Drummondville, QC conducts smart bin tracking in residential areas for optimal collection schedule
Drummondville, QC Smart Bin Tracking Optimal Collection
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The pilot created two cohorts of 700 households each to track waste collections over successive summers. One group received weekly collections and incentives for reducing produced waste. The second group had their bins collected every three weeks. Each household's waste bins featured sensors that tracked rollout timing and fill levels. Drummondville designed the pilot to determine if the default schedule of every three weeks was preferable to weekly collections.
Project Succeeded
Drummondville officials confirmed that their existing schedule reduced landfill waste and collection costs. The weekly collection cohort produced 14% more waste than the other cohort despite the financial incentive.
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