RFID Experience in the Waste Management Industry over the last 15 years in Europe

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1 - 1 - RFID Experience in the Waste Management Industry over the last 15 years in Europe Helmut Ziegler Managing Partner c-trace GmbH Tel.: +49 (0) 521/ Fax: +49 (0) 521/ info@c-trace.de Bielitzer Strasse Bielefeld Germany

2 - 2 - Agenda 1. Introduction of c-trace 2. Overview of ident systems in Germany 3. Various fee models in Germany 4. Advantages RFID systems 5. Basics of the RFID technology 6. Standardisation 7. Vehicle equipment 8. Software solutions 9. Outlook

3 - 3 - Presentation of c-trace Address: Service centers: Company business: Managing partners: Legal form: Employees: 54 Affiliations, parent companies: Bielitzer Strasse 42, Bielefeld, Germany Leipzig, Ulm, Münster, Landau (Pfalz) Development and selling systems for the waste industry Helmut Ziegler, Michael Eikelmann, Torsten Olschewsky GmbH None Other companies Foreign partners in: Great Britain: c-trace ltd. Netherlands: c-trace BV AU, BE, F, H, I, L, NL, NZ, PL, SLO

4 - 4 - c-trace Activities in Europe In New Zealand and Australia Partner of

5 - 5 - References > 5,000,000 Chips supplied > 1,000 vehicles equipped > 150 Municipalities at our ASP servers > 1,200 c-ware users

6 Product range Software c-ware Hardware c-ident c-scale c-route c-fleet c-watch Services Consulting, project management, installation, service, maintenance, training, distribution and collection of containers, chip retrofitting - 6 -

7 - 7 - Waste Fee Systems Amount persons 360l 240l 140l 120l 80l 60l Amount bins Alternate Waste collection (2-weeks/4- weeks collection) Stamp system Identification by barcode Identification by RFID Volume measuring by Ultrasonic sensors Certified ID and weighing system Probability principle Reality principle

8 - 8 - Market overview in Germany Barcode Ident system Ident/Weigh system Volume measure system Approx. 25 % of all containers in German municipalities are equipped with chips Total amount of bins in Germany: about 60,000,000

9 - 9 - Systems for different Applications Mechanism Inventory (control of collection rates) Example Neckar-Odenwaldkreis Inhabitants 150,000 Billing of emptyings (combined with year end pre assessment) Emptyings done after payment taken (prepaid) Emptying billed by weight calculation LK Schwäbisch-Hall Inhabitants 190,000 Hohenlohekreis Inhabitants 110,000 LK Aschaffenburg Inhabitants 175,000

10 Advantages RFID systems Tamper proof base for waste collection charging Prevention of collecting none registered containers Container stock management Automatic exchange of data (bin delivery service) Verification of collections if issues arise by recording - exact time of emptying - second or multiple emptyings highlighted - missed containers can be reported - lost bin reports Flexibility of fee systems e.g. policy changes Work rate analysis Aid to achieve recycling targets

11 Basic functions of an RFID system Reader Antenne Transponder System Interface Comunication control Chip (Memory + Comunication control) Power Supply Electromagnetic waves Using electromagnetic energy the passive chip gets powered and activated The transponder sends back the stored information Data received via the antenna and processed by the reader device

12 Frequency ranges LF/HF/UHF Abbr. English description Application frequency at Waste industry Advantages Disadvantages LF Low Frequency 125kHz, 134,2 khz Higher read range than HF Very well defined read zone Low cost readers and antennas Requires wire antenna Chip is more expensive HF High Frequency 4 MHz 13,56 MHz Faster data transfer if more information has to be transferred Anticollision (only 13,56 MHz) Cheaper chips Sensitive to metal backgrounds For same performance compared to LF, bigger chip size is required Expensive readers UHF Ultra High Frequency 886 MHz Anti-collision Higher reading distances Easy production of chips Sensitive to metal background Sensitive to environmental influence (water, rain, dust, ) Expensive readers

13 Spool types: air coil Air coil chip Air coil standardised antenna

14 Spool type: ferrite Ferrite chip Ferrite standardised antenna Ferrite long distance antenna

15 Reading distance and orientation The best reading distance will be achieved if both, chips and antenna, have the same orientation good bad bad good

16 General LF chip housings Chipnest chip Standard chip using comb antenna (HDX and FDX) KLIKO Clip Retrofit chip for Kliko containers in the Netherlands NL Pin type Retrofit chip if no chip nest is available at bin c-pack Retrofit chip for metal containers

