Health is a basic need and human right. There are consistent efforts to enhance equity in health and wellbeing within and across countries. This will be achieved through education, community action and healthy public policy. Envisioning a world where all people achieve optimal health and well-being is a welcome reminder of supportive actions to empower people to control their own health and promote healthy societies. According to World Health Organisation (WHO), health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their health. The first International Conference on Health Promotion was held in Ottawa in 1986. This was a major milestone in terms of timely response to growing expectations of public health movement around the world. Afterwards, the relevance and scope of health promotion have widened its socio-political horizon in the larger context of global health. Advocacy Despite advocacy and social movements, existing efforts are still inadequate to elevate interventions to new levels. Our scholarship has grossly failed to examine important and timely issues about community health and implement cost-effective interventions to improve health outcomes. Based on lessons learned, multi-sector engagement is crucial for bold policy making in health promotion that aims to embrace equity and wellbeing. Health promotion is a profound concern for policy makers, health workers, civil society, communities, media and private sectors. The complexities and scales of inclusive policies for health are evidently vast to our ecosystems. Framing and scoping health promotion is necessary amid climate change and ecological disruptions, non-communicable diseases, indigenous health, geopolitical shifts, political unrest and many more. From worldviews, the classical divides between North and South, decolonising practices, policies and knowledge systems reveal that we can imagine a resilient and healthy future by building on health promotion legacies at large. Considering evolving challenges in our changing world, while
Jun 6, 2026 · via risingnepaldaily.com
Berg Insight estimates that connected alcohol detection and monitoring solutions reached an installed base of roughly 560,000 units across North America and Europe in 2025. The figures highlight a niche IoT market where connectivity is being driven less by consumer convenience than by compliance, supervision and safety requirements. Alcohol testing is not new, but the operational model around it is changing. For decades, many alcohol detection systems have functioned as point-in-time tools: a breath test, a vehicle interlock event, or a supervised check at a fixed location. The connected version of this market adds a different layer: remote visibility, automated reporting and the ability to respond when a test is failed, missed or potentially tampered with. That is the context for new research from Berg Insight, which estimates that the installed base of connected alcohol detection and monitoring solutions reached 374,000 units in North America and 184,000 units in Europe in 2025. By 2030, the research firm expects those figures to rise to 520,000 units in North America and close to 260,000 units in Europe. The market remains modest compared with mainstream IoT categories such as fleet telematics or smart metering, but it is notable because the connectivity requirement is tied directly to institutional workflows. Berg Insight identifies road safety and transportation, workplace safety, healthcare and rehabilitation, and legal or public safety applications as the main use environments. These are not identical markets, even when they use related sensor technologies. A compliance-driven IoT category The largest connected device segment in both regions is ignition interlock devices, which account for around half of the installed base. These systems are mainly used in Driving Under the Influence offender programmes and in workplace fleet safety applications, where a vehicle can be prevented from operating if an alcohol test is not passed. Other connected
Jun 6, 2026 · via iotbusinessnews.com
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Under the theme "Robots for All," ICRA 2026 gathered top global scientists and researchers, and representatives of innovation centres. The event highlighted the rapid transition of robotics and AI from laboratories to real-world applications in manufacturing, services, and smart cities. Representing Vietnam were VinRobotics and VinDynamics, two tech subsidiaries of Vingroup. They showcased "Make in Vietnam" humanoid robots, demonstrating the country’s growing capacity to integrate into the global robotics value chain. Visiting the Vietnamese pavilions, Vietnamese Ambassador to Austria Vu Le Thai Hoang highly commended the engineers' creativity and determination to master advanced technology. He noted that the presence of Vietnamese firms at a premier global forum is a positive indicator of the country's rising status in high-value tech sectors. At the ICRA 2026, VinRobotics introduced VR-H3, its third-generation humanoid robot. Designed for both industrial and daily environments, the VR-H3 can navigate open spaces, interact with humans, transport objects, and perform assembly tasks. "Our presence at ICRA 2026 sends a clear message: Vietnam is shifting from outsourcing to deeply engaging in core technology development," stated Ngo Quoc Hung, CEO of VinRobotics. He emphasised that Vietnamese engineers are fully capable of making substantial contributions to global tech when provided with the right environment. Meanwhile, VinDynamics debuted Dyno, a multi-purpose humanoid assistant tailored for security monitoring, customer hospitality, and smart urban operations. The company also presented core ecosystem components, including specialised actuators and high-dexterity robotic hands matching international standards. The active participation of VinRobotics and VinDynamics at ICRA 2026 underscores Vietnam’s ambition to enters the highly competitive global digital economy, especially in the fields of robotics, embodied AI, and intelligent automation. A key highlight of the event was a vibrant robot parade, allowing visitors to witness the practical operational capabilities of diverse robotic platforms in real-time./. - © Copyright of Vietnamnet Global.
