Case Study: National Variety Store Chain cuts waste costs and improves recycling with Rubicon

Manage Trash and Recycling in Remote, Hard to-access Areas

National Variety Store Chain partnered with Rubicon to improve trash and recycling management across 1,000 new stores opening each year in remote, hard-to-access locations. The retailer needed a waste management provider that could support its scale, consolidate billing across locations, centralize waste information, and help increase revenue from cardboard recycling rebates while improving sustainability tracking.

Rubicon implemented a data-driven waste management program using its platform to monitor store-level waste, schedule pickups only when weight thresholds were met, and provide visibility into recycling and waste trends. This helped National Variety Store Chain right-size equipment, optimize service, consolidate invoices under one platform, and gain better analytics, while reducing hauling fees and saving $1M in waste costs each year.