Creative MicroSystems

Revolutionizing Waste Management with Weigh-in-Motion Technology

Project Overview

The holy grail for the waste management industry has been being able to charge customers by weight not by the load. Waste management companies must pay the MURF / landfill by the pound for the waste that they deliver for containment. If a 30-yard container is full of feathers it weighs significantly less than a 30-yard container that is full of concrete. The hauler must pay based on the weight of their loads but traditionally have billed by the container which can lead to a significant disparity in profit.


Solution

  • Built a hardware and software ecosystem that transformed waste management vehicles into portable scales
  • Developed analytics, reporting, alerting and management solution as a multi-tenant SaaS platform
  • Created a mobile data collection application for in-vehicle route management, route optimization, container tracking and cellular communications
  • Implemented a SaaS Platform to deliver data, analytics, billing, route management, asset management, and vehicle tracking

Results

  • Enabled accurate weight-based billing for waste management services
  • Improved operational efficiency through route optimization
  • Enhanced asset tracking and management capabilities
  • Provided real-time data analytics for better decision making