100% renewable-powered network through a discounted fleet ...
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Clean team brought in to make the city sparkle
Lord Mayor Sally Capp said the new Rapid Response Clean Team will respond swiftly to requests to remove graffiti and rubbish, mop up spills and waste, and maintain street furniture. “Our team is agile, fast-acting and on the job seven days a week to ensure the city is the best it can be as we welcome people back,” the Lord Mayor said. “When the Clean Team isn’t ...
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CERC sponsor & present at Routes to Clean Air 2021
CERC are once again proud to sponsor the Institute of Air Quality Management's annual Routes to Clean Air 2021 conference to be held at Mercure Holland House, Bristol, on the 12th of October 2021. The Routes to Clean Air conferences provide an opportunity for air quality, public health and transport professionals to share their experiences of improving air quality, particularly in urban areas. ...
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100 Percent Carbon-Neutral Power by 2035: Los Angeles City Council Approves Landmark Initiative
The Los Angeles City Council recently (Sept 1) took the historic step of requiring that 100 percent of the city's electricity come from clean, zero-carbon energy by 2035. Through a motion introduced by Councilmembers Paul Krekorian and Mitch O'Farrell, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power the largest municipally-owned utility in the country will lead the nation in this ambitious and ...
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Car industry and WHO driving in opposite directions
Europe’s car lobby is using misinformation and dirty tricks to oppose new air pollution standards – precisely at the moment the World Health Organisation is saying air pollution limits should be much stricter. T&E says citizens’ health will suffer for decades if the EU caves in to car industry demands, and concludes that car and truck-makers are “driving in the wrong ...
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Kommunale - Nürnberg - Germany
Join us from 16 to 17th of October at our stand 8-510. We will give you a demonstration of the new-generation electric Glutton® Collect® and other innovations delivering major improvements in terms of performance, safety and ease of use in urban cleaning. You will get an exclusive look at our new 100% electric street sweeper, the Glutton® Zen® ,which will revolutionise street ...
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The environmental protection industry meets in Poznań
Innovations in environmental protection, sustainable waste management, bail system, extended producer responsibility, as well as closed circuit economy - these are just selected topics that will be discussed during the POL-ECO-SYSTEM fair. For over 30 years, at POL-ECO SYSTEM, they have business meetings of the municipal sector and environmental protection. It is during these fairs that ...
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Brussels welcomes its Glutton Zen
At 11:00 on Friday 11 June 2019, on the Main Square, Brussels will take delivery of the revolutionary Glutton® Zen® street sweeper. Out of concern for the well-being of its residents and street cleaners, Brussels opted for the Glutton® Zen®, the electric, ultra-quiet street sweeper that respects the environment and maintains public spaces in an eco-friendly way. Glutton®, a ...
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CLEANTECH LATVIA teams up to promote new technologies to Fergana, Andijan and Tashkent regions of Uzbekistan
During 05.11.2018-09.11.2018 experts of CLEANTECH LATVIA provided master-classes to specialists and region authorities of Fergana, Andijan and Tashkent regions. This educational project is summoned to strengthen international cooperation between Republics of Latvia and Uzbekistan, thus supported by the Ministry of International Affairs of Republic of Latvia. In this visit CLEANTECH ...
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Andenne welcomes its Glutton Zen
At 11:00 on Thursday 6 September 2018, at Place des Tilleuls, Andenne will become the first town in Belgium to take delivery of the revolutionary Glutton® Zen® street sweeper. Christian Lange, CEO and inventor of the Glutton®, will personally deliver the keys to this cutting-edge machine to the mayor, Claude Eerdekens. Out of concern for the well-being of its residents and street ...
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Baltimore is one of two cities picked for food waste management program
September 5th, 2018 – Baltimore is one of two pilot cities across the nation picked for a new food waste management initiative in partnership with the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Rockefeller Foundation. On Wednesday, Mayor Catherine Pugh and members of the Office of Sustainability announced the initiative, which aims to prevent food waste through better management programs and ...
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Addressing the World’s Rising Urbanisation Challenge: International Leaders, Policy-Makers and Innovators Congregate at Global Platform to Share Innovation, Accelerate Collaboration & Drive Action
The World Cities Summit (WCS), Singapore International Water Week (SIWW), and CleanEnviro Summit Singapore (CESS) will take centre-stage from 8 to 12 July at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre at Marina Bay Sands. This year, the events will welcome over 20,000 attendees and a record number of mayors from around the world. WCS, SIWW and CESS is the world’s leading platform to drive ...
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A world first in Paris for this company from Andenne
Glutton® has been devoting itself to improving urban cleaning for many years. The Glutton® Collect® urban vacuum cleaner is elegantly and efficiently working away in more than 1000 French towns and cities. From 21 to 23 November 2017, Glutton® will be the star of the show at SMCL (a French local government trade fair) in Paris, Porte de Versailles. (Stand C 62 – Pavilion 3) ...
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Urban Future Lab Competition To Showcase World`s Top Smart City, Smart Grid, and Smart Mobility Technology Startups
The Urban Future Lab, New York City's hub for smart cities, smart grid, and clean energy at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, recently announced the launch of its 2017 Urban Future Competition. Sponsored by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), the Urban Future Competition debuts the world's most revolutionary smart city, smart grid, and smart mobility ...
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Halifax’s greenest hour: For Earth Hour, Mic Mac Mall bullfrogpowers equivalent of every home in Halifax
For this year’s Earth Hour (Saturday, March 25), Bullfrog Power, Canada’s leading green energy provider, and Mic Mac Mall are teaming up to provide enough renewable energy to bullfrogpower every home in Halifax for one hour. Through the agreement, Mic Mac Mall will purchase 155,000 kWh of green electricity from Bullfrog Power—equivalent to what 165,155 homes in Halifax would use ...
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Panasonic and Silver Spring Networks extend Smart City reach through new alliance
Panasonic CityNOW, a business of Panasonic Corporation of North America, and Silver Spring Networks, recently announced a new go-to-market alliance that leverages Silver Spring's Starfish Internet of Things (IoT) platform and CityNOW's portfolio of solutions for cities, real estate developers, utilities, and other smart city customers. CityNOW integrates best-in-class Panasonic and third-party ...
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New York University and Wells Fargo Expand Support for Startups in Cleantech, Smart Cities, and Sustainability
The New York University Tandon School of Engineering has received a $100,000 grant from Wells Fargo to support early-stage companies in New York City's hub for smart cities, smart grid, and clean energy through its ACRE incubator. Housed at the Urban Future Lab (UFL) at NYU Tandon, the internationally recognized ACRE is a cleantech incubator that supports startup ventures with innovative ...
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Aquamec Launches new Watermaster Dredger - Classic V
The amphibious multipurpose Watermaster dredgers are used worldwide in flood prevention, deepening shallow waterways, cleaning urban canals, building infrastructure in water environment and industrial-pond maintenance work. With its large selection of heavy duty attachments, the versatile Watermaster can do all the work that conventionally requires separate machines, including dredging, ...
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World leading summit for sustainable business builds on success of COP21
Historic discussions just unfolded at the COP21 climate talks in Paris and now GLOBE 2016 organizers are preparing for an iconic conference that will harness the business innovation needed to reach COP21 targets. Solutions-minded business people will mobilize around the transition to a low-carbon economy at GLOBE 2016, which brings together nearly two thousand business and government leaders from ...
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