Every day, Verdis Aarhus is responsible for 8,500 household waste collections from private residences. For this task, the waste management company utilizes Scanvaegt’s Evolution waste system, which is based on automatic real-time collection registration.

For department manager Lars Mejdahl, the user-friendly system ensures oversight both in the office and among employees out in the garbage trucks.

“Overview and precision mean everything. All our collection tasks are systematized, and it works.”

These words come from department manager Lars Mejdahl at Verdis Aarhus. The waste management company is responsible for part of the municipal household waste collection for private residences in Aarhus Municipality. The waste management operation in Denmark’s second-largest municipality is handled by 80 employees and 18 garbage trucks, which on average perform 600 collections per day. In this calculation of collection numbers, the risk of overloading has been eliminated. The entire East Jutland district is divided into 16 routes, which are further subdivided into 10 sub-routes.

The system records everything in real time

“With this system, we register everything we do in real time. We know exactly where and when a container is emptied at a given address, and if there are any discrepancies, we can also document them,” says Lars Mejdahl. He explains that employees take photos of discrepancies (for example, if a container is overflowing, not placed out, or if there is a loose dog) and upload them into the system—this eliminates many uncertainties with the municipality and reduces the risk of fines.

Verdis Aarhus is part of Verdis Denmark, a nationwide player in waste management. The company employs 800 people across 20 locations.

Automatic collection registration

The waste management system is called Evolution, developed by the Swedish company Botek and distributed in Denmark by Scanvaegt Systems A/S.

Evolution is based on automatic collection registration. Each container is equipped with an RFID tag, which is automatically registered/read during emptying by a scanner mounted on the back of the garbage truck.

Moreover, the RFID technology ensures that it is not possible for the garbage truck to empty a “wrong” container intended for paper and cardboard—in such cases, the system records that the particular container was not equipped with RFID technology.

Live Updates for the Driver

The system provides the driver in the truck with a transparent overview. Using a tablet, the employee can continuously monitor the emptying process in a densely populated suburban area with numerous small roads. Households are displayed on a map with their bins as well as listed by address. When a bin is emptied, its color changes from gray to green. If employees forget to empty a bin, the address and bin turn red once the garbage truck leaves the area. Evolution also includes GPS-based route planning.

“The system’s user interface is very simple, making it easy for our employees to navigate. It is very user-friendly and visually structured, which means new employees become self-sufficient quickly,” notes Lars Mejdahl.

Verdis Aarhus has been using the system since April 2023.

Fewer than 10 Complaints per Week

“We have very skilled employees, which contributes to our error rate being below the national average per employee. With 8,500 daily collections, we have fewer than ten complaints per week. Without this system, we would have many more errors. Therefore, my opinion is that Evolution is the best system on the market,” asserts Lars Mejdahl.

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