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The Flemish government has decided to invest 4 million euros into developing Mechelen’s cultural campus, based around a gothic cathedral and monastery
Renewable energy powers its lighting and irrigation systems
A new chapter in the local government’s ‘green revolution’
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A new chapter in the local government’s ‘green revolution’
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PM Mette Frederiksen visited Copenhagen Airport to discuss the government’s objectives this week
PM Mette Frederiksen visited Copenhagen Airport to discuss the government’s objectives this week
One of those new facilities that we will be seeing more of
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The Flemish government has decided to invest 4 million euros into developing Mechelen’s cultural campus, based around a gothic cathedral and monastery
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Oeiras smart bin, Source: Oeiras Municipality
A new way of thinking about refuse
The Portuguese municipality of Oeiras is in the process of getting a new addition to its public landscape – smart waste bins. For the time being, this is part of a pilot project, conveniently called “Smart Bins” (Papeleiras inteligentes), which will see the gradual placement of 50 such devices in various districts of the municipality for a duration of 7 months after which time there will be a process of evaluation.
The installation of the bins is part of the local urban policy towards modernizing the daily life and bringing about environmental and economic benefits to the residents of Oeiras, a municipality in the western part of the Lisbon metropolitan area.
So, what makes the new litter bins smarter than the older regular ones? For starters, they have a capacity of 120 litres. However, capacity in itself is not impressive. What is cool about the new trash receptacles is that they also have an internal compactor, which presses the waste that has been deposited and thus actually makes full use of the interior volume. That means that as a result, the new devices can end up storing 8 times more waste than the older ones.
And that is not all. The smart bins are also designed to be energy efficient. They have solar-powered sensors, which issue an automatic alert once full capacity has been reached. This means that the bins will only be emptied when necessary thus saving extra trips for the waste management company, which in turn results in less traffic on the streets, less noise pollution and fewer emissions into the atmosphere.
Furthermore, each bin, being an intelligent system stores data about the speed of filling levels, frequency of collections and such. This information can be used for analysis and better management on part of the municipal services.
After the first three months after the pilot project, the Municipality will open a public tender for the installation of these bins in other districts and parishes.
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The Flemish government has decided to invest 4 million euros into developing Mechelen’s cultural campus, based around a gothic cathedral and monastery
A new chapter in the local government’s ‘green revolution’
Renewable energy powers its lighting and irrigation systems
It features nearly 200 panoramas of the Croatian city
The first city in the world where this service is available
In April, citizens will work together to create applications and tools to improve life in the city
Ready to meet the objectives set by the Spanish government’s Hydrogen Roadmap
PM Mette Frederiksen visited Copenhagen Airport to discuss the government’s objectives this week
Renewable energy powers its lighting and irrigation systems
Germany, on the other hand, is the most chilled
The Flemish government has decided to invest 4 million euros into developing Mechelen’s cultural campus, based around a gothic cathedral and monastery
The campaign encourages people to give up alcohol for one month
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