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by Waste Wise Team | Oct 3, 2025 | Consumer Engagement, Colleges, Contamination, Contamination Prevention, Data Collection, Data Management, Innovation, PET, Recycling, Recycling Data, Recycling Stream, rPET, Sustainability
Waste Wise Innovation (WWI) is proud to partner with the University of South Carolina Upstate to launch a groundbreaking pilot program that will bring smart, data-driven recycling to campus. Through this initiative, USC Upstate is deploying Topper Stopper™ smart...by Waste Wise Team | Jul 7, 2025 | Contamination Prevention, Consumer Engagement, Data Collection, Recycling, Recycling Stream
Recycling isn’t just a checkbox on the sustainability to-do list; it’s a vital action that can reshape our planet’s future. There may be recycling bins on every corner, but participation remains inconsistent, contamination is too high, and valuable materials often...Recycle Smart Monitoring System™
The Recycle Smart Monitoring System™ (RSMS) provides a method to measure the fullness of a recycling bins. The Topper Stopper™ units equipped with RSMS determine the depth of an empty bin, then check the bin depth at specified intervals. Notifications are sent out via text message and/or email when bins reach a specified level of fullness. This works on varying sizes of bins because the system obtains the depth each time a bin is emptied (or replaced).