Waste management companies are currently experiencing significant pressure on their margins due to higher waste disposal costs and falling commodity values. It’s no wonder then that savvy waste collectors are adopting technology that will ensure that they stay in profit.

With the cost of waste disposal set to grow exponentially, one such operator, Lavelle Waste Services, realised that bin weighing would be a key factor in achieving profitability and so has turned to specialist waste technology specialists, MOBA.

Lavelle Waste Services Ltd has a rich history dating back to 1976, culminating in the third generation of the family now running their Bolton-based waste collection and recycling business.

The company has prided itself on constantly investing in new equipment and technology that makes it far easier, and more cost-effective, for its customers to increase their recycling rates and improve sustainability targets. Its modern fleet of vehicles is fitted with the very latest safety and security features including, crucially, MOBA’s trade-approved weighing systems.

“Being highly competitive and service driven is at the heart of everything we do”, explains Andy Tickle, Fleet Manager at Lavelle Waste Services Ltd.

“At the same time, we also need to ensure that each bin collected weighs no more than that contractually agreed. Otherwise we would be making a loss, and which is why its paramount that we also collect accurate bin data”, added Andy.

Waste management data has quickly become a staple requirement for many businesses, who are keen to know how much they are throwing away, and what this consists of.

“Using MOBA’s bin weighing system, we can precisely show customers the weight of their general waste compared to that of their recycling streams”, says Andy.

“This allows us then to explore ways of helping them reduce the volume of general waste, by offering dedicated glass or food waste bins, which, thereby, greatly increases their overall recycling rates and cost savings”.

Such is the importance of this data, it has become essential that if issues occur, then they are resolved quickly.

Andy comments, “What I really like about MOBA is that when we raise a support ticket, it gets looked at immediately. Because the equipment is constantly connected to the cloud, they can investigate any issues remotely, and can often resolve them without having to attend in person. Moreover, if they do need to visit then nine times out of ten they already know where the issue lies, which means that turnaround is very quick”.

“We also really appreciate their flexibility. Their engineers know to work around our schedules so that there’s hardly any disruption to collections and means we can keep our trucks on the road maintaining service levels”.