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Globally, Suez Group, every day has more than 11,000 vehicles on the road so optimising waste collection routes are of the utmost importance. The global waste collection activities have an annual value of one billion euro. Optimising a few per cent can yield substantial cost-saving and, depending on the collection activity, result in a 3% to 5% increase in productivity per country.

Flexibility is key. This becomes clear from the webinar on multi-level price management for metal recycling companies, in which Christian Pollklesener, Head of Professional Services at AMCS in Germany, explains the endless possibilities of the AMCS Recycling Software and also shows how easy it is to work with.

Waste and recycling containers are a lot like socks: they tend to meander and mismatch. But when it comes to keeping track of assets in the field, there’s no room for cold feet, as slow or inaccurate container identification opens the door to roaming receptacles and mischarge spectacles.

Just as sinister sorcerers sweep the air each October 31st, solid waste collectors sweep up afterwards. But under COVID’s specter, this year’s Halloween haul is sure to be different. How many people will participate in Halloween 2020, and where and what will they consume and dispose?

Alleen de planning checken en eventueel add-hoc orders toevoegen. Meer hoeft planner Herwin van den Hengel van Omrin niet de doen om de geoptimaliseerde inzamelroutes voor die dag definitief te maken. Op basis van het vulgraadniveau van de ondergrondse containers zijn de nacht ervoor de inzamelroutes automatisch gepland en geoptimaliseerd.

Households waste collectors can boost both productivity and efficiency by using innovative technologies such as the Internet of Things, smart sensors and forecasting algorithms. This is evident from a webinar presented by Intelligent Optimisation Solution Advisor Rogier de Klein during the eREC virtual tradeshow.

AMCS legacy software customers can transition to innovative AMCS Platform in a relatively short period of time. To guarantee a successful transition to AMCS Platform an advanced standardized Transition Project Program has been built executing the go-live on Platform in well-overseen phases.

The awareness that Industry 4.0 is going to change the way waste and recycling companies operate, has grown significantly. So much is clear for AMCS CMO Mark Abbas who participated in a panel discussion during the virtual tradeshow eREC. “The last few years there is a change within the market resulting in a big catchup in the industry at the moment. For instance, we have seen this with the rise of predictive analytics and real-time dispatching of pickups based on predicting filling grades of containers.

De dagelijkse operationele processen voor afvalinzameling en -verwerking uitvoeren alsof er geen Covid-19 is. Dat kan met innovatieve technologieën. Een op SaaS- en gebaseerd IT-systeem dat in de cloud draait, biedt personeel de mogelijkheid om overal te werken, ongeacht de locatie.

Digital technologies have raised customer expectations for responsive, seamless online services and information-enriched products. Many companies are struggling to meet those expectations and will continue to struggle unless they embrace enterprise architecture. This is what Jeanne Ross and Cynthia Beath write in a publication in MIT Sloan Management Review. In the article the authors shed their light on the importance of an enterprise architecture and what this means for business.

Chauffeurs ondersteunen die ‘en route’ zijn om minicontainers te legen. Dit is een van de belangrijkste voordelen van GPS-matching, een standaardfunctionaliteit van AMCS Mobile Workforce. Door het inzamelproces te automatiseren is het werk van de chauffeur minimaal en worden er minder fouten gemaakt. Ook neemt de routetijd af en gaat de facturatie sneller hetgeen een positief effect heeft op de cashflow.

Digitalisatie is de sleutel tot ‘smart city-concepten’. Fijnmazige digitale netwerken verbinden distributiehubs, logistieke toeleveringsketens en systemen voor het afwikkelen van verkeersstromen. Door de volgende generatie technologie, zoals cognitieve sensoren met ingebouwde intelligentie, kunnen deze digitale netwerken in de nabije toekomst met elkaar communiceren. Hiermee effenen slimme sensoren de weg voor nieuwe bedrijfsmodellen, ook voor innovatieve concepten voor afvalmanagement.

A comprehensive coverage of all business processes in metal recycling. The AMCS Metal Recycling Software provides exactly that. That is clear from the presentation of Christian Pollklesener, Head of Professional Services, AMCS Germany, during the eREC 2020 virtual tradeshow. In this webinar, he explains what this means in detail and how this can be a great asset for metal recycling companies.

