The Application of the

WebAspx Route

Optimisation Technology

in Enfield

Jon Sharkey (HoS – Waste,

Recycling & Fleet)

www.enfield.gov.uk

Striving for excellence

Background to Enfield

• Outer London Borough –

Less dense in North,

deprived and affluent area

• In House Service

• 3 streams from wheeled

bins

• Current consultation on

Organics service

Background to Routing in Enfield

• Previous System – map, list of streets with

property numbers, photocopier, several packets

of colouring pencils

• Further Tweaks – made after a review of finish

times/tonnage of weeks 1, 2, 3, 4……15, 16

• Why Change?! – Efficiency review, future

service proposals

Why Round Mapping Software and Why

WebAspx?

• General Benefits – strategic fit; improve

quality of information; process improvement

and productivity; reduction in fuel cost

• Internal Solution – timescales prohibitive;

shared procurement with PTS

• Procurement Exercise – 2 bidders; very

similar on quality; price deciding factor

(licences)

Preparation and Data Requirements

• Contract – 3 year + support pack

• Training Days – 2 full days; 4 members of

staff

• Data Requirements – property database, bin

types, yield, collection times,

Webaspx Outputs – all rounds

Webaspx Outputs – 1 round

Uses to Date 1

• Efficiency Review – round reduction in dry

recycling service

Dry Recycling Tuesday - Before

Dry Recycling Tuesday - Optimized

Uses to Date 2 and Future Uses

• Commercial Waste Routes – how much

capacity?

• Estates Review – reduced optimization through

time as sites added

• In House Modelling of Service Changes –

organic service change

• Future Service Change – fortnightly refuse or

recycling????

Lesson Learned

• Training – close to service change

• Data Requirements – do not underestimate,

base data for other applications

• Benefits – fuel, round reduction

• Flexibility – links with other applications

• Use By Bid Teams – all built around pick rates

(actual vs perceived)