• Optimized Waste Collection: The city installed 3,294 ultrasonic fill-level sensors in underground bins to monitor real-time waste levels.
• Cost Savings: The initiative saved $156 per sensor annually, totaling over $500,000 in potential savings.
• Environmental Benefits: Reduced unnecessary waste collection routes, lowering carbon emissions, noise, and congestion.
• Improved Efficiency: Increased average bin fill levels before collection from 45% in 2018 to 71% in 2024.