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NextNRG Reports Preliminary May 2026 Revenue of $9.3 Million, Up 41% Year-Over-Year Gross Profit Grows 75% Year-Over-Year as Platform Operational Efficiency Improves MIAMI, FL, June 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NextNRG, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXXT), a pioneer in AI-driven energy innovation transforming how energy is produced, managed, and delivered, today announced preliminary unaudited financial results for May 2026. “Revenue of $9.3 million, 41% top-line growth, and gross profit up 75% year-over-year, these are not isolated data points, they are telling the same story. We are delivering more value per gallon, managing costs with greater discipline, and building unit economics that matter for long-term performance. The platform is working, and we enter the second half of 2026 with the momentum and operational foundation to keep building on it,” said Michael D. Farkas, Founder and CEO of NextNRG. May 2026 Highlights: • Revenue: $9.3 million, up 41% year-over-year from $6.6 million in May 2025 • Gallons Delivered: approximately 1.9 million gallons, down approximately 4% year-over-year from approximately 2.0 million gallons in May 2025 • Gross Profit: approximately $827,000, up 75% year-over-year from approximately $472,000 in May 2025 (preliminary) • Gross Margin: 8.9%, compared to 7.1% in May 2025 May 2026 revenue of $9.3 million reflects 41% growth over May 2025, achieved on approximately 1.9 million gallons delivered, down approximately 4% from approximately 2.0 million gallons delivered in May 2025. The combination of meaningfully higher revenue on a lower gallon base reflects continued improvement in fleet deployment, dispatch efficiency, and route optimization. May marks the fifth consecutive month of double-digit year-over-year revenue growth in 2026, demonstrating the consistency of the platform’s performance as the business scales. The Company continues to advance its energy infrastructure segment, including its smart microgrid pipeline, while remaining focused on scaling and optimizing its mobile fueling operations. Note on Preliminary
Jun 6, 2026 · via energydigital.com
Nasdaq Confirms Turbo Energy’s Compliance With Minimum Stockholders’ Equity Requirement Recognition follows approximately $5 million in strategic capital raises and continued execution of Turbo Energy's global AI-driven energy infrastructure growth strategy VALENCIA, Spain, June 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Turbo Energy, S.A. (Nasdaq: TURB) (“Turbo Energy” or the “Company”), a global integrator of AI-driven solar energy storage solutions and intelligent energy management systems, today announced that it has received formal confirmation from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) that the Company has regained compliance with the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1). The confirmation follows Nasdaq’s review of the Company’s Form 6-K filed on June 3, 2026, which reflected a significant strengthening of Turbo Energy’s financial position. Based on that filing, Nasdaq determined that the Company now satisfies the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement of $2.5 million for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market. The milestone reflects the successful execution of a series of strategic financial initiatives undertaken during 2026. Through a combination of a Registered Direct Offering ("RDO") and issuances under its at-the-market (“ATM”) program, Turbo Energy raised approximately $5.0 million in aggregate gross proceeds, strengthening shareholders’ equity and reinforcing the Company’s balance sheet. Shareholders' equity increased from approximately $1.88 million as of December 31, 2025, to approximately $6.48 million as reflected in the Company's Form 6-K filed on June 3, positioning the Company above Nasdaq’s minimum stockholders’ equity requirement. Nasdaq’s confirmation follows a period of substantial operational and strategic progress for Turbo Energy. During fiscal year 2025, the Company reported revenue growth of 107% year-over-year, while significantly improving operating performance and advancing its transformation into a technology integrator AI-driven energy infrastructure platform that integrates solar energy storage, software-defined energy management, and commercial and industrial ("C&I") energy solutions. Over the past eighteen months, Turbo Energy has
Jun 6, 2026 · via energydigital.com
