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A growing population, urbanization and a scarcity of resources are only a few key issues causing social and environmental problems in the 21st century. Luckily, many green initiatives and sustainable solutions are being implemented in urbanized areas.     Using … Read More

Restaurant and hotel owners are becoming increasingly concerned with the amount of food wasted each year. Many are taking significant steps towards reducing waste and optimising their systems to deal with the capacity. Technological developments and innovations have the ability … Read More

As cities across the world are looking for ways to secure sustainable growth, dynamic routing has introduced a new generation of residential and commercial waste collection. Dynamic need-based pickups, as opposed to static, scheduled routes, can lead to huge savings … Read More

The residential sector faces significant challenges concerning shaping their practices toward a more green and sustainable profile. A key area of concern is that of waste management. With a current system that leads to increased costs, overflowing bins, and noise … Read More

Commercial and industrial facilities of different sizes produce significant amounts of waste every day. Monitoring the waste volume and establishing a matching system for trash collection is not the priority for most organizations.     However, facility managers and business … Read More

One of the biggest challenges for waste management planners is keeping track of their assets. It often involves the time-consuming process of coordinating large quantities of bins, containers and vehicle. This is usually done manually or using outdated spreadsheets, leading … Read More

Inefficient pickups, overflowing containers, wasted time and resources means many are turning away from traditional waste management and using smart enabling technologies. However, making the switch to an IoT powered solution may seem like a daunting task for some.  Waste … Read More