In the province of Imperia, the summer brings important developments in waste management. AMAIE Energia e Servizi has decided to take a digital step forward in the environmental services offered across the area, strengthening its collaboration with the Junker app.

14 new municipalities and 82,000 additional residents served

A further 14 municipalities in the Imperia area are joining Sanremo and those already served by the app, providing 82,000 additional residents with a high-tech tool that is free to download and easy to use. The app allows users to find all the information needed to sort waste correctly, check door-to-door collection schedules, locate collection points, and access municipal environmental services with a single click.

Commitment to efficient and modern environmental services

AMAIE Energia e Servizi renews its commitment to delivering an efficient, modern service that responds to user needs, offering clear and immediate information to everyone who wants to comply with separate waste collection rules. Services are carried out regularly, and it is essential that both citizens and tourists know how to access them correctly.

AMAIE Energia e Servizi on collaboration and sustainability

“The hope,” the company states, “is that the use of this application will encourage increasingly concrete and responsible collaboration between users and the service operator, benefiting the urban environment and the sustainability of the territory.”

Recognising waste through barcodes

With Junker, users can access validated and geo-referenced information to correctly sort any type of waste. Thanks to an internal database of over 2 million products, the app can recognise packaging via barcode. Simply scan the code with a smartphone camera to instantly see which materials it is made of and how it should be disposed of.

Image recognition technology for waste identification

Alternatively, users can take a photo of the product. Using advanced image recognition technology, Junker identifies the object and the materials it contains.

Geolocation-based personalised information

Since recycling rules vary across Italy, Junker uses geolocation to personalise information based on the user’s location.

Useful at home and while travelling

This makes the app useful not only at home, to avoid fines, but also when travelling to another municipality for work or holidays.

All environmental services on your smartphone

Junker also offers a notification service that reminds users each evening which waste fraction will be collected the following day. In the case of public holidays, special initiatives or emergencies, the service operator or the municipal administration can quickly inform users through direct in-app messages.

Interactive map for special waste disposal

For waste that cannot be disposed of in household bins, such as expired medicines, batteries, textiles or electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), 

Junker displays the collection centre and all other drop-off points on an interactive map.

In Sanremo, one family out of two already uses it

Junker is currently the most advanced and widely used app for separate waste collection in Italy.

Nationwide adoption and downloads

To date, 3.5 million families have downloaded it, and over 3,500 municipalities nationwide, including 88 in Liguria, have chosen it as a technological partner to improve their environmental performance.

Junker in Sanremo since 2018

Among them is Sanremo, where the app was first introduced in 2018 to promote high-quality separate collection, not only among residents but also among the many tourists visiting the Riviera dei Fiori.

Usage data among Sanremo households

In Sanremo, Junker is used by 52% of resident households, which have recorded 70,000 product searches and 80,000 searches for points of interest.

Available in 13 languages and accessible to all

The Junker app meets the highest standards of usability. It is fully accessible to blind and visually impaired users and is easy to use for older people.

Multilingual information for tourists and foreign workers

All information is available in 13 languages, allowing tourists and foreign workers to separate waste correctly, just like permanent residents.

Environmental and economic benefits

“Thanks to Junker, it becomes easier for municipalities and service operators to comply with the quality and transparency standards set by ARERA, ensuring users have complete and immediate access to information,” explains Noemi De Santis, Communications Manager.

Benefits for circular economy and sustainability

“This creates optimal conditions to strengthen the central role of citizens in urban waste management and provides a ‘gentle push’ towards improving not only the quantity, but above all the quality of separate waste collection, which is essential for a more circular economy and a more sustainable society.”

Environmental and economic impact for the community

The benefits for the community are both environmental, through a reduction in CO₂ emissions, and economic, since cleaner separate collection leads to lower waste management costs for municipalities and higher revenues from materials consortia.

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