Digital transformation integrates digital technologies, creating a new eco-system where your processes work together to create real value. This isn’t simply about technology, however. It’s a cultural change too. It’s embracing empowerment through digitalisation.

What are the chances your decisions, based on that information, will maximise profitability? Basing decisions on outdated information will mean you either over-react or under-react. To get it right, you need real-time data and analytics to tell you what it means. This is business intelligence. AMCS Platform supports solutions that handle your end-to-end operations. One critical solution is AMCS Analytics, which drives insight into your business, enabling you to make smarter decisions.

Met uw eigen infrastructuur legt u zich alleen maar vast, en ook nog eens op een dure manier. Om te beginnen vereist het een aanzienlijke kapitaalinvestering vooraf – geen probleem, als dat in uw begroting past. Het probleem zit hem echter in de onvermijdelijke verborgen kosten bij de uitvoering.

Nu de wereld na de lockdowns en crisis weer langzaam op gang komt, zijn stabiliteit en continuïteit voor het midden- en kleinbedrijf belangrijker dan ooit. Dit geldt zeker voor de commerciële en industriële afvalindustrie, een sector waar continue verandering kenmerkend is voor het werk.

De wereldwijde economische crisis van 2020 vraagt om strategische antwoorden. Als u in eerste instantie wilt besparen op de kosten, overweeg dan goed waar u kunt snijden. PricewaterhouseCoopers benadrukt dat u op dit moment niets wilt doen dat uw klantrelaties kan schaden. Die relaties zijn namelijk juist nu bijzonder belangrijk. Sterker nog: hoe beter uw klantrelaties zijn, hoe veerkrachtiger uw bedrijf zal kunnen meebewegen met de veranderende marktomstandigheden.

Tot 2050 verdubbelt het aantal mensen dat in steden woont. Dat heeft de Europese Commissie becijferd. De schattingen zijn dat, als gevolg hiervan de komende tien jaar wereldwijd de hoeveelheid afval verdubbeld. Deze alsmaar aandikkende afvalstroom vraagt om een duurzame afvalinzameling en -verwerking.

Commercial & Industrial waste management companies can no longer afford manual processes. The world has become too unpredictable, which means companies need to be agile enough to change direction in a moment’s notice.

The biggest challenges facing the waste management industry are ineffective collections, irregular waste pickups and the efficient sorting of waste

De AMCS Group heeft het programma aangekondigd voor de presentaties die industrie-experts geven tijdens de eREC, de Digital Recycling Expo and Conference for Circular Economy and Waste Management. AMCS is een van de toonaangevende internationale bedrijven die deelnemen aan deze virtuele vakbeurs van 31 augustus tot en met 4 september.

Kunnen gemeenten nieuwe ‘smart city-concepten’ ontwikkelen en werken aan duurzaamheid terwijl ze tegelijkertijd de inzamelroutes voor huishoudelijk afval efficiënter plannen? “Ja”, is de stellige mening van Gerard Kissane die meer dan tien jaar ervaring heeft in de afval- en recyclingindustrie. “Dat kan door het implementeren van innovatieve technologieën, zoals intelligente optimalisatie.”

Afvalinzameling is vaak zeer complex en is er in alle soorten en maten: van de inzameling van huishoudelijk afval in ondergrondse containers of minicontainers tot de inzameling van bedrijfsafval met rol- en afzetcontainers. “Elke vorm van afvalinzameling heeft zijn eigen specifieke proces en planning”, zegt Maurice van den Heuvel die jarenlang ervaring heeft in de afvalindustrie. “Allemaal vragen ze om hun eigen type planning, beheer en ondersteuning.”

Due to the algorithm developed by AMCS, Germany’s second-largest recycling company can meet the increasingly complex planning demands for the operation with over 2.000 vehicles everyday servicing around 200.000 customer contact points.

Mitigating operational, financial, health and safety risk. Through the real-time exchange of data with the centralised enterprise management system, the in-cab device of AMCS Mobile Workforce delivers waste and recycling companies exactly that.