WASHINGTON DC, June 5th, 2026—The World Bank Group approved a EUR 191.5 million (US$219.4 million) loan to Türkiye to modernize urban infrastructure and services in the fast-growing cities of Antalya and Konya, addressing a growing demand for public transport, clean water and sanitation, and efficient energy systems, while generating jobs along the way. The Green and Future Cities Project will be implemented through İller Bankası A.Ş. (ILBANK) with the guarantee of the Republic of Türkiye. Türkiye’s rapid urbanization has intensified demand for efficient and resilient municipal infrastructure. While fast-growing cities are central to the country’s economy, many face constraints in accessing long-term financing for major investments to support people and growing economic activities. “Türkiye’s cities are key drivers of economic growth and job creation but also face increasing pressures from rapid urbanization and climate change,” said J. Humberto Lopez, World Bank Country Director for Türkiye. “This project will help municipalities invest in modern, resilient infrastructure while strengthening their capacity to plan and finance sustainable urban development.” Planned investments include the expansion and modernization of public transport systems, such as tramlines and low-emission vehicles, as well as upgrades to water supply, wastewater treatment, and sanitation infrastructure. The project will also support measures to enhance energy efficiency and strengthen climate adaptation and resilience. These investments are expected to improve urban mobility, enhance environmental sustainability, and raise the quality of life for residents, while contributing to economic growth and job creation. The project will also provide technical assistance to ILBANK and participating municipalities to strengthen their capacity in project preparation, financial management, and sustainable urban planning. This will include developing pipelines of bankable, climate-smart investments, strengthen municipal financial and institutional capacity, and enhance long-term resilience to climate and disaster risks. “By combining financing with technical expertise, this project will help cities develop bankable,
Jun 6, 2026 · via worldbank.org
Brownsville, in south Texas, uses technology from SHI International, a smart city technology provider, to monitor crowds, illegal dumping, vehicle thefts and other events. The technology makes use of AI to analyze visual data for particular incidents. “For example, tell me when somebody dumps trash in a public space. Tell me when there is an animal that is being aggressive, a person with a weapon, a car standing in an unauthorized location … people falling in parks and not getting up, things like that,” Brownsville CIO Jorge Cardenas said in March, explaining how the technology fits in the city’s tech ecosystem. As a border city, Brownsville is on the watch for stolen cars that may be heading into Mexico. The city’s cameras are able to scan license plates and compare the data to stolen car databases. Illegal dumping has also been a problem, with residents dumping debris in and around waterways and other areas. “Now we have cameras in strategic locations where people will do this a lot of times, and we have caught lot of people dumping mattresses, dumping tires, just trash,” Cardenas said. Similarly, he said, crowd monitoring “helps us to control the crowd, and identify things like weapons detection.” That level of surveillance may be helpful for city operations, but it may also not sit well with the public or digital privacy advocates. The data, Cardenas stressed, “never leaves our city data center, and access is strictly limited to assigned city employees.” “We intentionally chose to keep everything in-house, both to ensure the privacy and security of our community’s information, and to avoid the significant costs associated with external services,” he said in an email. The city’s relationship with SHI, which includes Centific’s VerityAI, NVIDIA AI and Lenovo’s AI-Accelerated platforms, delivered through SHI’s Smart City solution, only
Jun 5, 2026 · via govtech.com
Abstract Disaster-response systems have been progressively installed in smart cities through IoT-enabled systems that assist in early warning, situational awareness, and coordination of emergencies. Nevertheless, the majority of existing studies measure such systems by means of data analytics, accuracy of prediction, or anomaly detection by AI, and the quality of the system-level design is not quantified in most cases. Specifically, no standardized framework exists to evaluate the complexity of architecture, resilience, recoverability, and reusability of IoT disaster-response systems before their implementation. The paper presents a graph-based design evaluation model, which represents the IoT disaster-response architectures as layered graphs and suggests a collection of quantitative design quality measures. In contrast to the learning-based approaches, the suggested framework is also algorithm-free and assesses the structure of the system, which can be compared objectively among the various IoT system setups. The framework is validated through a flood-response case study