Beneath the Surface: Insights from six cities changing their waste collection

In a rapidly urbanizing world, efficient waste management has become a critical challenge for cities striving for sustainability and cleanliness. The report, Beneath the Surface: Insights from Six Cities Changing Their Waste Collection, provides an in-depth analysis of innovative waste collection systems, focusing on the use of underground containers and sorting areas.

The study explores the experiences of six, highly urbanised, European cities—Antwerp, Porto, Rotterdam, Florence, Hamburg, and Barcelona—each implementing underground waste containers in different situations in terms of typology, changes operated or operational aspects of the underground containers. But they all share the same goal of optimizing efficiency, improving urban aesthetics, and enhancing waste sorting. By evaluating these case studies, the report sheds light on the benefits, challenges, and economic implications of transitioning to underground waste collection.

While the full report Beneath the surface is available only for ACR+ members, download the executive summary to read ACR+ general conclusions on the benefits of shifting to underground containers.

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