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Berlin is one of the world’s greenest cities, and sustainability comes naturally to its residents, largely because of the German capital’s turbulent past.
Read MoreEdinburgh was named the UK’s greenest city in 2017, but the authorities definitely haven’t allowed themselves to become complacent. The city has an ambitious five-year programme which aims to make it more sustainable, and the effects of climate change and of worsening air quality on public health, are very much in focus. Here are just some of the ways that Edinburgh council has made the city the greenest in the UK, and how they intend to retain that title.
Read MoreStockholm was built on water and is surrounded by woodlands, and not only is it one of the best Scandinavian cities to live in, but it’s also one of the most eco-friendly. The Swedish capital city won the title of ‘European Green Capital’ back in 2010, and it’s really no surprise.
Read MoreCopenhagen is a city that’s going places; mainly by bike. There are more cyclists than motorists in Copenhagen and that’s just one of the things that makes the Danish capital such a green city. The city aims to become the first carbon-neutral capital city in the world by 2025.
Read MoreSingapore has been dubbed the ‘Garden City,’ and for good reason. You might think of endless skyscrapers when you picture its landscape, but now developers are bringing nature into the city on an ever-increasing scale.
Read MoreStarting this month, in San Jose the authorities will pay 25 homeless citizens $15 per hour to pick up litter around 40 of their litter hotspots, this not only helps with the litter problem but also helps the homeless people to start to turn their lives around.
Read MoreOver 100 volunteers including pupils and staff from local businesses helped clean up a beach in Dubai to mark the 10th World Clean Up Day. A team of snorkellers also joined the pick to clear litter from the waters, during the pick the volunteers picked up more than 60kg of rubbish.
Read MoreBack in June community groups across the city came together to tackle the big problem blighting the landscape in Philadelphia. During a 2 week blitz communities took down over 8500 signs, including fliers and adverts. The signs that were removed are going to be used by local artists and designers to create something useful and better to look at.
Read MoreMalborough, in New Zealand has the lowest amounts of litter across New Zealand, despite this good news, the town centre litter is increasing despite the council installing large amounts of litter bins. The stats for this town say that there is roughly around 15 items of litter per 1000 sqm even though there is a bin every 20 metres.
Read MoreThe Taj Mahal is one of 100 monuments in India that is set to go litter-free to help tackle the plastic pollution in the cities of Agra and Beyan, authorities at the Taj and other monuments will segregate plastic waste for recycling and advise visitors on how they can help tackle plastic pollution.
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