Waste Container Fill Level Monitoring

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What is waste container monitoring?

Fill level sensors don’t change what waste management is, but they refine how it gets done. The real value is in turning a rigid timetable into a responsive system. Waste trucks don’t drive blind. Sensors in bins or compactors tell the system when they’re full.

Overflowing bins create mess and complaints. Sensors give early warning. It shifts a system from reactive to proactive.

Over time, data builds a pattern: Which neighborhoods fill fastest, which times of year spike volume, where illegal dumping happens. That feeds back into better bin placement and smarter resource management.

Cutting down on wasted miles is not a “green” agenda push, it is pragmatic business optimization proces for a tough, often dirty, manual labor job.

Fill Level Sensors

Sensors purpose built for rugged use

Global service

Logging and transmission over Low Power LTE networks

Weight

Overall truck weight can be tracked in real time

Gain data insights

Data analysis on IoT platform or 3rd party tools

Our Partners

Project Start date

Project Start date

2025

Project goal

Project goal

Route and cost optimization of refuse collection

Global service

Project volume

more than 200 units

Products used

Configuration

GPS tracker inside

RFID tag tracking on containers allows the collection crew to optimize collection schedule

Level metering system

Ultrasonic sensors on containers allow fill levels to be monitored

Routing can be optimized depending on the route, resources available or based on capacity

Chosen solution benefits

  • Sensors are built for rugged environments
  • Refuse can be sorted more effectively
  • The processing facility can anticipate flow
  • Key resources and wastage can be tracked
  • Improved route management 
  • Overall fleet data in real time
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Data received

Data received

- Location
- Container ID and timestamp

System performance

- Once container is emptied the time and location is logged
- Low power solution
- Over 99.99% uptime

Project benefits

Project benefits

- Increased Energy Efficiency
- Routing improved
- Remote Analytics

Project Results

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