Smart waste news from municipalities and waste-management organizations worldwide - AI-powered sorting, IoT-connected bins, route optimization, recycling-centre modernization and PAYT (pay-as-you-throw) systems.
Porvoo, Finland, launches an autonomous electric street sweeper under an eight-year service deal to cut emissions and improve central air quality.
WasteDublin City Council Eyes Bigbelly Smart Bin Expansion To Curb Bottle ScavengingDublin City Council weighs replacing bins with solar-powered Bigbelly compactors to curb scavenging for Re-turn deposit bottles and cans.
Smart CityRancho Cordova Deploys AI Cameras To Detect Code Violations CitywideRancho Cordova deploys City Detect's AI cameras to flag 1,200 code violations monthly, part of a wider municipal vision AI trend.
WasteGreyparrot Raises $27M Series B To Scale AI Waste Sorting PlatformGreyparrot raises $27M Series B led by Omar Mir to scale AI waste sorting cameras across North America and Europe.
WasteCagnes-sur-Mer Begins Smart Bin Trial On Seafront Following Nice RolloutCagnes-sur-Mer installs a 7,000-euro solar compacting bin on its seafront. The pilot tests autonomous fill sensors to cut summer waste collection runs.
WastePréfecture De Vaucluse And SUEZ Pilot France’s First Nitrous Oxide Waste UnitSUEZ and France's Vaucluse prefecture open the country's first pilot to safely empty and recycle discarded nitrous oxide cylinders.
WastePays de Montbéliard Agglomération Launches Çavaoù App to Cut Waste Sorting ErrorsPays de Montbéliard Agglomération launches Çavaoù, a free AI sorting app, to cut a 25% recycling error rate costing €480,000 a year.
WasteTürkiye Activates Nationwide Deposit Return SystemTürkiye launches its national DOA deposit return system, targeting 25 billion containers and a 90% collection rate.
WasteEcoembes Open Call: Innovating the Future of Waste ManagementEcoembes names startups The Recirculars and Humara winners of its open call in Madrid, where eight firms pitched circular waste technologies.
WasteWatercare Services Selects Itron to Deploy 100,000 NB-IoT Smart Water Meters Across AucklandItron will deploy 100,000 NB-IoT smart meters for Watercare Services in Auckland to detect leak detection and enhance billing accuracy.
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