conducted in Pakistan where changes in sensor density, gateway connectivity, and interactions on decision-layers are examined. Evidence indicates that network redundancy is a validated variable that minimizes the complexity of detection and increases system recoverability, whereas sparse connectivity enhances the severity propagation and response latency. The developed framework offers a viable pre-deployment assessment tool, which augments AI-based monitoring systems and that will aid in robustly designed disaster-response systems. Similar content being viewed by others Author information Authors and Affiliations Corresponding author Ethics declarations Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests. Additional information Publisher’s note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Rights and permissions Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, which permits any non-commercial use, sharing, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the
Jun 5, 2026 · via nature.com
Eastern High School will implement the new education model at the start of the 2026-27 school year. The school already offers its 106 students a mixture of virtual and on-site learning. Superintendent Grant Hegenauer said the most significant change to the education model will be the introduction of AI technology. “We are putting a great deal of care and energy into this new chapter for Eastern High School, and we look forward to our students experiencing it firsthand,” Hegenauer told MLive in a statement. The redesigned education model is being introduced to provide students with the opportunity to learn in a “cutting-edge, nontraditional setting” that supports the progress of individualized and alternative education pathways. Students will use AI technology from the Subject AI learning platform to customize their educational path and pace. “Day to day, our students are moving into a much more dynamic, personalized, and engaging learning environment where their daily routine is tailored entirely to their unique pace, strengths, and interests,” Hegenauer said. “This model is intentionally designed to ignite curiosity, maximize daily engagement, and ensure no student is left behind or held back from reaching their full potential.” The introduction of the subject-specific AI platform also marks the school’s shift away from using the Edgenuity learning platform. “While technology has always been present in our classrooms, this new platform represents a massive leap forward, allowing us to customize the educational experience for every student in real time,” Hegenauer said. The new model also offers expanded career training and face-to-face specialized courses through a collaboration with the Bay-Arenac Intermediate School District. In addition to opportunities for face-to-face education, students will have the chance to take part in community service projects. Educators will be available for on-site, in-person tutoring, small-group lessons, hands-on projects and emotional and academic support, Hegenauer
Jun 5, 2026 · via govtech.com
How European cities are making AI work for people 05 June 2026 by Eurocities Artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming part of everyday urban life. It is changing how residents access services, how children learn, how civil servants work and how cities respond to complex challenges, from mobility and climate adaptation to social inclusion and public safety. For local governments, the question is no longer whether AI will be used, but how it can be used responsibly, inclusively and in ways that improve people’s lives. Across Europe, cities are moving from experimentation to implementation. They are testing AI assistants, building data platforms, developing ethical frameworks, training public servants and exploring how AI can strengthen public services. But their experience points to a clear lesson: technology alone is not enough. AI can only support better services if it is built on trust, good data, strong governance, public-sector capacity and a clear understanding of residents’ needs. From tools to public value In the city of Espoo, AI is being tested as a way to improve internal services and support municipal staff. The city is piloting an intranet AI assistant to help its 12,000 employees find internal information more quickly, combining GPT-based solutions and Microsoft Copilot to improve the efficiency and usability of internal information. For Espoo, the key lesson is that AI must be tested carefully before being scaled. “Data quality and structure matter and experts and end users must be involved early,” states Anni Orttenvuori-Ganter, Lead Data and Knowledge Architect at the City of Espoo. The city is also exploring emerging technologies in education and recruitment, including Minecraft-based sustainability learning and virtual reality for staff orientation. But for Orttenvuori-Ganter, the purpose matters more than the tool. “What’s important here is not the technology itself, but how it is used and for
