The big five: Top revenue leaks for solid waste haulers — and how to plug them

Every business has blind spots, and hauling operations are no different. What if you could see what you’re missing? In 20 years of working with municipal and private haulers, our team of fleet automation professionals has made some of the same observations of revenue leaks again and again. We believe More »

We Work Hard—But Sudbury, Ontario, Works Harder

At ReCollect, we combine our technological know-how with our expertise in solid waste and recycling to create real change in the industry, one organization at a time. But while we work behind the scenes and with customers to meet our collective goals, our customers are busy putting in the real More »

Behind the Scenes: ReCollect Support Team Delivers Quality Solutions to Customers

Behind the scenes of our customers’ tools are our developers, support and data engineers, and others, who work tirelessly to create easy-to-use and cutting-edge products to fit our customers’ needs.

The Perfect Recipe for the Perfect Reroute

Reroutes tend to be one of the most daunting tasks recycling coordinators face. At ReCollect, we’ve worked with many municipalities that have completed program changes and reroutes, especially in 2020, and through our experience, we have come up with a recipe for success.

All Aboard the Tech Train – Government Digital Platforms in 2021

What opportunities can technology present for municipal solid waste professionals in 2021 and beyond?

Using Consumerist Technology to Clean-Up After Consumerism

“Alexa, can you save the planet?” Search in the 21st century has created a level of efficiency that has changed the course of humanity — it has never been so easy to access information. (Whether the most accessible information is the most accurate, of course, is another matter.) At the More »

ReCollect – A Culture of Security

In recent weeks, privacy and data have been at the forefront of the news. The first instance involved a wave of headlines about how social media platforms managed (or sometimes mismanaged) users’ data. More recently, your inbox has likely been flooded by technology companies updating user agreements to ensure they More »

Keep Calm and Recycle On

If you’re administratively involved in a recycling program you’ve likely come across the terms “China Ban” or “National Sword” at some point over the past year. The program is a Chinese government effort taking aim at imported recyclables. It imposes restrictions on some previously-accepted materials and bans others altogether. This More »

Chapter 2: Making sure your Technology Choices stay Relevant

Technology is not what it used to be. Remember when new “computer programs” were purchased on these shiny discs called “CD Roms?” You know the ones. You’d bring them home to install on your PC, and the instant you pressed ‘close’ on your disc drive there was already a newer, More »

Chapter 3: Maintaining your Recycling Brand: The Importance of White Labeling

Your recycling brand is your best friend. It offers credibility, consistency, and control over messaging. It allows you to build trust, share strong messages, and experiment with programs. A strong recycling brand delivers results with compound interest: the more you work with it, the stronger it becomes. To help your More »