Haul Good - January 2023
Routeware, Inc.
Integrated waste and recycling technology for private haulers and municipalities.
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Happy new year, and welcome to the January edition of Haul Good!
We’re filling this month's issue with smart-tech resources to help you start the new year right.?
Check out our recap of the waste and recycling industry in 2022, access to our on-demand webinar on how to modernize customer communications with digital tools, and encouragement from other organizations like yours, who are doing more with less, balancing budgets, and providing excellent services to their communities.
From the City of Waterloo, Iowa to the University of Michigan, read on to learn how solid waste and recycling organizations are meeting today’s challenges with Routeware technology.
Our Customers Do Great Things
With the help of our technology, they serve their communities by providing essential waste and recycling services that protect our planet and generate profits to build a greener future for everyone.
City of Waterloo, Iowa
Learn how the City of Waterloo, Iowa used Routeware to reconcile accounts, recoup $11,000/ month in collection fees,?and save $2,600/month in landfill tipping fees.
Photo service enabled the City to enact and enforce a new ordinance around cart use and abuse.
“A lot of our savings came from recouping carts we were servicing but that were not being paid for.” Scott Brunson Sanitation Director
Waste & Recycling On-Demand Webinars
Stay current with the latest technology solutions across waste and recycling organizations.
Digital Collection Calendars: Modernizing Customer Communications
Addressing the No.1 question people have about waste: "When is my collection day?"
When your customers miss collection day, they will likely pick up the phone and call you -- tying up expensive resources. In addition, they'll be frustrated and disengaged, which leads to negative sentiment.?
The Collection Calendar helps private waste haulers free up phone lines, lower call volumes and enables their customers self-serve the information they need.
Going Big: How the City of Durham Scaled Service and Bulky Collection With Digital Tools
Join Brittany Loffredo, Account Executive at Routeware and special guest Jim Reingruber, Assistant Solid Waste Director for the City of Durham, North Carolina for a special on-demand webinar.
Learn how the City of Durham leverages digital communication to reduce call volumes & target top waste offenders.??
From the Routeware Blog
Improving Campus Recycling; Schools that communicate digitally about recycling and sustainability initiatives take the lead in environmental outcomes as well as student recruitment and retention. Read more.
Mistakes Haulers Make: Check the list to see if you’re making the same missteps as other growing haulers — and find out how to course-correct with smart technology and tools. Read more.
What We're Reading
?? Trying for an EPA recycling grant? Here's how to win A free webinar that offers tips for applicants. Read more.
?? Catch new industry docuseries by ISRI online: The six-episode web series, “Jobs of Tomorrow" focuses on the industry.Watch it.
?? People want bigger recycling carts: A new study says 70 percent of consumers throw away cardboard boxes because their recycling bins are full. Read more.
?? Waste industry fatalities dropped significantly in 2021: According to data collected by the US Department of Labor Statistics. Read more.
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