Traditionally, recycling companies work under contract to local authorities to collect and process waste materials. However, there has been significant growth in business waste collection because of EU legislation around packaging and landfill. Waste collection companies are providing a wider range of services as the environment becomes a boardroom issue for their customers.
New technologies are being introduced, such as RFID tagging on waste bins that allow the pick-up trucks to identify the location, type and volume of recyclable. This also allows a move to charging based on volume. People can inform collectors through the web that they have waste for collection, allowing companies to schedule and charge accordingly. Collecting and analyzing information is crucial for these advances but it also drives greater efficiencies and changes business and consumer behaviour.
Largely waste collection and recycling work like other distribution businesses, but the supply chain is different. Companies need software solutions that can manage a wide range of customers’ assets (such as containers, skips, compactors and weighbridges), multiple depots, vehicles, subcontractors and sorting centers. They also need to capture accurate compliance data for legal and self billing.
IBS’ Enterprise 6.0 integrated software makes information instantly available to everyone in the company and external customers and partners across the supply chain. It offers routing systems and mobile communications to optimize vehicle use, reduce costs and provide customers with the service they demand.
Legal rules are built into the software and it is designed to be flexible so that when new legislation is introduced, it will adapt.
IBS Enterprise 6.0 offers solutions for:
- Handling the relationships with the public, businesses and government agencies on the collection side and with business customers on the supply side
- Handling chargeable and non-chargeable contracts for the collection, processing, storage and delivery of waste
- Implementing complex pricing structures and contracts for services
- Handling purchases, orders, contracts and export management
- Managing the process of disposal and recycling and reporting this in line with legislation
- Managing drivers and vehicles for optimum efficiency
- Automating data capture and advanced KPI reporting
- Managing electronic interfaces with weighbridge systems to give you direct access to that information.