Global waste map

Find the right place for anything.

Search an item, choose your location and see verified disposal, recycling and reuse options on one map.

Nearest places

Prototype locations and indicators are illustrative. Production records require source URLs, verification dates and local authority confirmation.

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Recycling Special Reuse Reported

WasteSpot Item Finder

One object. One clear answer.

The item page explains the correct destination, preparation steps, prohibited actions and the nearest verified places that accept it.

Identify the item

Search by everyday name, material, category or common synonym.

Apply the local rule

The answer changes by city, postcode and collection operator.

Find a verified place

Show distance, accepted materials, opening hours and official source.

WasteSpot Rules + Atlas

Local instructions, global context.

Rules gives residents a source-verified answer for their city. Atlas turns public waste datasets into comparable country and city profiles.

Bucharest rules

Romania

Romania atlas

Country profile and comparison

Illustrative values are used in this prototype to demonstrate the interface. Production data should be imported with year, methodology, unit, coverage and source metadata.

Built for discovery

Three ways people arrive.

The map is the product. Search-friendly item, city and country pages are the acquisition layer that brings users into it.

Near-me searches

Users search for a specific place that accepts a specific item, with distance, hours and restrictions.

/recycle/batteries/bucharest

Item questions

Evergreen pages answer “how do I dispose of this?” and then hand the user to the map.

/items/how-to-dispose-of-a-mattress

Rules and comparisons

City rules and country profiles serve residents, researchers, media and public institutions.

/rules/london · /atlas/romania

Trust architecture

The answer must show its source.

Waste rules are local and change over time. Every operational answer should carry a source, area of validity, verification date and confidence status.

Verified before promoted

Unverified community records remain visually distinct from official locations.

Structured source metadata

Store the source URL, date checked, jurisdiction, accepted items and restrictions.

Community with moderation

Reports require duplicate checks, privacy controls, status tracking and evidence of resolution.

See dumped waste? Put it on the map.

Community reporting is a separate map layer with photo evidence, review status, cleanup updates and before/after history.