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RECYCLING-<\/p>\n

Egypt\u2019s waste collectors are getting a new blockchain secured app: <\/strong>Switzerland-based sustainable packaging tech provider SIG has teamed up with global social enterprise Plastic Bank<\/a> and Germany\u2019s GIZ to launch a 3-year initiative aimed at increasing income security for waste collectors through the launch of a blockchain-secured waste collection app, according to a statement<\/a>. The initiative sets out to collect 700 metric tons of beverage cartons, while improving the livelihood for around 1k local waste collection stakeholders by introducing them to the app, as well as providing training and personal safety equipment to improve work conditions.<\/p>\n

How it works:<\/strong> \u201cWaste collection members will be able to log each collected product via the app to earn incentives deposited directly into their digital wallets and gain access to social benefits, including health, work and life insurance, digital connectivity, grocery vouchers, school supplies,\u201d the statement explains. The PlasticBank app provides traceability and transparency to help waste collectors convert any discarded material into a source of revenue, the statement adds.<\/p>\n

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EVTOLS-<\/p>\n

Falcon + Archer partner on UAE eVTOL vertiport network: <\/strong>UAE aviation service operator Falcon Aviation<\/a> is partnering with US-based, Mubadala-Capital backed aircraft maker Archer Aviation<\/a> to develop a vertiport network in key locations across Dubai and Abu Dhabi, according to a statement<\/a>. Under this partnership, the two firms aim to jointly develop a network which, using Archer\u2019s Midnight flying car, will allow for flights between the two cities as early as 2025. The pair will develop state-of-the-art vertiport infrastructure at Atlantis' Falcon Heliport, Dubai\u2019s Palm, and the Abu Dhabi corniche\u2019s Marina Mall heliport. Falcon Aviation inked an MoU last year to operate Archer\u2019s Midnight flying cars, according to the statement.<\/p>\n

Part of Archer and Falcon\u2019s air taxi network? <\/strong>The Abu Dhabi Investment Office signed an agreement with Archer last October<\/a> to explore the possibility of establishing an air taxi network in the Emirates by 2026. The company, alongside Falcon Aviation and Gal-Ammroc, will collaborate with Abu Dhabi to launch their eVTOL-based air taxi services in the country, and Archer said it would partner with Emirati aircraft makers and maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) providers in Abu Dhabi to spearhead the domestic production of eVTOLs in the country under Abu Dhabi\u2019s Smart and Autonomous Vehicle Industry (SAVI) cluster<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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