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Empty containers when they are full.
Sensors and a platform for waste management: measure fill levels and plan tours on demand – instead of driving by the calendar.
Software and sensors that make work simple.
We digitise what happens outside: containers, tours, inspections, records – by scan, app or sensor, whichever suits you. adhoc.smartwaste and adhoc.works, for waste management companies, municipalities and operations.
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Emptying underground containers by fill levelCrane collection only when the container is really full.View →
Managing textile containersLog collections and plan tours – with or without a sensor.View →
Digitising litter binsEvery collection confirmed by a scan, no sensor needed.View →
Monitoring compactors remotelyKnow faults, emergency stops and fill levels before the customer calls.View →
Locating equipmentWhere is which container – and for how long?View →
Keeping recycling points cleanDepot containers emptied before anything lands beside them.View →
Avoiding empty trips to transfer containersOnly drive to commercial customers when the container is full.View →
Emptying collection pits in timeRadar measures the level, the suction truck runs on demand.View →
Keeping an eye on IBC containersRefill before it runs empty – pick up before it overflows.View →
adhoc.works
Plan work, do it, and prove it.
The platform for municipal services and operations: we adapt workflows, forms and objects to every municipality and every client.
In use with waste management companies and municipalities across Germany
adhoc.smartwaste
Collection on demand instead of by calendar
For waste management companies and municipalities running containers: sensors measure the fill level, the platform plans the tour.
PhilRay →For stationary containers: fill level via radar and optical measurement – underground, depot and small containers.
Packman →For compactors: fill-level signals from the press, power and emergency-stop status, GPS position.
Tracker →For mobile containers: GPS tracking of roll-off and skip containers – location on the map at any time.
- 01Fill-level measurementFor underground, depot, small and compactor containers – installed in minutes.
- 02Collection detection & forecastAutomatically detected collections and a due date per container.
- 03Route planning by fill levelOnly drive to what is full. Fewer trips, less CO₂.
- 04Mobile appFor installation and drivers: scan the sensor, assign the container, confirm the collection.
adhoc.works
Processes that fit you – not the other way round.
For municipal services and operations: you do not have to adapt to the software. We set up workflows, forms and objects for every municipality and every client individually – highly flexible instead of rigid standard software.
- App for iOS
- App for Android
- 01Everyone sees what they have to doHand tasks to teams and individuals and notify them by push – the phone only shows what is due today.
- 02Tours made from tasksBundle tasks, turn them into a tour with one click and work through it stop by stop with navigation.
- 03Workflows that follow your processesWe model processes, approvals and responsibilities the way each municipality and client works.
- 04Your own formsInspections, protocols and reports as custom forms – quickly adapted when requirements change.
- 05Define your own objectsPlaygrounds, containers, benches, hydrants – everything you manage is created like a form with your own fields. Values can also fill automatically via APIs.
- 06Records that hold upWork documented in an audit-proof, exportable way – for clients, regulators and auditors.
One team, one platform underneath
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Hardware and software from a single source
We develop sensors, cloud and app ourselves in Norderstedt – one contact for everything.
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"Interface first"
The interface comes first, not last – which makes integration into your IT landscape straightforward.
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German cloud
Operated and hosted entirely in Germany, GDPR compliant.
What customers say
We tried out the adhoc smart waste fill-level system during the free trial. Installation was very simple and effortless. The system convinced us completely over those three months, so we then equipped all of our underground containers with it.
In a first step we equipped 83 depot containers with the smart waste system from adhoc networks. We are delighted by how simple the sensor is to install – all 83 containers spread across the city were done in a single morning.
The adhoc smart waste product convinced us on reliability and range of features to the point that we moved all of our containers over to the adhoc system. Thanks to adhoc’s subscription model we do not have to look after the sensors ourselves.
They supported us expertly across the entire product life cycle and developed a sensor we could field-test without delay. Change requests were implemented quickly thanks to direct, uncomplicated communication.
Where should we start?
Tell us what still gets stuck today – we will show you what it looks like with adhoc.
From the blog
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TrackingNehlsen tests 60 trackers for asset tracking
Our new tracker solution is off to a strong start: the Nehlsen Group is using 60 trackers across three of its companies – mainly on newly purchased containers.
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EventsDigital Waste Day 2026: Fewer trips, more revenue per compactor
At Digital Waste Day we showed how compactor rental companies save real money with our Packman reporting system. The full talk is now on YouTube.
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Eventsadhoc networks at the VKU coastal states conference
New sensors for fill level, tracking and compactors – plus a sneak preview of adhoc.works: the digital workbench for task coordination and documentation.
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