How RFID Technology is Evolving in the Waste and Recycling Industry

Currently, RFID technology aids the waste and recycling industry in the tracking, work order management and repairs of waste containers, in addition to service verification and route management of waste vehicles, according to Jim Pickett, vice president of sales for Toter LLC, based in Statesville, N.C. He says there has been recent growth in the use of RFID tags to both manage carts as municipal assets and track collection service in real time. Recycling carts are commonly RFID tagged to monitor participation levels by route, street and individual homes. RFID technology allows automated asset tracking (scanning) of real-time service verification from when the cart is delivered to a home and then throughout the complete life of the cart.