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Municipalities and haulers in need of qualified drivers have a card up their sleeves: technology. Fleet automation and green technology are helping haulers attract more diverse, talented and dependable drivers to operate collection vehicles. And drivers of trucks equipped with technology report many benefits, from less stress to ease of More »
At first blush, route optimization software can sound deceivingly simplistic: Input information, then export better routes for greater efficiency. This is all well and good, but there’s more to it than meets the eye. Growing haulers are discovering that route optimization not only saves resources and effort: It also can More »
Haulers everywhere have long been accustomed to meeting specific requirements when bidding on municipal contracts. But in 2019 the landscape shifted dramatically for haulers competing for work from the City of New York Department of Sanitation (DSNY). At that time, Local Law 199 (LL 199) established Commercial Waste Zones (CWZ) More »
In today’s Routeware Spotlight, we’ll get to know more about Laura Avolio, an integral part of the Routeware team. Working on the customer success side of the operation, she explains her favourite part of the job is “the people I get to work and interact with every day.” As an More »
Are you working to meet waste and recycling regulations? Do you wonder what each state requires when it comes to organic waste?
Read our update on the waste industry, including trends and compliance issues, for September 2022.
Rising insurance costs are nothing new for haulers, but add the ongoing labor shortage and fluctuating fuel prices to the mix, and it’s just one more way waste and recycling companies are feeling the pinch. Over the past 10 years, haulers have seen their insurance premiums rise by 47 percent, More »
Nestled in California’s San Joaquin Valley is American Refuse, an environmentally conscious waste company that runs more than 30 trucks, providing some 20,000 people with residential, commercial and industrial solid waste collection. From curbside pickups to roll-off rentals, American Refuse collects trash, recyclables and organics and green waste. The company More »
Lisa Seitz is in her ninth year with Routeware. Beginning as a data contractor, she now works as a BDR. As she says, she "hasn’t looked back since!"
Applying for and managing grants while improving and carrying out your solid waste and recycling programs can be tricky — but you have help.