The Superfy Platform
In phase one of the project, a total of 29 bins, ranging from 100 litre, up to 1,100 litre were fitted with Superfy fill level sensors to provide real time and accurate fill levels for each bin. The sensors provide regular updates to the Superfy platform DCU Alpha to monitor and review the waste generation trends on a hourly basis. As bins have been collected, the fill level of each bin is automatically recorded, to highlight the overall collection efficiency. This figure enables the calculation of the potential cost savings for DCU Alpha, based on either reducing their bin capacity and/or modifying their collection schedule.
The initial results highlighted a saving potential of over 45%* which only applies to the costs incurred by DCU Alpha. Further operational savings can be gained by the waste collector, if a more efficient collection service was applied and by the facility maintenance company, if internal bins were only emptied when needed to.