A key principle of recycling is that you get out what you put in. Quality in, quality out is a mantra we often hear from reprocessors. It’s a challenge for a paper or card-recycling mill to make it happen. Figures vary from country to country, but typically 70-75 per cent of paper and card is recycled in European countries and around 65 per cent in the United States. As the various grades of paper-based products make their way on the recycling journey, these are often mixed with other materials. This is true even where there are specialised containers for collecting paper and cardboard.

Completely automating all operational and administrative processes; all the way from the back end of the truck to billing customers based on paid by service using RFID technology for weighing. AMCS Platform enables AES, the Irish leading provider of waste management and services, to streamline the entire operation.

The paper and forest-products industry is steadily growing and transforming, as the types of products demanded across the globe continue to evolve. As we drive towards a circular economy, the industry has to invest more in recycling. Today, this means applying cutting-edge technology to a complex process.

Papier- en kunststofrecyclers kunnen sterker uit de huidige crisis komen. Dit is de stellige overtuiging van de in Madrid gestationeerde Gerard Kissane. “Het in kaart brengen van inkomende en uitgaande logistieke processen kan aangeven waar verbeteringen mogelijk zijn en hoe dat bijdraagt aan groei en grotere marges.”

The turmoil caused by COVID-19 and subsequent restrictions have caused waste and recycling business models to change instantly. "Technology can provide assistance, but companies really need to review the entire process."

Bedrijfs- en huishoudelijk afval aanzienlijk efficiënter inzamelen. Dat kan door masterroutes continu te optimaliseren. Bedrijven besparen daardoor kosten en kunnen met dezelfde inzamelvoertuigen meer routes rijden

Can the planning department cut down from 50 to 10 planners? “Yes is the answer to this question by centralising the planning with intelligent optimisation”, according to Madrid based Gerard Kissane who has over 10 years of experience in the waste industry.

Veel verschillende afvalfracties die elk hun eigen eisen stellen aan de afvalinzameling. Door deze logistieke complexiteit is het voor afvalinzamelaars een uitdaging om efficiënt te plannen.

Een volwaardige vakbeurs, maar dan online. Die beleving biedt de eREC, de Digital Recycling Expo and Conference for Circular Economy and Waste Management. De virtuele beurs vindt plaats van 31 augustus tot en met 4 september.

Direct reageren op veranderende prijzen of marktfluctuaties. Dat kunnen metaalrecyclers met de AMCS Recycling Software door het real-time uitwisselen van data.

The ability to be more agile while improving the digital engagement of customers are two of the major changes for the waste and recycling industry caused by the current Covid-19 crisis. This is evident from a comment from Jimmy Martin, CEO and co-founder of the AMCS Group in a podcast hosted by Waste360.

AMCS heeft met de 8.3-versie van Platform voor de tweede keer dit jaar een baanbrekende release gelanceerd die de afval- en recyclingindustrie een enorme toegevoegde waarde biedt.

Efficiënter werken door alle processen binnen één systeem over alle locaties te stroomlijnen. Die mogelijkheid biedt de AMCS Recycling Software. Bedrijven vergroten daarmee hun omzet en marges terwijl ze tegelijkertijd kosten besparen en risico’s verminderen.

Two of the major opportunities for the aggregates industry are the rapid industrialisation and urbanisation in developing economies and the increasing mega construction projects across the globe.

Ensuring all work is billed by charging customers for additional lifts, or overweight and contaminated bins. With this, AMCS Mobile prevents revenue leakage while also mitigating financial risks.

Een compleet gedigitaliseerd proces zonder dat er één vel papier aan te pas komt. Dit is een van de voordelen voor metaalrecyclers die met een mobiele app op de werf de inkomende materialen beoordelen en sorteren.

With a series of short (and free) webinars, the AMCS Group will spotlight the building materials and construction industry, focusing on optimising the distribution of ready-mix concrete, cement and aggregates.

Hoe kan AMCS Mobile Workforce in deze tijden het op afstand werken ondersteunen? Deze en andere vragen beantwoorden internationale experts op 3 juni a.s. tijdens het eerste live webinar over dit onderwerp.

Delivering end-to-end operational visibility to the waste and recycling industry. AMCS Analytics provides a state-of-the-art analytics solution to determine the profitability of services, operations and customers.

How can AMCS Mobile Workforce support remote workers? These and other question will be answered by industry-expert on June 3 during the first live AMCS webinar about this topic.

