Vitoria-Gasteiz, PV
Municipality en País Vasco
Spain
Vitoria-Gasteiz, PV installs access-controlled organic waste bins across city neighborhoods
Municipal officials plan the installation of 873 access-controlled brown bins by the project's conclusion. Residents swipe their Municipal Citizen Cards or the Ireki mobile app to open bins for use. Each bin includes displays on the use of compostable bags along with a list of accepted items. Vitoria-Gasteiz stationed two staff members at the first bin in Lakua to assist bin users and explain how organic materials are turned into new products.
Vitoria-Gasteiz, PV
Spain
Vitoria-Gasteiz, PV employees shape future health technology with Sleep Smart City pilot
The city recruited 202 employees who have experienced trouble sleeping for the one-year study. Participants received sleep-tracking devices to gather daily health data. Half of the volunteers discuss their sleeping habits in weekly consultations with experts from Osakidetza. The control group receives weekly analyses of device data without consultations. The pilot's results will be used by IIS Bioaraba and Osakidetza for a virtual assistant dedicated to improved sleep.
Vitoria-Gasteiz, PV
Spain