municipal services to curb crime and to provide public safety (Qognify 2018).
Beyond Smart CCTVs as “Third Eye of Secure Cities” (Rahman 2017a), Smart
Cities need reliable fire detection systems and may also use drones and robots for
firefighting and for law enforcement, although the use of robots and drones for law
enforcement is very controversial due to legal and ethical concerns (National League
of Cities 2016; Sellner and Durchdenwald 2017; Thielman 2016; Rahman 2017b).
13.3.4.11 Smart Waste
More and more cities all over the globe are testing Smart Waste Management
solutions to manage resources and costs efficiently while keeping cities clean.
Although only few cities, for example, Santander in Spain or Montreal in Canada,
are already testing the equipment of private household bins with the latest sensor
technology, several cities start to implement Smart Waste Management solutions in
public spaces (Hub Bee Smart Cities 2017). A growing number of cities (e.g.,
Amsterdam, Atlanta, London, Melbourne, and Philadelphia) are also implementing
solar-powered compacting bins (Hub Bee Smart Cities 2017).
The Nambucca Shire Council in Australia installed the BigBelly smart bin from
BigBelly Inc., a US firm specializing in smart waste and recycling solutions for Smart
Cities (Veracity World 2018). Similar products, offered by other companies, include
SmartBin from Dublin, Ireland, or Ecube Labs from Seoul, South Korea. Apart from
solar panels harnessing solar energy, the smart bins use sensors to steadily compact
the waste which is deposited – reportedly reducing waste collection by up to 85%
and increasing the capacity by up to 700% (Veracity World 2018). By communicating information on fill levels and doing collection only when the bin is full,
smart bins are supposed to reduce congestion and traffic interruption while helping
to keep emissions down by fewer collection visits (Veracity World 2018). Smart bins
also analyze area-specific data on waste volumes for better planning and can work as
a free public Wi-Fi hotspot (Veracity World 2018). City councils, urban waste
collecting companies, retailers, restaurants, office buildings, hotels, and commercial
centers use SmartUp Cities’ waste monitoring solutions involving ultrasonic filllevel sensors for containers, smart waste logistics, planning and optimization, and
predictive waste management analytics using AI and machine learning algorithms to
deliver insights that reduce costs and increase revenues along with a Smart City
waste management platform to optimize the value of their sorted recyclables, their
waste streams, and the accuracy of their environmental reporting (SmartUp Cities
2018). SmartUp Cities’ urban waste solutions monitoring waste containers help to
save up to 50% of costs by decreasing operating hours while reducing trucks
maintenance, road wear, and keeping noxious and toxic emissions down (SmartUp
Cities 2018).
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Beyond Smart CCTVs as “Third Eye of Secure Cities” (Rahman 2017a), Smart
Cities need reliable fire detection systems and may also use drones and robots for
firefighting and for law enforcement, although the use of robots and drones for law
enforcement is very controversial due to legal and ethical concerns (National League
of Cities 2016; Sellner and Durchdenwald 2017; Thielman 2016; Rahman 2017b).
13.3.4.11 Smart Waste
More and more cities all over the globe are testing Smart Waste Management
solutions to manage resources and costs efficiently while keeping cities clean.
Although only few cities, for example, Santander in Spain or Montreal in Canada,
are already testing the equipment of private household bins with the latest sensor
technology, several cities start to implement Smart Waste Management solutions in
public spaces (Hub Bee Smart Cities 2017). A growing number of cities (e.g.,
Amsterdam, Atlanta, London, Melbourne, and Philadelphia) are also implementing
solar-powered compacting bins (Hub Bee Smart Cities 2017).
The Nambucca Shire Council in Australia installed the BigBelly smart bin from
BigBelly Inc., a US firm specializing in smart waste and recycling solutions for Smart
Cities (Veracity World 2018). Similar products, offered by other companies, include
SmartBin from Dublin, Ireland, or Ecube Labs from Seoul, South Korea. Apart from
solar panels harnessing solar energy, the smart bins use sensors to steadily compact
the waste which is deposited – reportedly reducing waste collection by up to 85%
and increasing the capacity by up to 700% (Veracity World 2018). By communicating information on fill levels and doing collection only when the bin is full,
smart bins are supposed to reduce congestion and traffic interruption while helping
to keep emissions down by fewer collection visits (Veracity World 2018). Smart bins
also analyze area-specific data on waste volumes for better planning and can work as
a free public Wi-Fi hotspot (Veracity World 2018). City councils, urban waste
collecting companies, retailers, restaurants, office buildings, hotels, and commercial
centers use SmartUp Cities’ waste monitoring solutions involving ultrasonic filllevel sensors for containers, smart waste logistics, planning and optimization, and
predictive waste management analytics using AI and machine learning algorithms to
deliver insights that reduce costs and increase revenues along with a Smart City
waste management platform to optimize the value of their sorted recyclables, their
waste streams, and the accuracy of their environmental reporting (SmartUp Cities
2018). SmartUp Cities’ urban waste solutions monitoring waste containers help to
save up to 50% of costs by decreasing operating hours while reducing trucks
maintenance, road wear, and keeping noxious and toxic emissions down (SmartUp
Cities 2018).
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