GD Labs and research also focuses on air pollution monitoring with devices designed for environmental assessment. Our services include measurement against government standards and low-cost methods, such as Open-Seneca kits, to collect and assess data, predicting the highest pollution areas. These efforts help us provide accurate, actionable insights to improve air quality and public health. […]
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GD Labs has embraced an innovative approach to plastic waste management, emphasizing the significance of decentralized waste management and recycling. We utilize waste plastics to enhance people’s livelihoods by generating employment opportunities and developing convenient products that improve their quality of life.
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Emissions from brick kilns significantly contribute to pollution and health issues, with diseases like lung cancer and tuberculosis affecting millions, including 200,000 people in the Kathmandu Valley alone. Despite efforts to improve kiln designs with techniques like ZIG ZAG kilns, the transition remains costly and challenging for brick industries. To address this, GD Labs, in
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The Satarka! App is a user-centric mobile application designed to provide users with multi-hazard disaster information. Developed in-house by the GD team, the primary goal of this project is to empower users with tailored credible and authentic disaster information. This enables them to understand the intensity of anticipated disasters, make informed decisions, and enhance their
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GD Labs, in partnership with FHI Nepal, launched an air pollution awareness project during Kora-2023. This event, an annual cycling drawing over 2000 participants, provided a unique platform to gather and disseminate air quality data. By engaging cyclists, who are especially vulnerable to air pollution due to their proximity to motorized vehicles, this initiative aimed
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Waste for Warmth Nepal seeks partners to utilize the Polyfloss technology for various product needs, helping communities manage their plastic waste by creating jobs and producing locally needed products. Plastic waste management has become a critical global issue, and Nepal faces significant challenges in this area. In Kathmandu alone, approximately 4,800,000 plastic bags are used
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The Bhenchen Monastery in Swayambhu, Kathmandu, initiated an environmental project in 2018 to establish a plastic recycling industry. The monks initially installed machinery at Bhenchen Gumba but faced challenges, especially in sourcing plastic materials at competitive prices. The COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbated these issues. To scale up their efforts, the monks collaborated with other monasteries
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The “Plastics Insulating Polyfloss for Economic Roofing” (PIPER) project, undertaken by Green Decision Labs and Research (GD Labs) in collaboration with World Vision International Nepal, addressed the critical issue of plastic waste management by upcycling polypropylene waste into polyfloss fibers for thermal insulation. Implemented in Bhajani, Kailali, the project utilized the decentralized polyfloss machine PF-0002
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The Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) for Birendranagar was a two-year project funded by GIZ under IKI and implemented by Green Decisions Labs, Sano Paila, and Cycle City Network Nepal. This project aimed to raise awareness about the benefits of a sustainable urban mobility plan and encourage its adoption. It involved collecting engineering and social
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The project was funded by Asia Foundation whereby GD Labs was commissioned by Cleanup Nepal to develop and install smart bins in waling municipality. The developed smartbin had the basic segregation features wheras the smartness came from the bin being able to detect the bin being full and alerting the municipality office administrator to empty
