Connected waste systems: towards better waste management in cities?

Smart waste systems allow cities to optimise waste collection and save money. — AFP Relaxnews

Connected garbage bins don’t just collect our trash. They can also gather and send data to optimise city waste collection, to adapt garbage collection routes and to save money.

As of the spring of 2021, the city of Prague will trial a new waste collection pilot project. The Czech capital is already a European pioneer in terms of waste management; the city set up an underground smart bin system back in 2018. The city now wants to make waste treatment even more efficient.