Telematics-Based Waste Management - The Use Of Telematics For The Automated Acquisition Of Waste-Related Data By Edward Ulrich Synopsis The automated collection of waste-related data is very important for a business involved in waste management and treatment. It is important for two reasons. One is simply efficiency; the other is the obligation to comply with legal specifications such as recording and reporting consignment notes and so on. Waste sector legislation provides for data both in paper form and in electronic form, so waste managers must ask the question of how to collect relevant data and evaluate waste. How can this task be achieved, especially in terms of national and international guidelines? The author Edward Ulrich gives an overview of methods of automated data collection and disclosure, taking into account economic and technical aspects and legal requirements. The goal is to provide answers to how processes in the area of electronic consignment notes can be designed. Special attention is given to the collection and entrapment of relevant data in transit by adopting a traffic telematics approach. The book is aimed at decision makers in the industry, waste collectors and handlers, transporters and authorities.

Review 1 Very technical, and sadly there are still people involved in waste management who have yet to migrate from the typewriter. A useful book however for managers with IT interests who want to process data more efficiently. A word of caution: don’t forget to back up! (Posted by Skip Hire)

Review 2 Ulrich’s book is well informed on waste management and demonstrates his great experience of traffic engineering. A must read for waste managers. (Posted by Blitzkrieg)