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Study: Berkeley soda tax reduced sales of sugary drinks 10%
In its first year, the California city's tax raised $1.4 million for child nutrition and community health programs, researchers found.
By Keith Loria • April 24, 2017 -
In water-scarce states, green toilets could save 170B gallons of water annually
High-efficiency toilets and low-flow fixtures are a common way to reduce a home’s resource consumption for a relatively low upfront cost.
By Mary Tyler March • April 24, 2017 -
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TrendlineTop 5 stories from Smart Cities Dive
From worsening climate change to a shifting transportation landscape and the housing affordability crisis, cities have their work cut out for them.
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Grocer turns food waste into power and compost, saving costs and the environment at once
The initiative is a sustainability director's dream and highlights the potential of reverse logistics for supply chain savings.
By Jennifer McKevitt • April 24, 2017 -
Pittsburgh considers new 'smart' trash can system for public spaces
The city's Department of Works wants to purchase up to 500 cans with sensors from Victor Stanley.
By Cole Rosengren • April 21, 2017 -
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Deep DiveA look at 2017’s greenest states — and how they’re pushing cities toward a smart future
A study from WalletHub details the states with the best (and worst) environmental policies, highlighting everything from air quality to waste diversion rates.
By Jackie Snow • April 20, 2017 -
Philadelphia officials continue to push ‘zero waste’ efforts
According to Streets Commissioner Carlton Williams, the city spends $1.4 million to clean up illegal dumping each year and will be pursuing new ways to prosecute offenders.
By Cole Rosengren • April 19, 2017 -
Report: London mayor should address plastic bottle waste through deposit system
The report also highlights a growing littler problem in the River Thames and calls for better access to tap water in public spaces.
By Cole Rosengren • April 18, 2017 -
Deep Dive
From drone surveys to smart tractors, agriculture goes high-tech
Old MacDonald had a smart farm, E-I-E-IoT.
By Jackie Snow • April 13, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Clean Streets: The data project creating a litter-free Los Angeles
Beginning in 2016, sanitation inspectors visited every street and alley in Los Angeles to document litter conditions and submit photos to a central database.
By Jackie Snow • April 13, 2017 -
Full Harvest announces $2M funding round to limit food waste from farms
The startup serves as an online platform to coordinate sales of surplus produce between growers and interested buyers.
By Cole Rosengren • April 12, 2017 -
Orlando considers recycling mandate for owners of large residential, commercial buildings
If approved, the policy would be phased in over four years so properties could adapt to offering the service.
By Cole Rosengren • April 11, 2017 -
Hawaii lawmakers consider tiny houses for agricultural workers
The bill would allow houses of less than 500 square feet in the state’s farming districts, but some critics fear the growth of housing communities in those areas.
By Katy Tomasulo • April 10, 2017 -
ILSR outlines strategies for new recycling economy in Baltimore
The group sees the potential to create hundreds of jobs as the city's new mayor looks to double the local recycling rate.
By Cole Rosengren • April 7, 2017 -
Study: More millennials expect workplace sustainability and recycling access
Two-thirds of millennial employees said they would give up social media for a week if all of their co-workers recycled.
By Cole Rosengren • April 7, 2017 -
Deep Dive
What is a ‘smart city’?
Definitions vary, but one goal is constant: to develop more sustainable and livable communities for all ages and abilities.
By Jackie Snow • April 6, 2017 -
Can grocery stores provide relief for US food deserts?
An Ohio program offers funding to establishments opening or in need of remodeling in unserved areas across the country.
By Jeff Wells • April 6, 2017 -
Will this digital platform do a better job of getting local produce on grocery shelves?
The creators of Forager, which streamlines payment between food retailers and local suppliers, could save grocers as much as 60 hours per week.
By Jeff Wells • April 6, 2017 -
San Francisco invests in new street can program to combat persistent litter problem
The city's Mission Street corridor has received dozens of new cans through a pilot program called "Yes We Can!"
By Cole Rosengren • April 5, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Bright lights, big challenges: Can grocery stores make it in America's cities?
Urban markets represent one of the few growth opportunities left for grocers. But finding real estate — let alone turning a profit — has been a major problem.
By Jeff Wells • April 5, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Welcome to the new Smart Cities Dive!
The team behind Waste Dive, Utility Dive and Construction Dive have joined together to launch Smart Cities Dive, a new resource to help leaders address issues making systems that are more sustainable, connected and livable.
By Eli Dickinson • March 31, 2017 -
SCS Engineers CIO: Industrywide drone adoption is 'a few years out'
During a session at SWANApalooza, Jay Hatho explained the industry is "just starting to scratch the surface" of drone usage for landfill monitoring.
By Kristin Musulin • March 31, 2017 -
New York subway system thwarted in plan to remove trash cans from stations
Score one for the rats and litterbugs. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority saw mixed results and called it quits on this experiment.
By Cole Rosengren • March 29, 2017 -
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London's Gatwick Airport opens world's first WTE facility for airline waste
The facility dries non-recyclable waste into pellets for use in a biomass boiler that heats one of the airport's terminals.
By Cole Rosengren • March 28, 2017 -
Activists build 'cup monster' to protest Starbucks' recycling efforts
Stand.earth built the monster out of 1,000 used Starbucks cups and paraded it outside of the company's annual shareholders meeting.
By Kristin Musulin • March 24, 2017 -
TerraCycle details plans for worldwide marine plastic collection
Following a successful project in Europe, the company sees potential to recover up to 1,000 tons of beach plastic in the next year.
By Cole Rosengren • March 23, 2017
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