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AI in Waste Management: Putting People at the Center of Smarter Operations

July 10, 2026

How municipal teams use AI in waste management for routing, contamination, and fleet upkeep, keeping people at the center.

Waste Collection Management During Natural Disasters: What Resilient Cities Do Differently

July 7, 2026

See what resilient cities do to keep waste collection management running during natural disasters, and what it takes to prepare for the next one.

Fleet Management Software for Solid Waste: What Running Without Data Is Costing You

July 6, 2026

Solid waste fleets that look adequate often hide inefficiencies only visible with route-level data. Here is what proper fleet management reveals.

Garbage Truck Route Optimization: Why Collection Is a Different Routing Problem

July 1, 2026

Standard routing software was never built for collection. See why garbage truck route optimization is a different problem and what it takes to solve it.

Local Government Reorganisation: What It Means for Waste and Environmental Services and the Technology Behind Them

June 30, 2026

Local Government Reorganisation is reshaping waste and environment services across England. Here's what councils need to know about navigating the transition — and where technology…

Why Multi-Family Residents Recycle Less — And What Actually Helps

June 29, 2026

Single-family residents recycle at twice the rate of apartment dwellers. Here’s why the gap persists — and the strategies that actually help municipalities close it.

From the Cab to the Cloud: A Conversation with Ryan Purcell, Technical Account Manager

June 22, 2026

Routeware TAM Ryan Purcell shares the metrics that matter most in SmartCity, where waste tech is heading, and why the best operators think beyond the…

Snow Plow Tracking: How Can Municipal Teams Run Winter Operations Better?

June 19, 2026

Snow plow tracking gives public works teams a live view of which streets are cleared, the data to manage a storm, and proof of service…

Waste Management Software: Buyer’s Guide for Waste Haulers

June 18, 2026

Disconnected systems cost waste operations time and money. See how a connected platform ties routing, service, and billing into one, and how to choose it.

How to Run Street Sweeping Operations Efficiently

June 17, 2026

Managing a street sweeping program without real-time visibility costs more than most cities realise. Here is how high-performing operations close the gap.

Route Optimization Software for Waste & Recycling Operations

June 15, 2026

What route optimization software is, how it works, its benefits, and how to choose the best one for waste and recycling operations.

Managing SB 1383 Is Harder Than It Looks. Is Your City Equipped to Handle It?

June 8, 2026

CalRecycle can demand 114 compliance records with just ten days' notice. Learn why spreadsheets can't keep up, and how Recyclist helps municipalities stay audit-ready year-round.

Devil in the Detail: Using Purpose-Built Software for Site Service Operations

June 1, 2026

Most site service operators outgrow their software before they realize it. Here's what running every line of service — and every location — from one…

Driven by Purpose: A Conversation with Nick Lidstone, Technical Account Manager

May 25, 2026

Nick Lidstone is a Technical Account Manager at Routeware, where he works with municipalities to help them get more from their waste management technology. This…

Good Routes Don’t Stay Good: The Case for Modern Route Management Software

May 18, 2026

Here’s something most fleet managers know but don’t always say out loud: the routes they’re running today probably made sense five years ago.