HOW THE CITY OF HATTIESBURG, MSCUT WASTE COLLECTION COSTS WITH RFID TECHNOLOGY
CARRIE ANGELICOSR. RFID CHANNEL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
THE NEED FOR TRACEABILITY
• Manual Operations
• No automated data collection
• No customer waste collection data, analysis, or reporting
• Manual truck and route management
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• No Validation of work performed or waste collected
TODAY’S WASTE MANAGEMENT FIRMS ARE OPERATING THE SAME WAY THEY DID 50 YEARS AGO!
A NEW WAY TO TRACK TRASH
• Think EZ Pass for Waste Haulers
• Like an Electronic Bar Code
• No Line of Sight Required
• “Automated” Reading
• Reads Multiple Items Simultaneously
• Read & Read/Write
RFID - RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION
HOW IT WORKS
Radio command signal issued from reader
Modified signal containing data returned
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Host Computer Reader Antennas RFID Tag
RFID BENEFITS FOR WASTE COLLECTION
RFID TAGGED WASTE CARTS
• Automated recording of customer waste collection
• Track truck/route movements and effectiveness
• Track recyclables compliance
• Align pickup data with billing data
RFID SYSTEM COMPONENTS
RFID TAGSMOLDED INTO
CARTS
RFID ANTENNAS ON OUTSIDE OF
TRUCK
ON-BOARD COMPUTER WITH APPLICATION SOFTWARE
RFID READER INSIDE TRUCK
Kirsti Nelson
Director of Marketing
HATTIESBURG CARTROLLOUT WORK
FLOW•Otto conducted pre-rollout exploratory meeting– 22,000 carts – half trash, half yard waste– Extras for inventory– Hang tag on cart to educate residents
•Hattiesburg sent Otto address file– 10,732 addresses– Otto validated address against government database
•RFID tag installed in cart at Otto plant– Scanned as it comes off machine to associate with cart serial number– Information downloaded into master database
•Carts delivered to homes over 4-week period– Carts scanned at curb to associate with address in database– End of day, data is synched with master file– Delivery Report and Exception Report generated each evening
•Master file to customer at end of rollout– Cart tag # associated to cart serial number,– Cart associated to residence address
ZEBRA SOLUTION PROVIDER
TRUCK OPERATIONS
FIELD OPERATIONS
OFFICE OPERATIONS
THE HATTIESBURG SOLUTION
Zebra FX9500Fixed RFID Reader
GPS Antenna
Power Inverters DC-AC –400 Watt Dual Outlet
Zebra In-Vehicle Computer
TRUCK OPERATIONS
Zebra AN480RFID Antennas
Zebra MC9190-ZHandheld RFID Reader
Truck / Route Management
Work Order Management
Address / Collection Data Management
Reporting
Container Data Management
Automated Data Uploads
OFFICE OPERATIONS
Work Order Management
Built Upon Rugged Handhelds
Automates the cart assignmentand distribution process
Real Time or BatchData Transfer
FIELD OPERATIONS
Russell DavisSherry Brown
Director of Public Services
Information Systems Analyst
HATTIESBURG – CASE STUDYDEPARTMENT OF SANITATION
• Situation
• Goals for the Program
• Research / Cost Analysis
• Selection Process
• Implementation
• Current Benefits & Future Considerations
HATTIESBURG IS THE FOURTH LARGEST CITY IN MISSISSIPPI, WITH A POPULATION OF ABOUT 50,000.
BACKGROUND SITUATION
• Manual waste collection system
• Liabilities for injuries and worker’s compensation were a rising concern
• No customer waste collection data, analysis, or reporting No validation
• Manual truck and route management
• No Validation
GOALS FOR THE PROGRAM
• Automated Waste Collection System
• Customer Waste Collection
– Validation
– Track Exception
• Automated Truck /
• Route Management Validation
• Reduce personnel injuries
• Reduce the number of trucks and gain the ability to re-assign staff
MAYOR JOHNNY DUPREE
CITY COUNCIL
RESEARCH / COST ANALYSIS
• Established Cross Functional Team
• City considering automating its collection system for 10 years• District Field Trial• Mobile, AL Site Visit• Advanced Mobile Group Consultation• Otto Solution Recommendation and Cart Deployments
• Cost Analysis (Staff / Trucks / Trucks Maintenance)
• Driven by Sanitation Department
• Consulted with the City of Mobile, AL
• Consulted with Advanced Mobile Group
• RFID Experts
• Received Proposals• Cost• Requirements vs. Features• References
SELECTION PROCESS
IMPLEMENTATION
• 12 Trucks over 9 Routes
• 10,732 Addresses
• 26,000 Carts
• Green Carts – Household Garbage
• Brown Carts – Yard Trash
• Truck Installations (5 Days)
• Cart Deployment (1 Month)
• System Deployment (1 Month)
MAP PLOT OF CONTAINERS
READS BY DATE
CURRENT BENEFITS AND FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS
• Verification of Route
Completion / Times• Verification of Customer
Pickups (GPS / Time)• Reduced Number of Trucks• Re-assignment of Resources• Future – Recycling Incentives• Future – Integration with
Billing
WASTE MANAGEMENT RFID SOLUTION RESOURCES
PLEASE CALL FOR PARTNER CONTACT INFORMATION
• ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIESCarrie Angelico, Sr. RFID Business Development Manager– (631) 406-7219– [email protected]
• ADVANCED MOBILE GROUP ZEBRA PARTNER SOLUTION PROVIDER
• XTREME RFIDTAG PROVIDER
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