Weigh, grade, bale and sell each load.
Scrap comes in as mixed loads paid on gross weight, then leaves as graded bales, and the margin hides in whatever separates those two figures. That gap is where money leaks. The software records each load at the weighbridge with its tare, moisture reading and deduction, then the bales pressed from it and the mill report that settles the account.
Collectors, factories and household rounds bring in cullet, newsprint, old corrugated cardboard, aluminium cans, copper wire and PET bottles, and every one of those streams carries a separate buying rate. The yard pays on gross weight, but the mill pays only for what survives sorting, drying and the picking out of stones, so margin lives in that shrinkage. Few yards measure it.
Software for recycling operators keeps shrinkage in view. An inbound ticket is graded, the lot goes to a picking belt or a baler, and every output is weighed again before the gate opens.
Tippers and handcarts queue at the weighbridge from first light, long before the office opens its first ledger or the kettle is on. The operator keys the supplier, the plate number and the gross reading, then the tare once the load is tipped and the truck rolls back on. A grader walks the heap. The grader carries a moisture meter and a magnet. Stones, oil, wet board and film that jam the sorting belt are written against the ticket, because each one removes real weight from what the mill will pay for.
A trommel screen and an eddy current separator pull nonferrous pieces from the mixed stream while the belt keeps running. Pickers lift out cardboard, film and PET by hand, and the baler presses each grade under its own strapping, one bale at a time. Bales are weighed, tagged and stacked in numbered bays. Dispatch loads containers against buyer contracts. The mill’s own weighment, which rarely matches yours, arrives days later, and collectors are paid weekly or on the spot while claims from the mill are still open. Cash goes out first.
What goes wrong for recycling companies without a proper system.
What we would build for recycling companies.
Named the way your team already talks about the work. We start with whichever part the audit shows is costing you most.
A requirements checklist for recycling companies.
What to cover, which reports to ask for and what to put to every vendor, ready to print or save as a PDF.
A product already built for recycling companies.
It is adapted to how your business works before it goes live, and anything your trade needs that it lacks is added then.
Recycling Company Management Software
Weighbridge tickets, grading and deductions, sorting yield, bale register, stock by grade, mill dispatch, claims and supplier payments for recycling yards.
The business modules recycling companies use most.
Each one is also available on its own, or inside a system built for you.
The services behind it.
Business Process Automation
Approvals, reminders, follow-ups and reports that run on their own instead of on someone remembering.
Learn moreIoT and Edge Computing
Machines, meters and sensors feeding the same system your office uses, even when the network drops.
Learn moreData Migration and Moving Off Spreadsheets
Data migration and spreadsheet replacement covers auditing existing files, cleaning and deduplicating records, loading them into a new system and reconciling the loaded result against known totals. Both systems then run side by side before cutover. Originals stay untouched.
Learn moreCustom Software and Product Engineering
Software built around how your business actually runs, when nothing off the shelf fits without workarounds.
Learn moreHow the work runs from Bengaluru for your city.
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The audit, by call
A screen-share and a look at the sheets, accounting reports and WhatsApp groups your team uses. No travel needed.
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A written proposal
Scope, what we build first and the cost, agreed in writing before anything starts.
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Build in short rounds
Working screens shared every few weeks. Your team tests them from your own office.
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Go-live, in person when it helps
For data migration and training we can come to your city. Travel is agreed in advance.
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Support online
Fixes, changes and hosting handled remotely by the same team that built it.
Software we have built and run.
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Read the case studyQuestions recycling companies ask before they call.
Can the weighbridge feed the system?
Often yes. Many load cell indicators send a reading over a serial port or the network, and a connection is scoped once the make is known. If not, the operator keys the figure. A slip is still printed.
How are moisture and contamination deductions handled?
The grader picks a reason from a list you define, such as wet board, oily wire or mixed plastics, and enters the weight cut or the share removed. The supplier’s statement prints that reason beside the net weight, line by line, so the cashier can answer a query on the spot.
Do we need it for plain scrap trading?
A trading yard can run the intake, stock and dispatch parts alone, leaving sorting, yield and the bale register switched off until they are wanted. Sorting and yield matter once a lot is split on a picking belt or pressed into bales before sale, because only then does output differ from input. Fridges waiting to be degassed get a line too.
What happens to our supplier and rate sheets?
Supplier names and the price sheet for each grade arrive from your accounts clerk, who matches every supplier against one recent invoice before weighbridge entries begin. Rates stay as you quote them. Each metal and polymer keeps a line.
What happens after I share my requirements?
An engineer reads what you send and replies within one business day. We then look at the software, spreadsheets and WhatsApp groups your business runs on today and write down what works, what slows your team down and what is missing. A demo login, a screen-share or a few screenshots are enough. You get a short written summary ordered by priority, with no obligation to hire us afterwards.
How much will the software cost?
We don’t publish a price, because it depends on what the system has to do. That first review settles the scope, and the cost goes into a written proposal before any work starts.
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