17 RFID history in the waste management Early 1990s: first trial projects using RFID in Germany 1992: first identification project using RFID in different European countries 1993: first weighing and identification project using RFID in Germany : usage of various frequencies in Europe 1998: first German norm DIN : DIN was substituted by DIN 30745, based on the world wide ISO Norm /11785 for identification of animals 2006: First European norm EN based on the German DIN

18 We required an own Standard! Based on the world wide used ISO Norm /11785 for identification of animals

19 Standard DIN (national) Definition of data format Chip position for different type of waste bins Producer chip code 134,2 khz "read-only" Modulation, encoding and data transfer according ISO 11784/11785

20 Standard DIN EN (European) Definition of data format Chip position for different types of waste bins Producer code chip Independent from frequency Substitutes DIN 30744: and DIN :

21 Standard systems using CleANopen Lifter signal control Weighing computer Ident computer Terminal Reader 1 (BDE) Reader 2 (BDE) Acceleration cell 1 Acceleration cell 2 Load cell 1 Load cell 2 Double storage GPS GPRS Bin classificaton unit Display Antenna 1 Ident Unit Antenna 2 Ident Unit Measuring (Weighing) Unit

22 c-fleet Selects clients address, starts order Navigation to customer

23 MacDonald Johnston Side Loader Project SAVER Netherlands Terminal in cab Ident on Grabber 134,2 khz Chip 13 side loader 9 rear loader Flat antenna

24 Grabber Identification Project SAVER Netherlands Terminal in cab Ident on Grabber 134,2 khz Chip 13 side loader 9 rear loader Long range flat antenna

25 Sideloader HN Schörling Project Karlsruhe Terminal in cab 134,2 khz read-only and read-write 17 vehicles 4 weighing Terminal Comb antenna Load cell Long range antenna

26 Identification and Weighing on a Translift Project Heiligenhaus 3 Fzg. Ident and weighing Translift (terminal in cab) 134, 2 khz Left lifter with ID and weighing Right lifter with ID and weighing

27 Terminal in the cab Project Heiligenhaus 3 Fzg. Ident and weighing Translift (terminal in cab) 134, 2 khz terminal Terminal position as specified by our customer

28 Identification on a Translift Project APM Potsdam- Mittelmark Translift (terminal in cab) 125 khz read-only FDX 24 vehicles ID Grabber with lift comb Lifter for 2 and 4 wheel bins

29 Identification on a Translift Project Scherpenzeel Netherlands Translift (terminal in cab) 134,2 khz 2 vehicles ID Terminal in Dutch Double grabber with comb lifter

30 Faun Zoeller REL with ID on Electric Lift Project Faun Zoeller UK Rear installation Identification 125 khz and khz Zoeller edelta Comb antenna

31 Geesink Norba REL with Ident and Weighing Project Geesink France Rear installation Identification and weighing 125khz and 134.2kHz Combi split lift Comb antenna Load cell

32 Frontloader with Ident and Weighing Project Karlsruhe Terminal in cab 134,2 khz read-only and read-write 17 vehicles 4 weighing Long range antenna Load cell

33 FMS - Fleet Management System Daimler / MAN / SCANIA / DAF Trucks / IVECO / Volvo Trucks / Renault Trucks

34 Software New Trends ASP (Application Service Providing) solution Bin management with flexible allocation by time slots Vehicle monitoring Route planning and visualisation Routing Invoicing

35 C- ware ASP convenient and cost effective Windows based Simple export to excel or pdf etc. Plausibility checks Remote access support Simple data analysis Memo function

36 c-ware Modules Lifting files 3rd parties software Accounts Route visualisation Billing domestic Planning Addresses c-ware M Customers c-ware L Billing c-ware XL Billing commercial Bin exchange Lifts c-ware S Bins c-ware M c-ware Collection on demand c-ident /c-scale 3rd parties ID system Handheld scanner

37 Route Evaluation (domestic)

38 c-ware with Google Earth

39 Polygon Planning

40 Routing

41 Outlook Preparation for installations in new countries Pay-as-you-throw systems FMS (Fleet Management System) Establishments of certificates and type approvals Customising to several countries requirements Experiences of already installed systems have to be taken into consideration

42 Discussion Questions? Helmut Ziegler Tel h.ziegler@c-trace.de