MERIDIAN WASTE
POWERFUL NEW MARKET CATALYST
The stakes are just as high for North Carolina-based Meridian Waste, a commercial and residential private hauler. The fast-growing company’s business model often involves acquisitions, requiring a seamless transition to new markets, routes, personnel, and equipment. “When you change 5,000 people’s collection day, it’s a big change,” says Meridian area president Patrick Messinger. Going digital allows Meridian to optimize routes and vehicles, reducing route miles and retiring older vehicles without replacement costs — yielding rapid and robust ROI.
AN INDUSTRY INSIDER’S ASSESSMENT
Mark Fournier has seen ROI transformations like these two examples many times over his 20-year career in waste management. The industry veteran is director of solutions consulting for Routeware, a leading provider of cloud- based technology for the waste and recycling sector. “A new generation of leaders is starting to run private haulers and municipal solid waste departments,” Fournier observes. “They want real-time information on collection status as it’s happening. It’s not just about reducing the number of go-backs, but also improving field insight and analytics for better decision-making.”
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