Case Studies

Real-world results from councils and organisations using Voom to transform their waste management operations.

Blackburn with Darwen

Empowering waste management with AI precision

The Brief

Blackburn with Darwen sought to understand their waste set out throughout the entire Council area. Their goal was to enhance the efficiency of their collection service and improve set out and recycling rates through effective communication.

To effect meaningful change, their options were confined to either small-scale study areas or complex and costly in-cab or hardware solutions.

Key Challenges

Understanding set out

Absence of relevant data

Limited affordable options

Our Approach

Blackburn with Darwen achieved comprehensive insight into set out rates area-wide, down to street-level detail by collaborating with Voom and using their ClearSight AI technology.

Every bin collection is geotagged, with key data like waste type, round identifier, weight, and timestamp.

The interactive portal enables Blackburn with Darwen to analyse and explore this data thoroughly. ClearSight AI leverages existing hardware and technologies, eliminating the requirement for additional equipment and software.

ClearSight AI platform showing Blackburn with Darwen data
The Results
1

Comprehensive Area Coverage

A detailed understanding of household set out rates was achieved across Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council's entire area.

2

Precise Geolocated Data

Geolocated information was captured for every bin lift and for all waste types.

3

User-Friendly Interface

The online portal offers a simple and intuitive experience for data analysis and interpretation.

At a Glance

Benefits Delivered

  • Interactive portal
  • Factually grounded data
  • Comprehensive understanding
  • Affordable at scale
ClearSight AI platform
What used to be months of work, brought into a best guess situation and a few prayers to the Refuse gods, has now become an effortless task.
Voom has revolutionised this practice with pinpoint accuracy and given us the ability to understand things and see actual information instantly.

What Our Other Clients Say

Organisations across the UK are using Voom to drive smarter waste management.

Biffa

"Granular level detail including productivity rates and being mapped across the entire region down to street level proved invaluable for resource planning and route modelling."

Biffa

"The added value of the demographic portal was fantastic in informing social value and recycling improvement initiatives."

Haringey

"Used in our procurement exercise to give Bidders reliable and valuable insights, removing elements of risk."

Haringey

"The Voom portal is a great tool to look at how set out across wards, LSOAs and even down to the detail of individual roads differ."

Zero Waste Scotland

"The resulting map-based insights enabled targeted interventions and smarter resource use."

Argyll and Bute Council

"Based on Voom data, bin locations where bins are shared have been moved away from residual bins to help with better segregation of materials and increased uptake of recycling service."

Trusted by

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Biffa Haringey London Argyll and Bute Council Zero Waste Scotland

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