SmartTrash provides technology and services
to help reduce your waste management costs, prevent unforseen usage problems
and reduce the environmental impact of your waste and recycling.
Tons of waste monitored yearly
15+ years of smarter trash management
cities & towns with better trash solutions
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SmartTrash is a unique worldwide solution to the costs, problems and environmental impact of your waste and recycling.
Designed and manufactured in USA, we combine our industry knowledge and experience to help businesses and organizations lower waste and recycling costs by reducing the number of times your compactor is emptied. The result? A true management system that is guaranteed to save you money and time to assist you in meeting your organization's sustainability goals.
The SmartTrash compactor monitor hardware is installed on or near the compactor’s control panel. It will time-stamp, record and analyze all of the compactor activity: how hard and how frequently the compactor is working including energy utilization, directional valve shifts, safety door switch activations and the pick up and return of the compactor.
Compactor data from the Monitor is relayed to our Data Center and uploaded into our SQL Database Management Software, where it is processed and evaluated by SmartTrash software. SmartTrash techncians calibrate your monitor so it can automatically check fullness and performance to make sure your compactor is emptied “just in time”.
SmartTrash is the only waste management system offering a full range of data mining and control features. All of the data is stored and backed up on our server, allowing us to create custom reporting on the savings, weights achieved and the detailed activity of your compactor.In addition to compactors, SmartTrash can be used on balers, trash chutes, lifters, conveyors and scales. Whether you want to limit access, count bales, troubleshoot equipment problems, optimize pickups or simply make sure your container is never overweight, SmartTrash can provide you the solution.
SmartTrash provides a robust Application Programming Interface (API) which allows customers' business systems to interface directly with SmartTrash, saving customers valuable time on data entry. For example, using the API, customers can easily program their business systems to retrieve status information (e.g. equipment status, pickup order status) from SmartTrash directly into their business systems, or they can configure their systems to transfer data such as weight tickets directly into SmartTrash.
No more guesswork or unnecessary checks. SmartTrash automates fullness monitoring and haul scheduling—freeing up your team and providing instant access to detailed reports for validation and planning.
Avoid costly “pack-outs” and unnecessary pickups. SmartTrash optimizes compactor usage and has helped customers cut waste and recycling expenses by at least 25%.
Fewer hauls mean less fuel, fewer trucks, and lower emissions. SmartTrash helps reduce your environmental footprint while keeping operations efficient.
Get the data you need, when you need it. Our reporting suite delivers everything from haul logs to usage trends—empowering smarter decisions and transparent billing.
SmartTrash monitors can communicate from anywhere with wireless cellular data service (LTE, GSM, CDMA, HSPA) even when the compactors are located three floors underground in a concrete garage, the SmartTrash® monitors stay “in touch” 24 hours per day.
Along with physically installing the SmartTrash monitors, SmartTrash technicians also install the “smarts” calibrating the system to the compactor’s unique performance signatures, setting up the decision-making processes and integrating all critical contacts for the waste hauler and client.
SmartTrash records every compactor cycle and reads all the relevant data generated by the machine’s operation. Based on this information and the “smart” analysis performed by SmartTrash itself, it is easy to determine when a pickup order should be generated and sent to the hauler.
SmartTrash automatically ensures that your compactor was actually emptied. This allows the pickup order to be closed out and the date and time of the service to be entered into the system.
