Ekocharita, a textile waste collection firm in the Slovak Republic, has reduced its waste collection costs by a fifth by installing sensors sourced from software developer Sensoneo beginning January 2021 on a pilot basis. Data from 600 containers by the end of June showed sensors helped reduce the collection time for a tonne of textile waste by 30 per cent.
The sensors also streamlined the overall logistics of the operation. Prior to this, drivers collected textile waste according to individual estimation.Ekocharita, a textile waste collection firm in the Slovak Republic, has reduced its waste collection costs by a fifth by installing sensors sourced from software developer Sensoneo beginning January 2021 on a pilot basis. Data from 600 containers by the end of June showed sensors helped reduce the collection time for a tonne of textile waste by 30 per cent.#
Ekocharita manages 1,300 containers for clothes, shoes, toys and home textiles across 16,000 square metres.
Textile waste collection is complicated by consumers bringing unwanted clothes to collection depots or drop-off locations at irregular times. So it is difficult for waste drivers to predict when bins will be full. Real-time online monitoring via sensors then is of immense help.
The sensors monitor container fill levels 24 times a day and provide fire and tilt alarms whilst monitoring temperature, Slovak company Sensoneo said on its website.
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