Sustainable waste management solutions

The City of Los Angeles is keeping its streets clean with a quarterly review and rating system that informs how sanitation and environment agencies deploy resources. 

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) created and hosts a GIS-based crowdsourcing app that allows citizen volunteers to report and map cases of illegal dumping of debris across the state. Read more.

In response to rapid urbanisation and increased volumes of municipal waste E-Idaman leverages GIS-powered platforms to better manage time, save costs and reduce human error in its operations. 

Westminster City Council has made innovative use of GIS to adopt a more focused procurement approach that will help ensure new tenders for its waste disposal contracts offer the best possible value for money.

Plastic has become a ubiquitous part of our modern world. Find out how conservationists are driving responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of plastics and materials without threatening the environment.

A Wisconsin county devised a system to improve the quality of its recycling program using GIS for identifying and educating citizens who contributed unacceptable items.

The City of Omaha's Recycling Drop-off Site app shows residents the locations of full-service and glass-only recycling sites as well as locations where they can pick up recycling bins.