Smart City & Utility Industry News

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Bari Launches Controlled-Access Waste Bins in Madonnella Backed by EUR 3.4M PNRR Grant

Apr 27, 2026

The Municipality of Bari has begun deploying 51 controlled-access waste collection stations in the Madonnella and Umbertino neighbourhoods, marking the opening phase of a larger programme to install 282 smart bin clusters across central residential...

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Oakland Moves to Deploy AI Drones Across 1,440 Miles of Streets to Map Illegal Dumping

Apr 20, 2026

Oakland’s city government has taken the first formal step toward contracting Aerbits, a San Francisco-based startup, to operate AI-equipped drones across the city’s most dump-prone corridors in a six-month, $150,000 pilot program. The...

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CP Group Takes Majority Stake in Recycleye to Bolster AI-Driven Material Recovery

Apr 16, 2026

San Diego-based CP Group has acquired a majority stake in London-headquartered Recycleye, bringing one of Europe’s most active AI vision sorting specialists under the umbrella of a material recovery facility integrator that has designed and...

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Routeware Buys UK’s PermiServ to Bundle Permits With Route Planning

Apr 15, 2026

Routeware, an Austin, Texas-based provider of AI-driven technology for waste and environmental services, has acquired UK garden waste permit specialist PermiServ for an undisclosed sum, deepening its position in a UK local-authority software market...

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Naples Backs AI-Powered Waste Digital Twin With €7.2M State-Approved Research Plan

Apr 9, 2026

ASIA Napoli S.p.A., the municipal waste management company serving the city of Naples, has received unanimous approval from Italy’s Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy (MIMIT) for a technological innovation plan centred on artificial...

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Bordeaux’s Commercial Waste Gets AI Treatment With Veolia’s Camera-Equipped Trucks

Mar 31, 2026

Four waste collection trucks fitted with AI-powered cameras have been operating across the Bordeaux metropolitan area since February 2026, analysing commercial waste streams in real time for approximately 2,000 businesses. The deployment is part of...

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Sheffield Deploys 35 Solar-Powered Smart Bins to Cut Collection Trips

Mar 17, 2026

Sheffield City Council has rolled out 35 solar-powered compacting waste stations across the city centre, marking a notable step in its efforts to reduce diesel-fuelled collection runs and improve street cleanliness. The units, manufactured by...

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Murcia Awards €1.9M Contract To Build Next-Generation Smart City Platform

Mar 17, 2026

The Ayuntamiento de Murcia has awarded a €1.9 million contract to Andalusian technology firm Innovasur (Innovaciones Tecnológicas del Sur) to design and develop the municipality’s next smart city platform, a system that will bridge urban...

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City Detect Raises $13M to Scale AI-Powered Urban Blight Detection Across US Cities

Mar 9, 2026

City Detect, a Tuscaloosa, Alabama-based startup using computer vision to help municipalities identify and address urban decay, has closed a $13 million Series A funding round led by Prudence, a New York-based venture capital firm specializing in AI...

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Brent Council Deploys AI-Powered Cameras to Tackle Illegal Dumping Across the Borough

Feb 25, 2026

Brent Council has introduced artificial intelligence-enabled surveillance cameras at fly-tipping hotspots across the London borough as part of a broader crackdown on illegal waste disposal. The motion-activated cameras, installed at council-managed...