Route Optimisation Software

Route optimisation software and in-cab telematics – providing councils with clear visibility of vehicle and driver performance to optimise waste management operations.

Collective Transport Planner: Route Optimisation Made Easy

Collective Transport Planner is our AI-driven, cloud-based route optimisation software and service design solution, built specifically for waste and recycling operations:

Reduce Costs, Mileage, Carbon & Safety Risks: Optimise routes to minimise fuel use, emissions, vehicle wear, and on-road safety risks.
Optimise Existing Routes: Rebalance current routes to improve efficiency, reduce missed collections, and maximise crew productivity.
Evaluate New Working Patterns: Quickly test alternative schedules, shifts, or collection frequencies to see their operational impact.
Plan for Growth & Development: Integrate new housing or service areas, ensuring routes stay balanced and resources are allocated effectively.
Depot & Fleet Planning: Support decisions on depot relocation, consolidation, or fleet electrification with data-driven insights.
Rapid Scenario Evaluation: Advanced algorithms assess billions of route options in minutes, providing fast, actionable insights.

Utilise Collective Transport Planner for:

Assessing and optimising existing collection routes
Exploring what-if scenarios (changes to bin weight, vehicle sizes, shift patterns, etc)
Planning for service expansion, e.g. food collections, alternate / 3 weekly, etc
Planning for new housing and LGR
Planning for new depots, transfer stations and disposal sites
Implementing seasonal and subscription services
Creating a greenfield service design from scratch
Completing domestic and commercial collections
Reducing carbon emissions and fuel use
Increasing crew, vehicle and public safety

Dynamic Optimiser: Flexible and Responsive Waste Collections

Dynamic Optimiser is a real-time route optimisation solution for waste and recycling services that frequently change. It ensures flexible, efficient, and responsive waste collections, keeping operations on schedule and crews productive:

Adapt to Changing Workloads: Continuously reoptimises routes for bin deliveries, commercial waste, clinical collections, bulky collections, and missed bin mop-ups.
In-Cab Route Updates: Crews automatically see the best route in-cab, ensuring efficiency even when plans change mid-day.
Track Route Progress: Estimates expected finish times and highlights potential overtime or undertime, helping managers proactively balance workloads.
Automatic Route Creation: Fully hand-off creation, balancing and sequencing of multiple routes for the following day, ensuring you always run the optimum number of vehicles on rapidly changing services such as commercial waste, container deliveries and special collections (Dynamic Optimiser Plus).

Data-Driven Decision Making

Collective streamlines your fleet management, providing insights to boost efficiency and profit while reducing labour time and costs.

Access all your data from one platform to reduce administration efforts and time.
Align your goals, objectives and initiatives with data-driven decision making.
Keep on top of repairs with maintenance tracking.
Improve your operation with key metrics reporting and analysis.
Speak to your crew in real-time for instant updates and improvements.
Experience more sustainable and environmentally friendly operations.

In-Cab Telematics

Collective is the UK’s most popular RCV, sweeper and municipal vehicle in-cab system, proven in over 3000 installations.

Crews receive live work and safety information with real-time waste collection routing and relevant data to enhance efficiency and streamline their entire operation. Collective is available on a range of Android and Windows devices with options for telematics, bin weighing, lift counting and onboard CCTV.

Millions of UK households have their waste collected consistently, efficiently and smoothly every week by crews utilising Collective waste management software.

Downtime-causing errors are flagged.
Real-time updates improve efficiency and safety.
Prompt, consistent collections boost customer satisfaction.
Crews can provide feedback on route issues.
In-cab telematics track driver performance and ETAs.
Collective's API integrates with leading UK software.
All smart assets are on one platform.

Unlock Operational Insights with Powerful Waste Analytics

Uncover the hidden potential in your waste management data; Collective analytics provide a clear overview of your daily operations and environmental footprint, empowering you to implement efficiency-boosting and profit-driving practices.

Access all your business data from one place.
Integrate with back-office systems for comprehensive data analysis.
Report across all your Collective system data.
Check your performance against KPIs.
Gain a better understanding of your operation.
Improve your environmental impact.

Our expert team will ensure that your crews understand how to use Collective so you can benefit from all the exciting features our software has to offer you.

Ready to Transform Your Waste Services?

At Bartec, we help local authorities across England, Scotland and Wales to streamline their waste services, reduce operational costs and engage residents.

Want to join leading councils that are saving time and money whilst maximising impact?

Book a call to speak to our team about how Collective can streamline your waste and recycling services.

Route Optimisation Software

Collective Transport Planner: Route Optimisation Made Easy

Utilise Collective Transport Planner for:

Dynamic Optimiser: Flexible and Responsive Waste Collections

Data-Driven Decision Making

In-Cab Telematics

Unlock Operational Insights with Powerful Waste Analytics

Ready to Transform Your Waste Services?

Case Studies

South Ayrshire Council

Havant Borough Council

Cheshire West Recycling

West Suffolk Councils

Thurrock Council

Tamworth and Lichfield Joint Service

Reigate and Banstead Borough Council

Oxford City Council

Guildford Borough Council

Durham County Council

Dorset Council

Chichester District Council

Cardiff Council

Bath and North East Somerset

Amber Valley

Aberdeen City Council

Adur and Worthing Councils

Exeter City Council

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