Who is NSigma's waste offering for?

VPs of operations, fleet managers, MRF managers, sustainability directors, and route planners at haulers, transfer stations, and material recovery facilities operating 100–2,000+ truck fleets.

What outcomes do waste clients typically achieve?

15–25% route efficiency improvement, 35–50% downtime reduction on fleet vehicles, 40–50% reduction in contamination at MRFs, and $3M–10M in documented annual savings on representative deployments.

How does NSigma optimize hauling routes?

By combining telematics, fill-level sensors, traffic, weather, and historical pickup patterns into a continuous optimizer. Routes adjust dynamically rather than being re-cut quarterly.

How does contamination detection work at MRFs?

ViDA processes existing sortation-line cameras to identify contamination types (film plastic, organics, hazardous materials) in real time. Operators receive alerts and trend data; recovery rates improve as the line learns.

Can fleet failure prediction reduce breakdowns on route?

Yes. ReMI ingests telematics and engine telemetry to predict component failures days to weeks in advance. The result is a shift from reactive roadside breakdowns to scheduled preventive maintenance.

Does this integrate with our existing TMS or routing system?

Yes. NSigma integrates with major fleet telematics (Geotab, Samsara, Verizon Connect) and routing systems via standard APIs.

What about reporting for sustainability and regulatory filings?

The MOSAIC layer captures recovery rates, diversion, emissions, and audit trails — feeding into ESG dashboards and EPA/state regulatory reporting.

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Intelligent Waste Operations for Haulers & Processors

Optimize collection routes, predict fleet failures, reduce recycling contamination, and automate landfill surveys. NSigma ViDA + FRIT + MOSAIC deliver 15-25% route efficiency and $3M-10M annual savings (500-truck fleet).

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Managing 500-5,000 truck fleets, 50M+ tons annual throughput

ROUTE 12 — OPTIMIZEDLive tracking

Bin cluster A

Commercial zone

Residential SW

Industrial park

Transfer station

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▶ MRF Destination

Contamination: 4.2% · Sort speed: nominal

Stops Left

87%

Capacity

-23%

Fuel vs Static

96.8%

On-Time

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Challenge

The Waste Management Challenge

Waste haulers and processors face thin margins, rising fuel costs, and commodity price volatility. Static routes, reactive maintenance, and contamination losses drain profitability.

Route Inefficiency

$3M-10M annual fuel waste (500-truck fleet)

Static routes unchanged for years
15-25% excess miles driven
No dynamic traffic/weather optimization

Equipment Downtime

3x emergency repair cost, missed collections

Reactive run-to-failure maintenance
No predictive alerts for hydraulics/brakes/PTO
Lost tipping fee revenue

Contamination Loss

10-30% contamination = $2M-8M lost commodity revenue

Manual post-collection audits (weeks late)
Load rejections at MRF
Commodity devaluation ($80/ton → $50/ton)

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Platform

Platform — Waste Management

The MOSAIC Integrated Ecosystem

Four integrated disciplines. One continuous pipeline from raw data to operational intelligence.

dataACQUIRE

The Foundation

dataPREDICT

The Intelligence Engine

dataVISION

The Insight Navigator

dataADVANCE

The Operational Backbone

dataACQUIRE — fleet & operations

Fleet GPS / OBDTelematics1/sec

Bin SensorsLoRa / NB-IoThourly

Scale HouseTicket APIevent

Route PlansDispatchdaily

Customer CRMREST APIbatch

MRF Sort LinePLC / SCADA500/sec

dataACQUIRE

Fleet & Operations Data Lakehouse

Unify GPS telematics, bin fill sensors, scale house tickets, route dispatch, customer CRM, and MRF sort line PLCs into a single operational data layer.

GPS/OBD telematics at 1-second resolution

LoRa/NB-IoT bin sensor integration

Scale house ticket and weight data

MRF PLC/SCADA sort line telemetry

SparkKafkaAirflowDelta LakeTimescaleDBTerraform

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Solution Bundles

Intelligent Fleet & Route Optimization

Target Buyer: VP of Operations, Director of Fleet, Route Manager

Key Benefits

15-25% reduction in route miles
Dynamic routing based on traffic & weather
Fill-level optimization for commercial accounts
Driver performance scorecards

What It Replaces

Static route planning
Manual route adjustments
Paper-based driver logs

Key Metrics

15-25% less

Route Miles

Dynamic

Routing

Real-time

Fill Optimization

Tracked

Driver Performance

90-Day Pilot Scope: 20-40 trucks, 5,000-15,000 households, 2-3 service areas

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Predictive Fleet Maintenance & Uptime

Target Buyer: VP of Operations, Fleet Manager, Maintenance Director

Key Benefits

35-50% reduction in unplanned downtime
7-21 day failure prediction windows
Automated work order generation
Parts inventory optimization

What It Replaces

Run-to-failure maintenance
Calendar-based PM schedules
Manual failure tracking

Key Metrics

35-50%

Less Downtime

7-21 days

Prediction Window

Auto

Work Orders

Optimized

Parts Inventory

90-Day Pilot Scope: 50-100 vehicles, 3-6 month maintenance history

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Contamination Intelligence & Commodity Optimization

Target Buyer: VP of Recycling, MRF Manager, Sustainability Director

Key Benefits

40-50% contamination reduction
2-3x throughput increase at MRF
Customer-level contamination notifications
Commodity revenue recovery

What It Replaces

Manual post-collection audits
Reactive contamination management
Paper-based quality reports

Key Metrics

40-50%

Less Contamination

2-3x

Throughput

Automated

Notifications

Recovered

Commodity Revenue

90-Day Pilot Scope: 1-2 MRFs, 5,000-10,000 residential accounts

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Products

Powered by NSigma's Product Stack

Purpose-built solutions that work together to deliver predictive intelligence across your operations.

ViDA

AI-Powered Sorting & Contamination Detection

Computer vision for sorting + contamination detection. 40-50% contamination reduction, 2-3x throughput increase, 50% labor cost reduction.

FRIT

Dynamic Routing + Mobile-First Field Ops

Dynamic routing + mobile-first field ops with fill sensors. 15-20% fuel reduction, fewer unnecessary miles, overflow prevention.

MOSAIC Custom

Advanced Analytics Platform

Demand forecasting, illegal dumping detection, circular economy tracking. Custom analytics tailored for waste operations.

15-20%

Fuel reduction

40-50%

Contamination reduction

2-3x

Throughput increase

50%

Labor cost reduction

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Process

90-Day Pilot Timeline

A bounded, low-risk engagement to prove value before scaling.

Weeks 1-2

Discovery & Integration

Connect data sources
Baseline KPIs
Stakeholder interviews

Weeks 3-6

Build & Deploy

Configure dashboards
Deploy predictive models
Train field teams

Weeks 7-10

Optimize & Validate

Refine alerts
Validate KPI improvements
Gather user feedback

Weeks 11-12

Results & Roadmap

Final ROI report
Expansion plan
Decision to scale

Typical Pilot Scope

20-40 trucks, 5,000-15,000 households, 2-3 service areas (5-10% of fleet)

Deliverables

Dynamic route optimization, predictive maintenance alerts, contamination detection with customer notifications, driver safety scorecards

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