Camenai's solution is perfectly suited to quickly identifying unwanted issues and integrating them into the customer's daily processes. That is why we started a project together in 2024, for which we installed cameras in three vehicles: two from Irado and one from the law enforcement division of the Municipality of Schiedam. These vehicles continue to drive their usual routes but now also record thousands of images per day, on which algorithms signal waste dumpings. Herbert Dikken, department manager at Irado, explains: “The cameras were installed by Camenai in three vehicles, but we can easily exchange them ourselves between other vehicles, for example if one is at the garage. We were quickly surprised how well the algorithms recognize the waste dumpings, so now we have much more insight into problem locations without making our planner's work more difficult.”

The next step was to integrate with the planning: Irado receives reports of waste dumpings via various channels, which must then be addressed as quickly as possible. This was previously a passive process, where Irado is dependent on the processing time of reportings by the municipality or on employees who happened to see a dumping while working. By actively looking for waste dumpings themselves, Irado is more in control and thus improves its service level for its residents and the municipality.