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Phoenix smart city partnership to drive efficiency

Smart waste25 Sep 2023

Deal will put Rubicon’s smart city software at the heart of Phoenix’s Public Works Department, providing waste and recycling collection to some 418,000 locations.

Denver deploys smart city tech for solid waste and recycling

Smart waste14 Jun 2023

City and County of Denver’s entire fleet of more than 150 solid waste and recycling vehicles will make use of the technology to enhance residential services.

Rubicon rolls out smart waste services to more US cities

Smart waste06 Mar 2023

The company is helping the cities transition from manual processes to digital operations and balance waste and recycling routes to provide an equitable service.

Houston enters into three-year smart waste agreement

Smart waste17 Mar 2022

Texan city will use Rubicon’s smart city technology to help improve residential waste and recycling services and increase efficiency of municipal fleet operations.

Smart waste company acquires route optimisation specialist

Smart waste14 Jan 2022

Rubicon Technologies’ acquisition of software and solutions company Civix will expand the smart waste company’s routing capabilities and help drive its growth into additional international markets.

On-demand programme diverts hard-to-recycle materials from landfill

News06 Aug 2021

The RubiconMarketplace service aims to help cities channel items like aerosol cans, plastic bags, light bulbs, PPE and batteries away from landfills and into recycling streams.

Companies join forces to offer haulers electrification-as-a-service

News01 Jul 2021

Smart waste solution specialist Rubicon has announced an agreement to bring XL Fleet’s electrification offerings to its network of waste and recycling hauler partners.

Rubicon launches second year of Halloween recycling programme

News19 Oct 2020

The recycling boxes can be filled with discarded sweet wrappers and other packaging and returned once full to be disposed of in a way that avoids landfilling.

Former Philadelphia mayor joins the board of Rubicon

News21 Aug 2020

Michael Nutter is expanding his role with the smart waste and recycling company after partnering with RubiconSmartCity in his capacity as an advisory board member for two years.

Smart waste solutions available on global marketplace

News21 Jul 2020

Rubicon, whose solutions are used by more than 50 cities in the US, has made its smart city technology products available on the Geotab Marketplace.

Smart waste and global science company team to promote circularity

News24 Jun 2020

Rubicon and UL will work together on their shared goals and aspirations towards zero waste and sustainability while creating economic value.

Smart waste report sets out how to realise the circular economy

News11 May 2020

Rubicon’s report, Toward a Future Without Waste, presents a roadmap for cities and governments on how to implement technology-based solutions to build a more sustainable future.

The future of smart city tech: Helping governments be proactive, not reactive

Opinions07 Feb 2020

Applying smart technology to waste and recycling fleets provides a win for citizens, governments and the environment, and helps build equitable communities, says Rubicon’s Michael Allegretti.

Swiss waste company signs technology agreement

News10 Dec 2019

Helvetia Environnement will use Rubicon’s platform of both in-vehicle and fleet management dashboard technology to uncover cost savings.

Santa Fe awards four-year smart waste contract

News19 Nov 2019

Waste reduction and recycling are key elements of the New Mexico city’s commitment to sustainability and carbon neutrality by 2040.

City of Montgomery confirms three-year smart waste contract

News18 Jul 2019

The city in Alabama has awarded the contract after piloting the Rubicon SmartCity platform for six months last year, which enabled the solid waste department to work smarter.

City of Norfolk smartens up its approach to waste

News28 Jun 2019

The Virginian city will deploy the Rubicon smart city platform to improve residential waste services and bolster its commitment to sustainability.

Montgomery launches smart city living lab

News18 Jan 2019

The lab is being formalised through the creation of the Montgomery Smart Community Alliance, a public-private partnership focused on smart city initiaitives

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