Waste Collection Services

Deliver efficient, cost-effective waste collection services while maximising resident satisfaction. Collective intelligent waste collection software provides complete operational control with real-time tracking, automated route optimisation, and seamless resident communication.

Collective Waste Collection

Collective has every tool your council needs to deliver exceptional waste collection services on one integrated platform:

Eliminate Manual Administration: Automate scheduling, route planning, and reporting to reduce paperwork, freeing your team to focus on service delivery instead of data entry.
Boost Customer Satisfaction: Real-time resident portal provides collection schedules, service updates, and instant reporting capabilities. Reduce call volumes while improving resident engagement.
Optimise Route Planning: AI-powered route optimisation adapts to traffic, road closures, and service priorities. Reduce fuel consumption and complete more collections per shift.
Monitor Vehicle Performance: In-cab telematics track vehicle health, driver behaviour, and maintenance needs. Prevent breakdowns and extend fleet lifespan with data-driven insights.
Real-Time Updates & Reports: Live dashboard displays collection progress, crew locations, and operational metrics. Generate comprehensive reports instantly.
IoT Smart Technology Integration: Connect smart bins, sensors, and monitoring devices on a vendor-independent platform. Future-proof your investment with flexible integration capabilities.

License Models for Waste and Recycling

Smaller implementations, such as those limited to only commercial or bulky collections may find Starter to be an ideal, low-cost entry to Collective. For full-scale roll outs to domestic kerbside waste and recycling the Enterprise Edition has comprehensive features, endless scalability and deep integration options.

Speak to our team to find the best model for your requirements.

Starter

Up to 10 daily collection routes
Up to 4 waste streams
Up to 150,000 premises
Up to 10 request types
Secure system hosting
Weekly LLPG / CAG sync
Assisted collection records
Sophisticated scheduling
Live vehicle and crew tracking
Real-time collections progress
Comprehensive API

Enterprise

Everything in Starter without object limits

Plus

Daily LLPG / CAG sync
Live onboard video
Enhanced assisted collections
Missed bin automation
Lost and damaged bins
Bin and container orders
Sacks, liners and consumables

Food Waste Collection Management

Streamline food waste collection services and achieve compliance with Simpler Recycling regulations. Collective makes it effortless for residents to participate while reducing your operational costs and administrative burden.

Encourage higher participation rates with user-friendly digital tools that make signing up and managing food waste collections simple for residents of all ages and technical abilities.

Comprehensive Food Waste Features:

Easy Online Sign-Up: Residents can register for food waste collection in minutes through an intuitive web portal or mobile app.
Collection Schedule Visibility: Residents receive clear calendars and automated reminders to ensure they never miss collection days.
Container Request System: Digital requests for new caddies, liners, and replacement containers with automated fulfilment tracking.
Performance Analytics: Monitor participation rates, contamination levels, and tonnage data to optimise your food waste program.

Transform Garden Waste Operations

Automate your garden waste subscription service from end to end. Collective eliminates manual administration, reduces processing time, and ensures accurate route planning based on real-time subscription data.

Meet fluctuating seasonal demand efficiently with automated route planning that responds dynamically to subscription changes, ensuring optimal resource allocation throughout the year.

Automated Garden Waste Management:

Subscribe and Pay Online: Residents can easily subscribe to annual garden waste services and pay securely online or over the phone in a single transaction, all within Portal.
No-Fuss Renewals: Resident’s Portal supports fully-automatic renewal with recurring payments by credit card or direct debit. Retain more subscribers and eliminate the administration.
Multiple Payment Options: Portal integrates with all the major payment providers, including Access Group Pay360, Civica Pay and GoCardless, with options for recurring payments, direct debits and secure telephone payments.
Higher Take-Up: Resident’s Portal is proven to maximise subscriptions, supporting fixed-year and rolling-year payments, multiple bin quantities and sizes plus ‘pay as you go’ options.
Efficient Service Delivery: From subscription to service delivery, everything is automated. Delivery of bins, email receipts to residents, scheduling of collections - all instant and zero-admin.

More Than Software: A Comprehensive Solution for Waste Collection

Collective is an innovative software solution, designed to optimise operations, enhance customer satisfaction, and deliver sustainable waste collection services that meet the evolving needs of modern communities.

At Bartec, we deliver a comprehensive waste collection and management solution to keep municipalities clean and safe with domestic and commercial waste software, street cleansing solutions and clear resident engagement platforms.

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To find out more about Collective waste management software, book a call and talk to our team!

Waste Collection Services

Collective Waste Collection

License Models for Waste and Recycling

Starter

Enterprise

Food Waste Collection Management

Transform Garden Waste Operations

More Than Software: A Comprehensive Solution for Waste Collection

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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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