ReCycle is a very easy-to-use application designed to manage a recycling operation operated by local authorities, BIDs, etc. Based on a central management control console, and mobile handheld devices, ReCycle allows a recycling operation to define the daily pickup and delivery schedules, define pick-up routes, and create daily work schedules, and allows for the insertion of ad hoc pick ups, deliveries, secure pick-ups, etc, allowing the recycling company to offer its clients improved levels of service

Defining routes and schedules

There are often substantial financial penalties incurred if waste is left on streets outside of narrow, specified time windows, it is therefore very important that a recycling organisation is able to define a route, publish the pick up times to its clients, and then adhere to this published timetable. It is also important that management are kept informed of any slippage that might occur in the schedule. The ReCycle management terminal allows for the easy creation of routes and schedules, and easily handles ad hoc tasks, while the handheld devices keep the actual recycle pick-up team fully informed of the route, the schedule, and any additional task they may need to perform, such as collect a signature from a client.

Example:

A pick-up route has been defined and published, and clients have already left their recycle bags on the pavement ready for pickup, and the mobile team is already out performing the tasks. Meantime a client has phoned up and has requested an ad hoc Back of House pickup.

Managers can look at the screen and quickly see where the team are in the schedule, and can add the new task to their pick-up schedule. The mobile team receive the new task as they are performing their routine pick-ups. If required, such as for secure pick up, etc, then the handheld device can accept client signatures for inclusion onto any documentation.

Managing Waste Transfer Notes (WTNs)

WTNs are legal documents that are only valid for a year. ReCycle is able to manage these notices, and remind users when WTNs need to be filled in, or renewed. ReCycle tracks if the WTNs are sent by normal land mail, or by email.

ReCycle manages these WTNs through a “traffic light” system – the closer the to the deadline for the expiry of a WTN, the colour will change from Green, to Amber, to Red.

Users are able to define WTN notification event triggers – the defaults being email at 31 days, email at 21 days, and standard post at 10 days. Users are able to define the email notification that is sent to a client reminding them of the need to renew the WTN.

Managing Secure Waste pickup

Secure Waste Pick-up is a popular service as it can generate quite high levels of revenue, but with this higher revenue comes higher levels of responsibility. ReCycle helps manage these responsibilities.

Example:

When a secure pickup task is requested, the manager creates the task on his control screen, that is then automatically downloaded to the handheld device of the mobile staff. When attending the designated site, the team check the number of bags they have picked up, and load them into their truck. They also get a client signature stating that x bags were picked up. This signature is sent to the database and forms part of this current secure pick-up transaction.

At the depot the team now have a notification that x number of the incoming bags are secure, and need to be destroyed, at the same time ReCycle has also sent an email to the client stating that x number of bags have been picked up by the team, and is given a unique reference number.

Other tasks can be undertaken, including additional secure pick-ups, etc.

When the team arrives at the depot, there can be no confusion about the number of secure bags that have been picked up in total, and these can be handled in the appropriate manner.

Once destroyed then a “Certificate of Destruction” is filled out and kept on record. At the same time ReCycle also marks this certificate with the same unique reference number sent to the client above, and forwards a copy of this certificate to the company in question, closing the transaction.

Other functions

ReCycle is able to manage delivery requests, including collecting client signatures confirming the delivery. It is able to manage daily housekeeping routines, such as truck maintenance schedules, and it is able to act as a simple “Time and Attendance” application for recycle staff.