A 100% clear insight into the overall operations is just one of the significant benefits for the Municipality of Groningen of using the integrated solutions from AMCS Platform.

Execute all operational processes with one integrated IT system. With AMCS Enterprise Management waste and recycling companies are able to automate and digitise their complete workflow in one seamless process: from 'order to cash'.

Handling a highly complex and dynamic planning puzzle while at the same time optimising routes whilst executing daily schedules. It is beyond dispute that a state-of-the art technology, as intelligent optimisation is, is required to handle this complexity for multiple locations, multiple products and multiple vehicle types.

A fully digital process without one sheet of paper required. This is one of the major benefits for metal recyclers of mobile material grading, an integrated part of the AMCS Recycling Software.

The Spotlight Series focusses on AMCS-customers in the global waste and recycling industry. Two blog posts in de series highlight UK-based William Tracey Group and the US-based Russel Reid and how they benefit from the added value of the integrated IT system provided by AMCS Platform.

Save an extraordinary amount on costs and at the same time, significantly improve efficiency. With an integrated IT system waste and recycling companies can increase their turnover and margins. This is evident from a case study by the American-based Russell Reid & Mr. John which, with the end-to-end solution, also improves the customer experience while at the same time reduces call centre costs.

Committed to delivering a much faster and excellent customer support experience. With this, the brand-new Customer Support Portal is highly improving end-customer service levels.

De kennis van ervaren chauffeurs beschikbaar voor tijdelijke of nieuwe chauffeurs. Dit is een van de voordelen van guided navigation dat chauffeurs begeleidt bij de routes die vooraf zijn opgenomen

De planningstijd aanzienlijk verkorten en daarmee de kosten verlagen. Dit zijn twee van de voordelen als afval- en recyclingbedrijven dynamisch plannen en routes optimaliseren.

Ervaren chauffeurs die hun kennis over de routes voor afvalinzameling digitaal delen. Dit is een van de voordelen van guided navigation. “Een route wordt eenmalig opgenomen en is daarna digitaal beschikbaar op het mobiele apparaat van alle andere collega's.

Het 10 tot 20 procent efficiënter plannen van routes voor de inzameling van huishoudelijk en bedrijfsafval. Dat kan, blijkt uit praktijkresultaten in Zweden, Ierland en België.

Alle operationele processen van drie verschillende locaties monitoren en op basis daarvan tijdig bijsturen. Dat kan het Duitse Karle Recycling met de AMCS Recycling Software.

Alle informatie over orders, routes en voertuigen continu up-to-date. Die mogelijkheid biedt AMCS Mobile Workforce door het real-time uitwisselen van gegevens tussen het mobiele apparaat in de wagen en de backoffice.

Kennis van ervaren chauffeurs over de meest efficiënte routes digitaal beschikbaar voor collega's. Voor Veolia Duitsland is dit een van de belangrijkste voordelen van guided navigation.

The AMCS Customer Portal 2.0 release delivers added value to operators by automating more customer interactions and ensuring a consistent, branded and positive customer experience with each engagement.

Het beperken van gezondheids- en veiligheidsrisico's voor chauffeurs in de afval- en recyclingindustrie.

More cities in Spain are looking at the possibility of collecting household waste streams separately or on a door-to-door basis. With this, the country is aiming to meet the EU goals to recycling 50% of the household waste in 2020.

In this rapidly changing world customers are expecting a 24/7 responsive and user-friendly self-service demanding full operational insight and agility. Companies lacking responsiveness risk a fortune and put stress on their organisation.

Sneller kunnen plannen terwijl er tegelijkertijd meer rust op de planning is omdat er niet meer met chauffeurs over orders hoeft te worden gebeld. Dit is voor Omrin een van de voordelen van het dynamisch plannen en route-optimalisatie van het ledigen van ondergrondse containers

Setting a goal of Zero Waste must start somewhere. The City of Fort Collins started at 50% and made a compelling business case on taking it further by estimating $6.5M worth of valuable resources thrown away every year in Fort Collins alone (Zero Waste Associates, 2013). As the City of Fort Collins, the first step is identifying a goal and then establish a plan on how to reach that goal.

De recycling van metaal, papier en kunststof volledig digitaliseren en automatiseren. Dat kan met de AMCS Recycling Software.

