Collection container
Waste container monitoring connects collection containers and waste locks so that they report fill levels and emptying events in real time. Operators see which containers are full, plan collections accordingly and bill by actual use.
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Waste container monitoring for collection containers
For a municipal waste management company, doubleSlash maps the waste locks as digital twins in ActiveDB (bill-X). Emptying and event data is processed there in real time, and OpenInformer (bill-X) generates billing per unit. c-trace and Smartsquare are building an IoT platform based on the open MQTT protocol, open-source components and cloud services, designed to process at least 5 million vehicle events a day in real time and to feed a data lake. Stadtwerke Krefeld records container fill levels on ThingsBoard, and the city analyses them in its own user area.
The examples come from energy and environment and the public sector. The waste company, active in more than 230 cities, now bills on a pay-per-use basis and can view usage, utilisation and deviations of its roughly 250 connected sensors at any time. In Krefeld, the city uses the offering from Stadtwerke Krefeld, implemented with it-novum, to measure the fill levels of used clothing and waste paper containers. c-trace from Bielefeld, a specialist in IT for waste logistics, built the prototype with Smartsquare in four weeks and is now connecting new customers and newly developed sensor types.
Waste container monitoring: frequently asked questions
How does waste chute access control work for operators?
A connected waste lock records every emptying event precisely by device and time and sends the data to a platform. doubleSlash maps the locks as digital twins in ActiveDB, where event data is processed in real time. The operator can view usage, utilisation and deviations at any time. The data also forms the basis for billing, monitoring and later services such as predictive maintenance.
How does variable rate waste billing work with waste locks?
The emptying data from each waste lock is linked to customer master data and billing logic, so invoices are generated automatically per unit. For a waste company serving around 700,000 households, doubleSlash connected ActiveDB and OpenInformer from bill-X for this purpose. Pay-per-use billing is fair, transparent and traceable down to the individual unit. Automated processes replace manual steps in billing, operations and customer service.
How can a city measure waste container fill levels?
Sensors on the containers report the fill level to an IoT platform that the city administration can access. In Krefeld, the city measures the fill levels of used clothing and waste paper containers this way, alongside parking and environmental data. The data runs on ThingsBoard, which Stadtwerke Krefeld operates with it-novum. The administration sees the values in its own user area and produces its own analyses there.
How does demand-based waste collection work?
Sensors on the containers report fill level and usage, so collections can be planned according to demand. c-trace brings individual waste containers online alongside its vehicles for this purpose. In data-driven waste management, containers are emptied as needed and routes are optimised for lower emissions, fuel consumption and traffic. The platform is being built with Smartsquare on MQTT and cloud services, and dashboards show the status of individual sensors.
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