Jun 5, 2026 · via cities-today.com
Dive Brief: - Since Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, achieved LEED Gold status in 2014, 31 stadiums in North America have been certified by the U.S. Green Building Council under its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. - MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., home of the New York Jets and the New York Giants professional football teams, is the most recent stadium to be recognized, receiving Gold LEED certification in May. The stadium uses on-site solar generation, LED lighting, motion sensor lighting and hybrid-electric vehicles as part of its energy conservation strategy. - USGBC in June released an interactive map detailing the features that help the facilities operate efficiently notwithstanding their size and complex operations. These “year-rouund civic landmarks … demonstrate what good stewardship looks like at scale,” Rhiannon Jacobsen, managing director, U.S. market transformation and development at USGBC, said when the map was released. Dive Insight: Levi’s Stadium, the home of the San Francisco 49ers, can accommodate more than 68,000 people. The 12-year-old facility has 1,162 solar panels, low-flow plumbing fixtures and grows more than 40 crops in a 7,500-square-foot rooftop garden, called Faithful Farms. It’s the largest on-site farm at a stadium in North America, USGBC says. Its crops include broccoli, squash, eggplant, peppers, artichoke, strawberries, garlic and herbs. The produce shows up in hors d’oeuvres passed around in suites, salads served in premium clubs and menu items made available in concession stands. Surplus produce is donated to local food banks. “It’s not just for show,” Jon Severson, the regional executive chef for Levy, the hospitality team at Levi’s Stadium, said in a Food & Wine article in February, shortly before the stadium hosted the 2026 Super Bowl between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. In Canada, the 54,500-capacity soccer stadium BC Place
Jun 5, 2026 · via facilitiesdive.com
A major bill that sought to impose statewide zoning measures in Illinois to allow more types of housing failed to make it out of the state’s legislative session earlier this week. The bill — SB 640 — would have mandated approval for multifamily housing on all single-family lots 2,500 square feet or larger, among other housing-related mandates for localities. The legislation did not get called to a vote in the state senate before the state’s spring legislative session adjourned June 1. The Illinois Municipal League, which strongly opposed the measures, going so far as to craft counter legislation, described the legislative session’s outcome as a challenging but ultimately successful fight to preserve municipal authority. “If we learn one thing from this session, it should be that we are only successful when we stick together and present a unified voice to legislators,” IML CEO Brad Cole said in a statement. Other housing bills opposed by the municipal group, including one allowing faith-based organizations to build mixed-use facilities regardless of local zoning and one requiring stricter timelines for local governments regarding building plan reviews and inspections, also stalled in the state legislature. Gov. JB Pritzker, who proposed much of the legislation in his State of the State address earlier this year, said at a June 1 press conference that he was undeterred by the outcome and that he’ll be campaigning on the housing proposals. “I believe we need to do even more about housing in this state,” Pritzker said. “I proposed bills that may not have passed this session but … a whole lot of things that were important take years to get done,” pointing to a bill eliminating “junk fees” that he said took two years to secure. Pritzker did manage to secure $250 million in funding for “missing middle” —
Jun 5, 2026 · via smartcitiesdive.com
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA — It was unanimous. When asked about their biggest topic of concern during a Thursday press conference kicking off the U.S. Conference of Mayors annual meeting, a group of more than 40 mayors responded in unison: housing. “Our nation faces an affordable housing crisis,” said San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, USCM’s first vice president. “This is a crisis that is impacting every community across our nation, regardless of its size, ZIP code or political makeup. We are all dealing with it, and unfortunately, this is not a new problem, but we've done more than talk about it. Mayors have delivered.” Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said his city needs 26,000 housing units “to address future growth and existing need.” The city has entitled 6,000 units over the past three years — more than in any three-year span over the past 45 years. “And this is happening all over the country,” he said. Redmond, Washington, has been “very intentional” about creating more housing through significant investments in public transit and transit-oriented development, inclusionary zoning and a multifamily tax exemption, said Mayor Angela Birney. “All of these … are tools that all of these cities are using, if their states and the national government allows them to use them, to create more housing and more affordability,” she said. “There’s so many opportunities as long as we have a shared partnership, not just on the state level, but also on the national level, to leverage our resources,” said Hallandale Beach, Florida, Mayor Joy Cooper. Lansing, Michigan, Mayor Andy Schor said his city is using tax increment financing to incentivize housing development, and the state is providing funding, but “we need the federal government to engage.” The ROAD to Housing Act, which passed the House on May 20 and is pending
Jun 5, 2026 · via smartcitiesdive.com
Dive Brief: - The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure submitted its comments and estimates for programs under its jurisdiction to the House Budget Committee for the fiscal year 2027 budget in a short markup session Thursday. - The committee said in a written statement that it “intends to prioritize a broad legislative and oversight agenda during the coming fiscal year focused on maintaining the safety, reliability, and long-term sustainability of the Nation’s transportation and infrastructure systems.” - The committee said it would “continue to examine and evaluate” President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2027 budget request, which emphasizes aviation safety and modernization, but leaves surface transportation funding at levels that “are not representative of Congressional action.” Dive Insight: Federal legislation to fund highways, freight and passenger rail, public transportation, aviation and ferries is moving forward along two tracks. The House transportation committee passed a 1,005-page, five-year surface transportation bill, while a one-year budget bill moved forward in a House appropriations subcommittee on May 21. If Congress and the president are unable to pass multi-year legislation, the FY 2027 bill, if enacted, would fund critical transportation programs following the expiration of the 2021 infrastructure bill on Sept. 30. However, the FY 2027 bill would cut funding for public transit by 23% and for passenger rail by 82%, according to an analysis by the American Public Transportation Association. “We've had a productive session so far,” Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., ranking member of the transportation committee, said during the markup session. “These views and estimates I believe reflect our desire to continue working in a bipartisan and productive manner, and I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting the FY 2027 budget views and estimates.” Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., chair of the transportation committee, said during yesterday’s session, “I'm proud to say
Jun 5, 2026 · via smartcitiesdive.com
Smart-water systems emerge as gateway to smarter urban infrastructure As true smart cities remain elusive, smart water solution systems can help establish a foundation and culture for smart-technology adoption. While the idea of smart cities gained popularity in the early 2000s, few cities, apart from notable examples such as Singapore and Barcelona, have reached the status of being comprehensively “smart”. “Using digital technology such as data and Internet-of-Things devices, we could bring order to urban chaos. It sounded very promising. Yet, two decades later, the results are still mixed,” explains global water solutions company Xylem WSS Africa, Middle East, Türkiye and India strategy and marketing manager Chetan Mistry. While true smart cities are still uncommon, there are compartmentalised examples of smart-city advances, such as dynamic traffic lights in New York and smart energy grids in Shenzhen. However, further smart advances can start with smartwater adoption, which has outpaced most other smart infrastructure initiatives because utilities can quantify the financial impact of leak reduction, pressure management and regulatory compliance. The application of relatively simple and unobtrusive solutions, such as connecting smart meters to pipes to enable accurate, data-driven reporting, can encourage exploring other possibilities, including advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and digital twins. Digitising water systems reduces nonrevenue water and operating costs, which is a prerequisite for any municipality attempting to modernise towards smartcity standards. “Water infrastructure is often the first viable entry point for smartcity deployment because it delivers measurable economic outcomes such as lower nonrevenue water, reduced energy use in pumping and improved asset uptime.” Further, smart buildings can support municipalities through common standards and integrated reporting systems. “When multiple buildings adopt compatible smartwater technologies, municipalities gain access to standardised consumption and leakpattern data that strengthens planning and reduces system losses,” Mistry comments. Smartwater systems generate actionable data
