AMCS

Cork County Council

In 2004, AMCS successfully completed one of the biggest waste management tracking solutions in Europe to date. This involved the installation of a weighing and identification system in South Cork County Council, incorporating the following features:

• The installation of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) chips on 38,000 standardised wheeled bins.
• The installation of Weighing and Identification Systems on 18 refuse collection vehicles.
• GPS (Global Position Satellite) Tracking and Digital Mapping.
• Bi-directional GSM communication between the trucks and the back-office system.
• The development, installation and integration of a management back office system.

The advantages for Cork County Council of implementing this system:

• Ability to charge by weight (previously a fixed charge was levied to all customers regardless of the weight or quantity of waste collected).
• Allows complete traceability on all customers.
• Ability to monitor customer behaviour.
• Complete inventory check on all customers (i.e. Trucks would no longer collect unregistered bins/containers).
• Ability to trace missing or stolen containers.
• Ability to trace and monitor the efficiency of all vehicles.
• Improved Route Planning.