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Sustainable waste management
Mobile weighing in the recycling industry
Waste management and recycling have long ceased to be just about collecting and sorting materials. Efficiency, cost effectiveness and safety remain important, but sustainability and transparency are also gaining importance. Accurate weighing data are an indispensable link in this. They make it possible to better manage material flows, organize transport more intelligently and make optimal use of raw materials.
For recycling companies, mobile weighing systems are therefore not only a practical tool, but a strategic means to contribute to sustainable waste management and circular goals. In this article you will read how accurate weighing leads to better performance, both for your operations and for the planet.
Get more out of your process
Working more efficiently with smart data collection
Accurate weighing data gives waste processors the tools to reduce unnecessary transport movements. Where traditional methods often use fixed floor scales and weigh at multiple times, mobile weighing systems provide instant and accurate measurements at every lifting movement. This saves valuable time, reduces wear and tear on equipment and lowers personnel costs.
For companies working with data analytics to optimize routes, reduce costs and operate more sustainably, reliable weighing information is indispensable. Inaccurate data leads to wrong choices in fleet management, sorting strategies or disposal methods. Mobile weighing systems allow accurate weight information to be shared real-time and wirelessly, allowing planners and fleet managers to more finely tune their logistics.
Structurally over- or underloading vehicles can have serious consequences: from extra fuel consumption and faster wear and tear to higher labor costs due to inefficiencies. By having continuous insight into the weight of collected cargo, transportation processes and fuel consumption can be optimized. Mobile weighing systems play a crucial role here.
Sustainability benefits
Weight as key to compliance and sustainability
More and more national and international regulations impose requirements to record waste streams and recycling activities, in part to prevent illegal dumping. There are also clear limits on vehicle weight, intended to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. Mobile weighing systems make it possible to check weights en route. This helps with correct waste handling and reporting, and ensures that companies comply with regulations around weight limits, resulting in fewer unnecessary emissions. After all, overloaded vehicles consume more fuel, emit more CO₂ and cause additional damage to the road surface.
Accurate weighing data thus play a crucial role in achieving sustainability goals, such as lowering CO₂ emissions and reducing waste. They form the basis for smarter, more sustainable choices in transportation and logistics. Real-time insight into weights allows routes to be planned more efficiently, material flows to be managed better and unnecessary trips to be avoided. Mobile weighing systems make this possible and help recycling companies structurally reduce their carbon footprint, an indispensable step toward a circular economy.
Sustainability and compliance do not start with weight, but without accurate weight data, they are difficult to achieve. This makes weight not just a means, but a powerful tool to realize your sustainability ambitions.
Customer Story
Van Rijnsbergen-Liebregts
At Van Rijnsbergen-Liebregts, everything revolves around efficient waste management. Every year, the company processes some 35,000 tons of industrial waste, construction and demolition waste and bulky waste. Thanks to the RAVAS solution, they now work faster, more accurately and experience greater ease of use.
Read the story and discover how the RAVAS RCS-PLUS improved the processes for Van Rijnsbergen-Liebregts.
Mobile weighing systems
For recycling and waste management
RAVAS iForks-32
The RAVAS iForks-32 makes accurate weighing during forklift transport easy, completely wireless and uninterrupted.
- Weighing capacity: 2,500 kg, 3,000 kg or 5,000 kg
- Scale part: 1 - 5 kg
- Optional: calibrated version class OIML III or thematic printer
RAVAS iCP-32
Robust heavy-duty forklift scale equipped with RAVAS 3200 indicator, which measures accurately and can be attached to most types of forklifts.
- Weighing capacity: 2,500 kg, 5,000 kg or 7,000 kg
- Scale section: 1 - 10 kg
- Fits almost all forklifts without structural modifications
RAVAS Ergo-Truck 2
The new generation in electric pallet trucks. Affordable and all-round deployable. Discover how the RAVAS Ergo-Truck 2 optimizes your logistics processes.
- Weighing capacity: 1.500 kg
- Scale part: 0,5 - 1 kg
- Optional: calibrated version class OIML III or second battery