Jun 5, 2026 · via engineeringnews.co.za
Published June 5 2026 Supports sustainability efforts for multifamily properties The City of Bellevue is launching a suite of free services aimed at helping multifamily building owners comply with state sustainability requirements and expanding renter access to sustainable amenities. The city will host an informational webinar on Wednesday, June 24, noon-1 p.m., to discuss the Better Buildings service hub and opportunities for properties to expand their sustainability practices. Register at Better Buildings to attend. Services offered through Better Buildings include both current and new sustainable city programming aimed at supporting multifamily properties and their tenants. These optional services and assistance include: - Clean Buildings Incentives Program: The expanded program now helps multifamily buildings comply with the Washington State Clean Buildings Act by benchmarking energy use, developing plans to reduce energy use and identifying energy efficiency opportunities. - Energy Smart Eastside: This regional partnership between the cities of Bellevue, Redmond, Issaquah, Mercer Island, Kirkland and Sammamish is dedicated to helping property owners switch their heating and cooling systems to energy-efficient heat pumps through guidance and incentives. - Recycle Right: In partnership with Republic Services, this program supports waste reduction through waste audits, tenant education, signage and recycling and composting infrastructure support for multifamily properties, helping owners to improve waste diversion and meet Washington’s Organics Management Law requirements. - ChargeReady Bellevue: Offers technical assistance to support multifamily building owners and property managers looking to install electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Support includes site assessments, electrical load analysis, cost estimates and funding guidance. - Choose Your Way Bellevue: Provides transportation resources and outreach supporting alternatives to single-occupancy driving, including transit, vanpool, carpool, biking and walking programs. - Water Conservation: Delivers free water-saving programs and rebates, including turf replacement incentives, irrigation system assessments, water efficiency tools, leak detection resources and additional rebates through partners such
Jun 5, 2026 · via bellevuewa.gov
New York’s state legislature is expected to adjourn Friday without voting on a range of waste and recycling-related bills. The legislature was meant to adjourn Thursday, but returned for a final day on Friday. Bills that aimed to establish EPR for packaging, upgrade the state’s bottle bill and ease trash collection from street sweeping weren’t expected to be a high priority compared with other last-minute votes. New York lawmakers were also getting back on track in the days since they passed the state budget, a process that was five months in the making and passed two months late, Spectrum News reported. EPR for packaging, bottle bills will not move forward The New York state legislature is not expected to pass a contentious extended producer responsibility for packaging bill in the final hours of the session. The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act faced another year of intense scrutiny, lobbying and more than 30 amendments. Previous versions of the bill passed the Senate in both 2024 and 2025, but neither made it through the Assembly before the clock ran out on the session. This year, SB 1464A / A1749, sponsored by state Sen. Pete Harckham and Assemblymember Deborah Glick, called for certain packaging producers to join and pay into the EPR program. The bill also set reuse and recycling rates for packaging: 35% by 2032, which would ramp up to 75% by 2052, according to the bill. It also called for eliminating packaging that contained PFAS four years after the EPR program rules took effect. Producers with more than $5 million in annual net revenue and packaging waste exceeding two tons annually would have also needed to meet certain packaging reduction requirements. Supporters, including Beyond Plastics and a coalition of 19 environmental justice groups, advocated for the bill’s efforts to protect
Jun 5, 2026 · via wastedive.com