From reactive to predictive: How smart waste bins and real-time data are reshaping public works and boosting sustainability.
For decades, municipal waste collection relied on paper maps and institutional knowledge. Today, IoT-enabled bins and digital fleet systems are changing the equation. Jennifer Latchford-Perkins, Senior Government Specialist at Asset Management Software, Siemens, joins Routeware CEO Jeremy Collins to explore how connected technology is turning manual, reactive operations into real-time, data-driven systems.
Drawing on her 25 years of experience in local government—including serving as CIO for the City of Boston—Latchford-Perkins explains how sensors move cities toward "predictive" operations, identifying filling patterns before bins overflow and rebalancing workloads to help crews work smarter. The article features a case study on the City of Memphis, which saved nearly $300,000 and avoided 122 tons of CO2 emissions through fleet optimization. Learn how these technologies reduce fuel consumption, improve resident satisfaction, and provide the operational leverage needed to manage aging infrastructure on tight budgets. Read Now.
