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REHRIG PACIFIC’S ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES GROUP
Providing complete asset management solu3ons for the solid waste & recycling Industry!
REHRIG PACIFIC COMPANY OVERVIEW
q Who is Rehrig Pacific? ¡ We are a family owned business that has been in operation for over 100 years
¡ Injection Molded Product Corporation
¡ Over 27 years in the Solid Waste and Recycling Business ¡ Provides various containers and services for Solid Waste, Recycling, Organics and
Medical Waste collection operations
¡ Technology Leader in Asset Management for the SW & Recycling Industry ¡ Over 4 million RFID enabled containers on the street in over 150 customer locations throughout
the US & Canada
Building a founda,on for future programs • Inves'ng today in the future of their program (Small investment in a new cart program)
Collec,on Data Tracking Programs • Service Verifica'on • Recycling & Refuse Par'cipa'on
• Provide founda'on for Incen've Based Recycling Programs • Document program success for grant funding • Provides a template for Educa'onal Assistance Program • Allowing you to focus your 'me, money and resources on lower par'cipa'ng areas
Pay As You Throw Programs • Typically Volume Based
Asset Management Programs • Proac'vely tracking lost and stolen containers “Every Day Audit”
Improving Collec,on Efficiencies • Route Op'miza'on • Visibility of their opera'ons
Why are organiza,ons using RFID technology?
CHALLENGES WITH PAST RFID IN SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING
q Common Issues with Past RFID Systems ¡ High System Costs (upfront and ongoing)
¡ Complex Installations (very timely)
¡ Poor Flexibility (tied to the truck it is installed on)
¡ Limited focus on building and maintaining an accurate database
¡ Public perception on the data being captured
FOUR MAIN COMPONENTS NEEDED FOR AN RFID PROGRAM
¡ RFID enabled cart
¡ Accurate Association of Container to Address (A&D)
¡ Software – Asset Management
¡ Hardware – RFID Truck Systems
¡ Software – Collection Data Tracking
RFID Antenna
How RFID Technology Works
Important RFID Considera,ons How do I make sure RFID works for me today and in the future?
• Understand how the technology works • Make sure you are buying a complete solu'on with an asset tracking component • Start by building an Accurate Database through the A&D process • Know where your containers are • Automate the process for maintaining your cart to address database • Eliminate the paper work order process • Manage the data on a daily basis to accurately track containers and effec'vely use RFID data collected • Evaluate collec'on data tracking reports to gather data and change the process to create savings • Iden'fy poten'al process improvements within your organiza'on
CONTAINER ASSET RECOVERY TRACKING SYSTEM (C.A.R.T.S.)
CHARLESTON COUNTY, SC
¡ Challenges – operational, public awareness, buy in from internal stakeholders
¡ Independent research on the technology market place
¡ Pilot program to test their research
¡ Operational pilot
¡ Public awareness to embrace new system and become active
¡ Prove to internal stakeholders that these are dollars well spent
¡ Set the table for expansion
¡ Additional pilots to support continued expansion
¡ By the end of the summer the County will have
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