Simplify your onboarding process, speed-up user adoption and ensure best practice use of applications.

De inzameling van de bouw- en sloopafvallogistiek is complex, daardoor is optimalisatie van de planning en de routes een uitdaging, De oplossing is het automatiseren en optimaliseren van de planning en routes intelligente optimalisatie.

Real-time toegang tot alle informatie, 24 per dag, het hele jaar door. Afvalinzamelaars en -verwerkers die hun klanten klokje rond met een customer portal service bieden, profiteren van een serie aan voordelen,

De hoeveelheid restafval verminderen en tegelijkertijd meer grondstoffen inzamelen, zoals plastic, papier en glas. Dit is een van de doelen van omgekeerd inzamelen. Burgers brengen hun restafval zelf naar de ondergrondse containers die worden geleegd op basis van slimme technologieën en route-optimalisatie.

AMCS DAT empowers 24/7 assistance-free weighbridge operations increasing asset utilisation, reducing operating costs and improving the service to customers by facilitating self-service weighing at any time and any location.

Orders onderweg mobiel afhandelen met een Android-tablet. Dat kan met AMCS Mobile, de totaaloplossing voor mobiel ordermanagement. Afvalinzamelaars- en verwerkers profiteren daardoor van een serie aan voordelen, waaronder efficiënter inzamelen, kosten besparen en het verbeteren van hun marges.

Uitbreiding en verbetering van de operationele afvallogistiek en klantenbeheer. Dat zijn twee van de belangrijkste veranderingen in AMCS Platform 8.2. Ook biedt deze versie een sterk verbeterde klantervaring. Dit zegt Elaine Treacy, Global Product Director van AMCS, in een interview op de website

With the 8.2 release of AMCS Platform, the casual customer onboarding process has been greatly improved and enhanced facilitating waste and recycling operators to onboard their end-customers much more quickly.

Getting the job done. Drivers using AMCS Mobile know what they are talking about. With their in-cab android mobile device they are handling all of their daily orders in real-time while on the road.

In this guide, Ken Tierney, Product Manager AMCS, offers input and advice for choosing an in-cab mobile solution for your fleet.

The AMCS Group is the first company in the waste and recycling industry to be awarded the Microsoft Azure IP Co-Sell Ready status. With this partnership waste and recycling companies are guaranteed the advantage of the cloud for improving their operational efficiency, business agility, scalability and security of their systems.

Tijdens de IFAT die van 4 tot en met 8 mei plaatsvindt in München, demonstreert de AMCS Group als enig deelnemend bedrijf een compleet geïntegreerd IT-platform voor de afval- en recyclingindustrie.

“This release amongst other things revolves around smart user experience, enhanced recycling capabilities and improved customer management”, as Elaine Treacy, Global Product Director of AMCS, points out.

Processen continu optimaliseren om klanten de groots mogelijke toegevoegde waarde te kunnen blijven bieden. Volgens CEO Ralph Wager van het Duitse Kaatsch Recycling is dat een van de belangrijkste drivers van het bedrijf, gespecialiseerd in metaalrecycling. “Slimme software is daarbij essentieel", blijkt uit de video die de AMCS Group maakte. “Ik ben er van overtuigd dat digitalisering recyclingbedrijven een onderscheidend concurrentievoordeel geeft. Dat is nu al zo, maar zal in de toekomst nog belangrijker worden."

February 2020 the AMCS Group is launching the first of three major software releases this year of AMCS Platform bringing new benefits to the waste and recycling industry. AMCS is worldwide the leading ICT specialist for waste and recycling, investing heavily in its innovative Azure-based SAAS software, AMCS Platform.

Organisatiebreed alle operationele processen digitaliseren en automatiseren. Dat kan met AMCS-AFAS Hybride ERP, de strategische samenwerking tussen AFAS Software en de AMCS Group. AMCS-AFAS Hybride ERP werkt als één systeem, zegt Frank Dusée, salesmanager Central Europe bij de AMCS Group. ‘Het biedt afvalinzamelaars en verwerkers niet alleen een totaaloplossing voor de complete afvallogistiek, inclusief route-optimalisatie en recycling van papier, karton en metaal. Ook voorziet het geïntegreerd ERP-systeem in het automatiseren van de totale administratie: van CRM, HRM tot financials. In totaal zijn er negen koppelingen die standaard worden onderhouden. Bedrijven in de afvalindustrie zijn daardoor altijd verzekerd van een optimaal functionerend systeem, inclusief updates, upgrades en nieuwe functionaliteiten die er bij komen.’ >> Foto: Met AMCS-AFAS Hybride ERP digitaliseren en automatiseren bedrijven, zoals GP Groot, organisatiebreed hun complete afvallogistiek en alle administratieve processen.

