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Camden, NJ

Camden, NJ Deters Illegal Dumping, Fulfilling Promise to Clean Up Community

Camden, NJ cleans up approximately 43,000 tons of illegally dumped trash every year, leading the community to feel unclean and unsafe. By using survei...

INITIAL COST

Zero Upfront Cost

GOV CHAMPION

Public Works

Atlanta, GA

Using Sensors to Increase Recycling Rates in The City of Atlanta

Project deployed embedded chips in all of the city's residential solid waste and recycling bins. Chip readers were then placed on the city's solid was...

INITIAL COST

50 Thousand USD

GOV CHAMPION

Public Works, Information Technology, Mayor's Office of Sustainability and Resilience

Los Angeles, CA

Smart Communities : Driving facilities maintenance efficiencies and resident engagement

Smart Community provides Managers, Workers and Residents a comprehensive dashboard to access real-time and analytical information for electrical syste...

INITIAL COST

350 Thousand USD

Calcutta's Waste Management Compactors

"In 2012, Calcutta launched a waste-management modernization initiative to address its over 5,000 tons of trash accrued each day: a fleet of solid-was...

INITIAL COST

16 Million USD