Software Solutions for Commercial Waste Management Businesses
Commercial waste management mixes products and a service. Bins, liners and balers are sold, while collection is a recurring round that is quoted, scheduled, weighed and billed. A business needs the contract, the route and the record of each pickup to agree, so the bill matches what was lifted.
Sell collection contracts and bins, then bill from what was collected.
A bin is sold once. A collection is sold every week, and the only proof of it is the record of each visit to each site.
Collection contractors
A contractor collects from offices, shops and factories on a schedule and bills monthly.
Bin and equipment suppliers
A supplier sells bins, liners and compactors, and may service them under a contract.
Hybrid businesses
One business sells equipment and runs collections for the same customers, from one account.
The workflow for commercial waste management.
- 1
Site and bin survey
The customer’s sites, bin types and volumes are listed, online or by a sales visit.
- 2
Quotation and contract
A quote covers frequency, bins and rate. Accepting it creates the contract and the first schedule.
- 3
Daily route
Pickups are grouped into rounds by vehicle and area. Each crew gets a stop list.
- 4
Pickup record
The crew records bins emptied, the weight where a scale is used, and any problem found at the stop, such as a locked gate or a bin left out of reach.
- 5
Bill and review
The month’s bill comes from the contract and the pickups recorded. Missed stops are credited.
The challenges, and what they cost.
What is specific to this trade.
These are requirements we would confirm in discovery. They describe what the solution may need to handle. They are not features that already exist.
- Quotations that price sites, bins and frequency together
- Pickup records per stop, with weight where a scale exists
- Rules for extra collections and credits for missed stops
- Disposal and transfer records as your adviser specifies them
What we would build for commercial waste management.
Chosen from the commerce capabilities this business needs, not a list of everything.
Who works in the system, and what each can do.
What it would connect to.
An integration is confirmed only after its API, access and scope are checked. A connection that updates on a schedule is described as scheduled, not real-time.
- A weighbridge or scale, once its interface is verified
- Vehicle tracking, scoped after the provider’s interface has been looked at
- Accounting software, through a file or a scoped connection
- A payment gateway for online contract payments
How the work runs, and what we need from you.
What you provide
- Your sites, bins and present schedules
- Your rate card and how extras are priced
- The records your crews write today
Contracts first
We load the customers and their schedules and compare a month of bills.
Crew screen next
The stop screen is tried on one route before others move across.
What you receive.
- A quotation and contract flow
- Schedules, route sheets and a crew screen
- Billing from pickups
- Training for planners and crews
How progress is judged.
Measures are agreed against your own baseline. We do not promise a result in advance.
- Missed stops found by the customer before the planner
- Bills disputed for lack of a pickup record
Selling at home and abroad.
Waste classes, carriers and disposal records are set by local rules that differ by country and region. Your adviser confirms them, and the system stores the fields you specify.
The wider requirements for commercial cleaning supplies are on the Commercial Cleaning Supplies page.
Related subcategories.
Commercial Waste Services E-commerce & Collection Software
Custom software solution
No GullySystem product runs scheduled collection contracts with weighed pickups, so this is written to order. The wholesale ordering product could still carry the sale of bins and liners.
Read about the softwareExisting GullySystem products that apply
Related services
Selling in a shop as well?
Questions about commercial waste management e-commerce.
Is this an existing product?
No. Collection contracts with weighed pickups are built to order. Only the sale of bins and liners could use an existing product.
Do you decide how waste is classified?
No. Classification, carrier and disposal rules come from your adviser. The system stores the fields and records you define.
Can a crew use it without network?
That depends on the device and the build. It is assessed in discovery and never assumed.
Talk through your commerce requirement.
Describe what you sell, where you sell it and what is slowing you down. An engineer will reply within one business day.
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