Through optimized loading operations and expanded composting programs, RTS reduced emissions equivalent to removing 531 passenger vehicles from the road annually while diverting more than 2 million pounds of food waste from landfills each year.
RTS in Action
How Property Teams Are Reducing Costs and Achieving Sustainability Goals
Problem
A property investment and portfolio management company revitalized one of the largest, most iconic buildings in Manhattan, at 111 8th Avenue. The 3 million sq. ft. building was generating a significant amount of waste, and operations was no longer content to simply remove trash. It needed greater transparency into its waste removal and recycling processes in order to achieve its sustainability goals.
Optimize Route Logistics
RTS established real-time communications between its drivers and the building operations team, which removed guess work around truck arrival and delivery completion times. Confirmation of truck arrival gave on-site staff early notification to clear the dock space and prepare materials for removal, allowing the driver and the on-site staff to reduce pickup times. Over time, routing optimization resulted in better allocation of resources and more effective staffing plans.
Consolidate and Measure Recycling Data
RTS software provided historical waste collection data, giving operations accurate information and new insight into what material was being removed and where it was being delivered. This process ultimately increased efficiency in the building’s waste and recycling streams and eliminated unwarranted service pickups.
Customize Sorting Options
To simplify the process for collecting organic materials, RTS provided specific containers for food waste and dispatched trucks dedicated to organic waste removal. Based upon RTS’s relationships with best practice partners, including local area haulers, recycling facilities and organics waste processing facilities, food waste was diverted away from landfills and sent to appropriate facilities.
The Result
Major Emissions Reduction and Food Waste Diversion
Reduced Emissions
from shorter loading times
2 Million Pounds
diverted from landfills
Increased Efficiency
across truck operations
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