Case Study: Recology exceeds California waste mandates with RouteSmart Technologies

Recology exceeds California’s waste mandate with RouteSmart, reaching 80% diversion

Recology, a resource recovery company serving San Francisco, faced the challenge of completely overhauling its waste collection routing system to meet a stringent California mandate for 75% waste diversion. This required a revolution in their operations, switching from single-use vehicles to a new fleet of dual-use garbage and recycling trucks and separate organics waste vehicles. To achieve this, they turned to RouteSmart Technologies for its route optimization software.

RouteSmart provided the solution by enabling Recology to efficiently reroute its entire San Francisco fleet, specifically addressing the needs of a dense urban environment with geographical challenges. The implementation was a collaborative success, leading to measurable results: Recology helped the city exceed its recycling goal, reaching an 80% diversion rate from landfills. Furthermore, RouteSmart's waste management route optimization generated significant cost savings, such as reducing overtime by approximately $7,000 per week at one subsidiary.

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