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Reddit user proposes “Zepto but for garbage collection” in Indian cities like Bengaluru
The proposed app aims to provide scheduled pickups, tracking and proper disposal, targeting areas w…
The key to fighting the urban doom loop might be a downtown beach
Many American downtowns are struggling. Cities should look to their neglected waterfronts to rebuil…
Eliza Relman
The 25-year-old trying to rid the world's oceans of plastic just created a floating garbage truck that collects trash from rivers
The Interceptor is designed to operate in almost any river, but it can be tailored to suit differen…
Aria Bendix
Indian cities are failing miserably at garbage management
The state-wise data on the website of the Urban Affairs Ministry shows that some, like Arunach…
These are the cleanest Indian cities, according to CSE
"This book started as a survey, we wanted to simply know which city is India's cleanest. We knew th…
New York's viral new trash cans unveiled nearly 2 years after a $1.6 million contract with consultancy giant McKinsey
New York City contracted McKinsey & Company in 2022 to work with the Department of Sanitation on a …
Nora Redmond
PM Modi calls for cleanliness drive ahead of Gandhi Jayanti
Calling upon people across the country to take part in a cleanliness drive on October 1 beginning a…
ANI
MSMEs can aid waste management in India but need more hand holding
It was less than a year ago that Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the second phase of the Swac…
Budget allocation of Rs 2,217 crore, new vehicle scrapping policy for tackling air pollution; Env ministry's outlay shrinks
The minister also announced that under Urban Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0, for which Rs 1.42 lakh cror…
PTI
IIT Madras start-up develops smart dustbin system to prevent COVID-19 spread
"While we are dealing with the spread of COVID-19, hazardous waste is being generated in hospitals,…
PTI
If the wealthiest New Yorkers flee the city, they could take more than $133 billion with them
In 2018, the top 1% of New Yorkers paid 42.5% of its income tax. That means just 0.46% of the city'…
Juliana Kaplan
I'll never buy the Nutribullet, three lamps, and air fryer in my online shopping cart. They make me feel better anyway.
I'll never actually own any of the goods in my online shopping cart, but I love putting them in the…
Rebecca Fishbein
There's a battle brewing over Google's $1 billion high-tech neighborhood, and it could have big privacy implications for cities
Among the many issues raised in her resignation letter, Muzaffar referenced reports that Sidewalk L…
Aria Bendix
I live in a Twin Cities neighborhood that was a hot spot for unrest. Here's how, hour by hour, my neighbors and I are now working together to support each other.
We divide the night into two-hour shifts, send updates in a group text message, and use Facebook to…
Tim Watkins
How the coronavirus crisis turned me into a dumpster-diving freegan
I was toying with the buy-nothing lifestyle. Then I lost everything.
Lauren Rothman
Who's running for New York City mayor in the Democratic primary
The advent of ranked choice voting makes June 22nd's primary harder than ever to predict, with Andr…
Jake Lahut,John L. Dorman
Had the Govt paid attention to this IIT study in Jan, Delhiites wouldn’t have been gasping for breath today
It called for “an integrated pollution control approach in the region” to help improve the air qual…
Activists say Alphabet's planned neighborhood in Toronto shows all the warning signs of Amazon HQ2-style breakup
For the most part, this information has helped companies customize their user experiences and targe…
Aria Bendix
Here's how Google's Sidewalk spinoff plans to turn your city into Tomorrowland
That combination of tech knowledge with urban government experience will be the key to Sidewalk's s…
In Philippine slums, meat scavenged from dumpsters feeds those short of meals and hope
Payatas is a sprawling shanty town built on a landfill, and these junk shops are an integral pa…