High Rise Office Tower Reduces Trash Hauls by 42%

High Rise Office Building Waste Management Challenges

A Pennsylvania high rise office building was executing a 2x weekly haul schedule on both waste & recycling compactors, even though their tonnage data did not justify this double pickup. This schedule also meant the compactor was often missing from the dock, leading to double handling of waste materials.

This indicated an opportunity for both cost savings and better operational efficiency.

The Solution: Compactor Monitoring

The office tower installed Pioneer Compactor Monitors on both the waste and recycling compactors. Usage patterns were observed to better understand how and when the Clean Crew was using the compactor equipment.

Utilizing the Pioneer Compactor Monitor's data, the team switched from the 2x weekly haul schedule to an on-call schedule. Pickups were automatically requested only when compactors were predicted to reach their target fullness.

The Results of the Pioneer Compactor Monitors

Reduced Hauling Frequency

Trash Hauls were reduced by more than 42%. Recycling hauls were cut by more than 73%. These results were achieved without impacting operations, overloading the compactors or adding management burden.

Improved Cleaning Crew Efficiency

Prior to Pioneer, the cleaning crew had to double-handle the trash. They would stage trash on the dock, continue with their cleaning tasks, and return later to load the trash into the compactor when it returned from the landfill run.

Hauling less often meant the compactors were at the dock, available to load, for an additional 8+ hours per week—an entire shift.

The Compactor Monitoring System Impact

The Pioneer Compactor Monitor creates a predictive hauling schedule based on real-time insights for any waste and recycling compactor. Want to see the impact a Pioneer Monitor would have for your operations? Calculate your expected results with the Savings Calculator.

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