Pay Murray, C&D industry expert at AMCS answers five questions about improving your processes in C&D waste management.

Bouw- en sloopafval is een van de grootste afvalstromen in de afvalinzameling en -recycling. Veel van nieuwe secundaire grondstoffen die dat oplevert, zoals metalen, glas, hout en beton, kunnen opnieuw worden gebruikt. Behalve dat dit bijdraagt aan duurzaamheid levert het ook een kostenbesparing op. Tijdens een webinar op 11 februari belichten experts van de AMCS Group oplossingen specifiek voor recyclers van bouw- en sloopafval. Centraal daarbij staan het verbeteren van de efficiëntie van de afvallogistiek en het vergroten van duurzaamheid van processen. Het thema van het webinar sluit aan op EU-beleid. Om de slag te maken naar een circulair Europa scherpt Brussel de richtlijnen voor recycling in 2024 verder aan, onder meer voor bedrijfsafval en niet-gevaarlijk industrieel afval.

Insight to the state of the global waste and recycling management industry: challenges, trends and strategies at work.

Recycling Kombinatie (Reko) gaat alle operationele processen digitaliseren en automatiseren met AMCS-AFAS Hybride ERP. Het gaat zowel om de totale afvallogistiek als de complete financiële administratie, zegt Frank Dusée, salesmanager Central Europe bij de AMCS Group. ‘Reko werkte al met de afval- en recyclingsoftware van AMCS en de AFAS-software, en stapt nu over op het all-in abonnement. Daardoor kan het bedrijf gebruikmaken van alle negen standaard koppelingen waar AMCS-AFAS Hybride ERP in voorziet.’

Prijsfluctuaties en veranderende wet- en regelgeving. Het zijn voorbeelden van de dynamiek in de recyclingsector voor papier, kunststof en metaal. Flexibiliteit is voor recyclingbedrijven een voorwaarde om in de beweeglijkheid van de grondstoffenmarkt hun marges te behouden, stelt Gerard Kissane, binnen de AMCS Group verantwoordelijk voor sales en business development in Spanje en Portugal. Alleen het beheren en voorspellen van de voorraad is daarvoor volgens hem geen optie. ‘Papier-, kunststof- en metaalrecyclers moeten op een heel andere manier naar hun dagelijkse operatie gaan kijken.'

Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) represents the highest single activity for producing waste in the EU. Many of the materials we generate as part of CDW have high resource value, such as metals, glass, wood and concrete. Yet, too much of these materials are going to waste. Clearly, this is not sustainable.

Van Dalen Huissen gaat alle operationele bedrijfsprocessen digitaliseren en automatiseren met AMCS-AFAS Hybride ERP.

Met en mobiele oplossing op de wagen kunnen bedrijven efficiënter werken en resultaten verbeteren. Productmanager Ken Tierney geeft vijf praktische tips.

In the waste and recycling industry, whoever is generating the waste tends to be analyzed first and given that millennials are the largest group currently contributing to the waste stream.

Het automatisch verwerken van inkoop- en verkoopopdrachten. Dat kan Holland Recycling met de standaard AMCS Recycling-software. Het bedrijf heeft daarmee alle logistieke en administratieve processen geautomatiseerd en gedigitaliseerd.

The materials recycling sector is incredibly complex. For instance, as part of the European Commission’s strategy, changes in design and manufacturing will enable higher rates for recycling plastics so that by 2030, more than half of the material’s waste generated will be recycled.

The valuable insight provided from AMCS’ software allowed Piney Woods Sanitation to analyze their performance in order to grow the business.

The development of smart cities is growing at a dizzying pace. Expenditure worldwide is projected to exceed U.S. $158 billion by 2022, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC).

