Every bin in view, wherever you are.
The mobile live map shows fill levels, pickup needs and bin locations. Key figures stay visible directly above the map.
Live mapFill levelsPickup needs
An app from the urbanOS ecosystem
Your bins speak upbefore they overflow.
Smart Waste measures the fill level of every bin — with ultrasonic, weight and liquid-level sensors. Only full bins get collected: live map, "full in ~X h" predictions, optimized routes and export straight to the driver’s phone.
Opens the demo environment — simulated fill levels, no account needed.
Smart Waste is the waste app in the urbanOS ecosystem: sensors give you full control over every bin plus deep analytics — as a control layer over your existing route system, or with its own route optimization. Live, predictive, exportable. Integrations and extensions are always possible.
Why it matters
Emptying empty bins costs money.
Fixed collection schedules visit every bin — including the half-empty ones. With full control over real fill levels and the right analytics you cut kilometres, hours and CO₂ — as oversight for your existing route system or with its own optimization.
Save kilometres and hours
Instead of rigid rounds, only the full bins get visited. Optimized routes save trips, fuel and staff hours — with the same or a better streetscape.
Prevent overflows
Set the threshold once, e.g. "collect from 80%" — Smart Waste alerts automatically and predicts when a bin will be full. Overflowing bins and complaints become history.
Prove the impact with numbers
Kilometres saved, stops skipped, less CO₂: route analytics make the benefit visible — for operations, treasury and committees.
Only full
20 bins, 7 that matter — you visit 7.
A fixed schedule visits all 20 bins, however full they are. Smart Waste knows the fill level of each one and sends the vehicle only to the bins that are full — or, according to the AI forecast, about to be.
Because the route adapts daily to real fill levels and forecasts, a rigid duty becomes demand-driven collection — shorter runs, fewer empty trips, no overflowing bins.
- Only full and soon-to-be-full bins get visited
- Threshold freely adjustable, e.g. from 80%
- The AI forecast feeds directly into the route
In the app, every route openly shows which bins were visited for their fill level and which were skipped.
A fixed schedule visits everything
Rigid schedule20 stopsSmart Waste7 stops
How the route is built
The app at a glance
One app, the whole collection operation.
Real phone views from Smart Waste: live map, collection routes, analytics, location planning and history – captured from the current app in Hürth.
Collection rounds on your phone.
Check selected stops and collection volume directly on the map. Route planning is accessible on your smartphone too.
Mapped stopsCollection volumeMobile route planning
Track vehicles live.
Tracking shows collection vehicles live on the map — with the route driven, position and vehicle data. See where the fleet is right now, wherever you are.
Live positionRoute drivenVehicle data
Key figures at your fingertips.
Collections, average fill levels and overdue bins are clearly arranged on your phone. Select a period to compare changes over time.
Select a periodFill-level overviewReview collections
Plan locations on site.
See existing bins and sensor locations on the mobile map. Access planning tools while you are on site.
Mapped binsPlan locationsDeployment plan
Trace past collections.
History shows detected collections over time and the collection rounds reconstructed from them. Review previous operations on the go.
Collection timelineDetected roundsMobile overview
One map, every move
See, plan, export.
Smart Waste in use in Hürth: live map, collection routes, analytics, location planning, bin inventory and collection history – captured directly from the current app.
Honest & data-minimal
The right sensor for every bin.
Smart Waste supports several sensor types — you choose what fits the container. All of them measure fill level only, no personal data.
Ultrasonic distance
The UDS-HKT LoRaWAN ultrasonic sensor measures the distance to the surface — and with it the fill level. Robust, low-maintenance, for most containers.
Weight
Weight sensors capture the actual load in the container — ideal where volume is misleading, e.g. for heavy or compacted waste.
Liquid level
Level sensors such as the Teneo measure liquid levels — for containers where ultrasonic reaches its limits.
Measurement quality, update frequency and operating life depend on the sensors, configuration and local conditions. Check the technical specifications and actual scope for your deployment. Example values do not guarantee savings.
In the app, every route openly shows which bins were visited for their fill level and which were skipped.
Runs on the Urban Data Platform.
Every urbanOS app inherits the platform underneath it. You never buy an island.
Sovereign by default
GDPR-compliant, ISO-certified, hosted in Germany. Your city's data stays your city's data.
Live in days
Standard IoT sensors over LoRaWAN and existing networks. Deployment takes days, not months.
Grows with you
Add or remove apps as your city's needs change. The platform and your data stay in place.
To get started
Start with a starter kit.
A complete pilot setup — sensors, gateway, app and support in one package. Configure the exact scope and price yourself in the urbanOS calculator, including recommended sensors. Integrations with existing systems and extensions are always possible.
Included in the package- 1× LoRaWAN gateway incl. installation
- 1× Smart Waste app
- Fill-level sensors (ultrasonic, weight or liquid) incl. installation
- Support for the whole term
Click through it yourself.
The open demo runs on simulated fill levels: live map with traffic-light bins, forecast, thresholds, optimized routes and route analytics. No account — it’s the same app our cities use.
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Smart Waste, explained by your AI
Let the AI you trust walk you through Smart Waste and its concrete value for your municipality — tailored to your role and your city.
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