Environmental challenge(s) met
Waste Management

Outline of project:
In order to help Dutch local authorities monitor and track residential refuse collections Vodafone partnered with Dutch technology company 'Mic-O-Data'.

Mic-O-data specialise in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) solutions and have developed a product, 'TarDif', that is able to track and monitor that status of 6,000 refuse collection points in public housing across 25 Dutch local authorities. Combined with Vodafone's M2M (machine to machine) SIM, TarDif is now able send out regular signals to alert the local authority that monitors the facility allowing them to bill residents more accurately and arrange waste collections more efficiently.

What stage is the project at?
In Production

Monitored output to date? Or potential output if not project not yet live?
Since the roll out of TarDif studies show the solution can reduce CO2 levels by 18%, due to more efficient refuse collection programmes. Financially, the Council has saved an estimated €92,035 in capital (purchase of trucks) and operational costs (running, fuel and maintenance for the trucks).

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