Safer and More Efficient Waste Collection and Processing

Waste collection and recycling place high demands on people, vehicles, and machinery. Collection vehicles are constantly stopping and maneuvering on busy streets, while at recycling facilities, employees, visitors, and heavy equipment operate in close proximity to one another.

Rietveld helps waste collection and recycling companies operate more safely, smarter, and more sustainably. With camera, alarm, and detection systems, you can reduce the risks associated with vehicles and machinery. Our Fleet Management solutions also give you control over locations, routes, operations, driving behavior, and equipment.

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Do these challenges sound familiar to you?

Day-to-day operations in waste collection and recycling are dynamic. Drivers and machine operators work in public spaces, on industrial sites, and among colleagues, visitors, and other traffic. At the same time, you want to run routes efficiently, control costs, and accurately record work activities.

Rietveld can help you with the following, among other things:

Reducing the risk of collisions around vehicles and machinery

Improving visibility while maneuvering and backing up

The timely detection of people and obstacles

Alerting drivers, employees, and bystanders

Reducing Accidents, Damage, and Downtime

Working Safely in the Dark and in Poor Visibility

Planning and executing collection routes more efficiently

Real-time tracking of vehicles and work activities

Reducing manual and error-prone administrative tasks

Reducing fuel consumption, wear and tear, and CO₂ emissions

A clearer view of every high-risk situation

Better visibility in every high-risk situation

Collection vehicles and recycling machines have large blind spots. When backing up, maneuvering, emptying containers, or working at a recycling facility, a person or obstacle can easily end up out of the driver’s line of sight.

Rietveld offers safety solutions that help drivers and machine operators identify risks sooner and respond in a timely manner.

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Relevant Security Solutions

Cameras and monitors provide a better view around collection vehicles and machinery. A 360° system can combine images from multiple cameras into a single, clear view, making blind spots more visible.

Detection systems identify people and/or obstacles within predefined risk zones. The driver or operator receives an audible and visual warning.

Warn employees, bystanders, and other road users when a vehicle or machine is backing up. The type of alarm is tailored to the vehicle and the work environment.

Good lighting is essential during early collection rounds, evening shifts, and work in poorly lit sorting and recycling areas. Durable work lights improve visibility and help make hazard zones more clearly recognizable.

In situations where a warning alone is not enough, an intelligent braking system can intervene automatically. AI-powered camera detection monitors a defined zone and can apply the brakes to the vehicle or machine in the event of an imminent danger.

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Fleet Management for Waste and Recycling

Control Over Vehicles, Routes, and Operations

An efficient collection or recycling operation starts with reliable information. With EasyTrack, you can see where vehicles and machines are located, what tasks have been completed, and how your fleet is being deployed.

This provides the planning department with up-to-date information and allows you to better coordinate routes, tasks, and capacity. Automatic logging also reduces the number of manual administrative tasks.

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Reliable products, expertly combined

No two collection vehicles, recycling machines, or work environments are the same. That’s why we first assess your daily operations and risks before recommending a solution.

Rietveld works with reliable, specialized suppliers of camera, alarm, detection, lighting, and braking systems. We combine these products with our expertise in vehicle data, software, installation, and practical applications.

Our specialists examine, among other things:

where the most significant risk zones occur
what visibility the driver or operator needs
who or what needs to be detected
how warnings can best be issued
what vehicle and usage data are relevant
how existing systems can work together

If a suitable solution or integration isn’t available yet, we’ll work with you and our partners to explore the possibilities. That way, we can create a solution that aligns with your vehicles, machines, processes, and safety policies.

What challenges does your organization face?

Would you like to improve visibility around vehicles, reduce the risk of collisions, or gain better control over routes, driving behavior, and equipment? Our specialists will work with you to assess your vehicles, machinery, processes, and risks.

From Track & Trace and driving style analysis to cameras, detection, alarms, and automatic braking: we’ll create a solution tailored to your day-to-day operations.

Together. Expertly. Moving Forward.

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