Recycling 2019 was een succes. Na de overname van PieterBas Automatisering door de AMCS Group was dit de eerste gezamenlijke deelname aan een vakbeurs.

Recycling waste is an important way to reduce the waste of resources, pollution and CO2-emissions.

Insight into ways you can improve the quality and evaluation process at your facility.

Part of creating a Circular Economy for a sustainable planet involves recycling and waste reduction.

Routes logischer plannen waardoor ondergrondse containers efficiënter worden geleegd. Dat is voor Omrin een van de belangrijke winstpunten van route-optimalisatie.

Orders voor het inzamelen van gebruikte autobanden compleet automatiseren en digitaliseren. Daarin slaagde het Amerikaanse Liberty Tyre Recycling samen met de Boston-vestiging van de AMCS Group.

In this article we sat down with Arun Ramaraj, Product Manager of AMCS Platform for Municipals, to learn his thoughts on 5 of the most commonly asked questions asked by municipal customers.

Planning the required inventory for production or material slot sales can be a bit of a nightmare. How can processes be improved?

Metal crime is growing problem in Ireland and the UK. How can scrap dealers do more to protect their yard workers, property and infrastructure?

Only 5% - 9% of all plastic manufactured in the world is being recycled. The battle against plastic pollution is here - what's your move?

Read the interview with Mark Abbas from AMCS about paper recycling in the digital edition of Global Recycling.

The recent changes in the recycling commodity market underline one very dirty problem with the current global recycling system – contamination. The vast majority of recyclable material which was being collected and shipped over-seas was filled with contaminated material.

Companies with clear Corporate Social Responsibility mandates are on the right track with ways of working that support a circular economy, and operating under the three Rs: reduce, recycle, and reuse.

Are You Joining the Zer0-Waste Movement? What is Zero Waste? And why has it become such a relevant subject across cities and individuals across the globe? The overarching goal of Zero-Waste is about eliminating the accumulation of waste in landfills. It is about re-evaluating the structure of our current economy and lifestyles, with hopes to evolve into a more circular one. It's about saving our planet.

Are disparate systems slowing down your waste and recycling operations? The Waste and Recycling Industry is highly competitive and quite complicated with all its moving parts. Especially now in a rapidly changing recycling commodities landscape, there is more demand on waste and recycling businesses to operate at peak efficiency.

By rethinking what we throw away we can reverse the prevailing mindset of the proverbial disposable society. We all need to promote recycling and pressure our governments to do the same, while encouraging the sustainable trade of recyclable materials to green-driven companies across the world.

Ultimately, waste management companies are only really left with two choices. Either they carry on as they are and pray that they are able to manage any disruption when it occurs, or they are proactive and make changes that can both protect their businesses and support its continued growth.

The way we make payments is evolving – and fast. With new services being introduced, the infrastructure must adapt if it’s to handle these developments.

Residential waste and recycling operators across the country all deal with one very common issue, missed collections. What most people do not realize is that a simple missed stop can be one of the most costly occurrences to a waste hauler.

The global metal recycling industry is growing at an unprecedented rate. Is digitalisation the answer to key industry challenges?

Norway is one of the most digital countries in Europe, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re doing enough to progress. Whether you’re a private waste management company or municipal, you have a level of digital maturity.

Increased waste generation makes traditional means of collecting bins impractical and puts a tremendous financial strain on waste management companies and municipals

As margins continue to squeeze, businesses must turn to digital to improve operational efficiencies, and that includes their payment system.

Yes, location intelligence can help you take out the trash, but if we're to build a glossy, streamlined digital future, the waste management industry has to be a part of the picture.

Generic ERP engineers are plentiful, but the truth is, there are few best-in-class engineers specific to waste and recycling management. Just because it’s a big player doesn’t guarantee you the industry-expertise you need.

Digital customer care can increase satisfaction by up 33% and streamline resources.

Customer experience is defined as the quality of a customer’s interactions with a company’s products and services. The better the experience, the better the results.

How are the big players in the market managing to make a profit while also reducing their carbon footprint?

What are the biggest hurdles to a successful digital transformation in waste management & recycling? Different stages require a different focus, each with their own challenges.

