20 Ways To Improve Your Recycling Communications
We’ve come a long way when we talk about recycling. In most cities, recycling isn’t a new concept. Residents are often willing and enthusiastic followers of the reduce-recycle-reuse mantra. That doesn’t mean your job as a recycling communicator is done. In fact, it’s important to shift your focus, target your messaging, and tackle the issues […]
Meeting goals for diversion, operations the easy way
Even as municipalities continue to vie to recruit and retain solid waste drivers, they still have to keep a laser focus on the broader goals of their operations. Increasing landfill diversion, decreasing recycling contamination, and continually finding ways to do more with less are on everyone’s minds. Tools for fleet automation help streamline operations and […]
New Greenhouse Gas Reporting Requirements For Businesses To Come?
How will new rules from the US Securities and Exchange Commission affect waste businesses? They’re waiting to find out. According to a recent report from Waste Dive, the SEC’s proposed disclosure rules for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting have yet to be finalized – but many companies and industry organizations are already paying attention. […]
Buy Versus Build: The Pros and Cons of Outsourcing Development of Custom Waste Management Software Solutions
Discover the pros and cons of building vs. buying custom waste management software solutions to help you make the best decision for your needs and budget.
Driving Diversity: How Tech Can Help Haulers Recruit New Demographics
To fill drivers’ seats in solid waste as quickly as they’re being vacated, haulers need a new playbook. Appealing to the same audience by doing “business as usual” is no longer an option: It’s time to break down barriers to entry through digital technology — and welcome a younger, more diverse team to work behind […]
Driving Resilience: Fleet Solutions for Today, Preparing for Tomorrow
With fuel prices soaring and recession fears looming, future-proofing to the extent possible is on the minds of solid waste leaders everywhere. Forward-thinking haulers have used technology to help navigate COVID-19, and their resilience highlights a path forward: through the rest of the pandemic, and into the economic fray growing on the other side. The […]
Less Work, More Delight: Demand Management Increases Service And Efficiency
In an industry as labor intensive as solid waste and recycling, every bit of efficiency is an opportunity to decrease costs. Municipalities are recognizing that it’s not enough to simply do the same things faster. Technology provides a number of opportunities to not only increase efficiency, but actually provide a higher level of service with […]
Workflow Wiz: Industry Veteran Olivia Holmes Talks Shop, Software
For Oliva Holmes, helping folks in the waste industry manage their workflows is in her blood. The Associate Product Manager of Workflow and Billing for Routeware, Inc., got her start in the industry through her father in 2006 with RouteOptix Management Systems, Inc., now a Routeware company. The company was founded in Ontario. “He started […]
Digital Communications Reach a Diverse Minnesota Community
Effective communications are all about meeting people where they are. But what if those people speak several different languages? Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, has cracked the code. You have to figure out how to communicate in “terms that people can relate to,” says Tim Pratt, the city’s Recycling Manager with its Operations and Maintenance Department. Communication […]
Media Release: Routeware and Casella Waste Systems Reach Enterprise Agreement
PORTLAND (May 24, 2022) — Routeware, Inc., the trusted leader for solid waste technology solutions for smart cities and haulers across North America, has reached an enterprise agreement with Casella Waste Systems, Inc., equipping its collection fleet with tools to enhance efficiency, safety, and customer service. “We are very happy with the tools and efficiencies […]
