Tambo Waste
Improving Compliance and Stockpile Management at a Regional MRF
Stockpiles, weighbridge and number plate recognition in one system, keeping a busy MRF inside its EPA licence.
Overview
Tambo Waste is a long-established regional waste and recycling business. Its Bairnsdale MRF processes recyclables from council contracts and commercial customers, and must keep stockpiles within its EPA licence conditions.
PIVOT is now the backbone of waste tracking, stockpile management and reporting at the MRF, integrated with the weighbridge and a number plate recognition (NPR) camera.
The challenge
Load movements and stock volumes were tracked on paper and in spreadsheets — slow, manual and hard to see across the operation. As the business grew and regulatory oversight increased, Tambo needed:
- Real-time tracking of incoming and outgoing material
- Stockpile volumes and composition across multiple storage areas
- Compliance with EPA licence limits on throughput and stockpiles
- Integration with the existing weighbridge
- An end to duplicated effort and slow, unclear reporting
The solution
What PIVOT delivered
PIVOT’s cloud platform was configured to Tambo’s operation.
Weighbridge integration
Connected to the site’s existing hardware.
See the feature →Number plate recognition
An NPR camera captures plates automatically and links vehicles to existing customer accounts.
Stockpile management
Volume, material type and movements tracked in real time.
See the feature →Simple site-staff interface
Load data recorded and reconciled with minimal handling.
Self-service reporting
Dashboards for management to monitor performance and compliance.
Photos
The MRF from above
Baled material and stockpiles across the yard — every movement tracked in PIVOT
The results
What changed
- Much less manual work for tracking, reporting and compliance
- Stockpile management now a key tool for licence compliance
- Better-informed decisions on material sales and processing schedules
- More confidence in the accuracy of the data
- Streamlined daily workflows
- Clear oversight of stock turnover, input volumes and customer trends
“Pivot has made a real difference to how we manage the MRF. The stockpile tools are excellent — they help us stay compliant with our licence while also giving us a clear picture of what we have on site and what’s ready for sale or processing. Having everything integrated with our weighbridge and camera system has made the whole process much more efficient.”
Looking ahead
With stockpiles, weighbridge and NPR in one system, Tambo Waste has the visibility to manage the MRF confidently as the business and its regulatory requirements continue to grow.