When growth and environmental friendliness go hand in hand

More than half of the waste management and recycling organizations we surveyed for the AMCS Digital Transformation Benchmark 2018 were planning an increase in their IT budget in 2019.

The cost of waste management is going up, and up is the only direction we can expect it to go in the foreseeable future! Meeting this challenge will mean optimizing efficiency and automating processes: a digital transformation.

Dynamic optimisation is an exciting field that can bring tangible benefits to virtually any company out there.

The waste and recycling industry is undergoing unprecedented change around the world as we transition from linear to circular economies. While that demands change in your processes, it also involves change in the technology to support those processes.

Recycling firms have traditionally paid authorities for waste that could be turned into recycled goods, but with the loss of China as their primary market, many are now under pressure. In North America and across Europe, firms are re-examining their contractual relationships with local governments.

The cloud enables us to offer you a better service. It will save you money in IT costs, improve your efficiency and in turn, allow you to improve your customers’ experience.

The world’s cities produce around 2.01 billion tonnes of solid waste each year, says the World Bank, with that number expected to reach 3.40 billion tonnes by 2050.

We see a new model emerging in the waste subcontracting space that will drive the future of the industry and operations. The model starts with the waste operators internal operations as the hub for external interactions between the customers and subcontractors.

The pace of change in technology today is driving the waste industry to move to more agile, automated operations. In part, customers are driving this change. There are three key innovation drivers being the catalyst for change.

As software and services that run on the internet instead of your computer, the cloud is a wonderful thing. To take advantage of the cloud and its easier user experience, you need to consider the AMCS Platform.

In the waste hauling industry, margins are notoriously tight, particularly for smaller, privately owned businesses. But with great challenges also comes great opportunities. As many AMCS customers have come to find out, intelligently investing in digitizing almost any facet of your operations results in improved profits.

Blockchain might be the technology that supports cryptocurrency, but for logistics, it’s so much more.

AMCS allows scale houses to easily track materials by origin, destination, weight, volume, and/or number of units to reduce revenue leakage.

There are many benefits to automating your internal processes with digitalization. Here, we are going to explore how you can make customer service a key differentiator for your business by digitizing and automating your customer service operations.

A summer webinar series dedicated to helping you run your hauling and landfill operations more efficiently using our solutions to improve efficiency.

When implementing new software, or just trying to improve the use of a current one, it is best to have a dedicated system power user.

A Driver Assisted Program is giving truck driver access to the disposal facility using a kiosk to weigh in and out without scale operator interaction. Should you implement one?

As urban areas around the world look for sustainable growth, dynamic waste collection has to figure into the equation to protect the population, ecosystem and revenue for waste management companies, while lowering costs for local authorities.

Digital innovation is all about putting the needs of the customer first. Digital’s true potential to transform the customer experience. Innovative waste and recycling companies understand this and are helping new generations of consumers to interact in new ways.

One of the key answers to digital challenge is agile route optimisation. On demand collection consists of many overlapping processes, but with AMCS’ solution, one does not have to succumb to unnecessary order deadlines

Implementing new technology requires diligence, budget, time and lots of planning to ensure overall success.

Investing in a route optimisation platform can help your business make the most of valuable time and assets by ensuring drivers have efficient routes and collections are on time.

More should be done to improve health and safety across the waste and recycling sector following the publication of figures showing little improvement last year. That is the message from the Environmental Services Association (ESA), the trade body representing the UK’s resource and waste management industry.

The ability to automate process and digitise data has a number of benefits associated with removing the risk of human error and the duplication of tasks. There are however a number of other opportunities presented by digitalisation that are perhaps less commonly recognised.

As the year is coming to a close, now is a good time to take a solid look at your business operations and determine ways to operate more efficiently across the organization heading into 2017. Whether you are looking to increase productivity, automate certain areas of your business or just need to get ahead of customer complaints, making some specific adjustments will help reduce costs and improve your bottom line.

Self-driving waste truck uses AMCS Vehicle Data Hub and AMCS in-cab On Board Computer for pay-by-weight operations.

One of the most challenging phases of a new software implementation is having your data migrated to the new system.

Investing in a route planning solution can help your business make the most of invaluable time by ensuring that drivers are given the best routes and that deliveries are made efficiently and on time.

Are you considering installing new weighbridges at your site?