How a National Multifamily Operator Saved $300k+ with a Compactor Monitoring System

One national multifamily operator wanted to optimize their waste spend by deploying the DSQ Pioneer Compactor Monitor across select locations in their property portfolio. In 2025, the compactor monitoring system eliminated nearly 650 unnecessary hauls and returned more than $300,000 to the bottom line.

The Problem: Paying for Pickups, Regardless of Fullness

‍Managing waste across a large residential portfolio means coordinating dozens of compactors, multiple hauling contracts, and properties with different usage patterns and rate structures. Without real-time compactor fullness data, operations teams have no reliable way to know when it is ready for hauling. This lack of visibility means that pickups happen on schedule, whether the compactor is full or not.

The Solution: DSQ Pioneer Compactor Monitor

‍The operator deployed the DSQ Pioneer Compactor Monitor, a predictive monitoring system that tracks real-time fullness and predicts and self-schedules when the next pickup should happen. The monitor integrates directly with existing hauling workflows, enabling the operations team to replace schedule-based pickups with data-driven ones, without renegotiating contracts or changing equipment.

The Results: A Full Year of Impact

‍Across the monitored portfolio in 2025, the compactor fullness monitor delivered consistent, measurable results every month.

• 70% increased average pickup weight.
• 600+ avoided hauls (34% reduction).
• $300k+ saved in avoided hauling costs (39% reduction).
• 50% emissions reduction.

Savings were strongest at properties with higher per-haul contract rates, where the value of each eliminated pickup was greatest.

DSQ Pioneer Compactor Monitor

‍Large multifamily portfolios run dozens of compactors across properties with different usage patterns, hauling contracts, and rate structures. The DSQ Pioneer Compactor Monitor brings visibility and predictive scheduling to all of them, reducing unnecessary pickups, lowering hauling costs, and building the data foundation for smarter long-term waste management.

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