Case Study: National Grocer saves $1.3M with Waste Management's compactor optimization program

National Grocer saves $1.3M and cuts waste costs with Waste Management

The customer, a national grocer, faced the challenge of controlling waste spend across its 2,000+ stores. Manual monitoring of compactor fullness by store employees led to inconsistent tonnage per haul and extra costs. The grocer turned to vendor Waste Management and its National Accounts program for a strategy to increase compactor efficiency and generate savings.

Waste Management's solution involved ongoing load maximization, using real-time and historical data from its elements analytics platform to set target weights and optimize pickup schedules. This strategy, deployed over four years, saved the customer $1.3 million. It also helped maintain a haul rate more than 20% better than their previous provider and reduced the average cost per ton by 2%.

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