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Use cases

Use cases that are already live

VisnLine AI cameras and BrighterBins sensors, on real sites today. Pick the problem you want gone.

Skip & roll-off monitoringVisnLine · BrighterBins

Collect at 90% full, not on a schedule.

Skips and roll-offs get collected on a fixed schedule: half-empty or already overflowing. Nobody knows until a driver is on site.

How it works
  1. Each skip or roll-off container gets a fill-level camera or sensor.
  2. Fill readings flow into SmartEnds OS throughout the day.
  3. At 90% full, SmartEnds OS raises a collection alert.
  4. Dispatch the pickup, or let SmartEnds OS build the roll-off route.
Already liveA leading European waste management group in Germany: 20%+ lower collection costs (customer’s internal assessment), fill readings every 3 hours, and automated collection alerts that replace manual site checks.
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VisnLine AI camera mounted inside an empty roll-off container to monitor fill level
Yards & multi-container sitesVisnLine

One camera. Every container on the yard.

Yards run many containers and many waste types. Checking each one by hand takes time, and the wrong waste goes unnoticed.

How it works
  1. One VisnLine camera is mounted on a pole above the yard.
  2. It covers several containers at once.
  3. AI classifies the waste type in each container.
  4. Results land in SmartEnds OS for planning and reporting.
Already liveA major French recycling group.
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VisnLine camera view of a waste yard with several roll-off containers and skips
Weighbridge intake automationVisnLine

Every truck load classified and photographed at the gate.

Loads cross the weighbridge with a weight and little else. When a load is disputed, there is no picture of what came in.

How it works
  1. A VisnLine camera photographs every truck load at the weighbridge.
  2. AI classifies the load: C&D debris, mixed waste, cardboard & packaging, or a covered or empty truck.
  3. The photo and classification are stored with the intake.
  4. ANPR and ERP integration are available to link each load to the vehicle and your own systems.
Already liveLive at a waste operator in Portugal.
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VisnLine classifying truck loads at the gate: packaging, metal and wood waste with fill levels
Illegal dumping detectionVisnLine · BrighterBins

Detect. Alert. Evidence.

Waste dumped next to bins and donation sites costs money to clear. By the time anyone sees it, whoever left it is long gone.

How it works
  1. A VisnLine camera watches the site.
  2. AI detects dumped waste and ignores people and vehicles.
  3. An alert goes out the moment dumping is detected.
  4. Images are kept in SmartEnds OS as evidence.
Already liveLive at donation sites of a US nonprofit in South Carolina, with BrighterBins fill sensors in the same bins. Partnership in the Netherlands.
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VisnLine detecting furniture dumped next to a public waste container
Underground & drop-off containersVisnLine

See inside containers you cannot see into.

Underground and drop-off containers hide their fill level. Crews empty them on a guess, or after a complaint.

How it works
  1. A VisnLine camera sits under the lid.
  2. It is triggered when the flap opens.
  3. Images go out over LTE-M, with an optional external antenna.
  4. No personal identification.
Already liveSolar-powered units live in fully underground containers in Portugal with our distribution partner. Live on smart street bins in the UK.
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SmartEnds VisnLine camera mounted inside a container above paper and cardboard waste
Smart waste roomsVisnLine

Clean, compliant waste rooms, without the walk-round.

Shared waste rooms fill up, get messy and collect the wrong waste. Nobody knows until residents complain.

How it works
  1. VisnLine cameras watch the waste room.
  2. AI spots litter on the floor, fill levels and wrong waste types.
  3. Each event is linked to access events, with GDPR-compliant data handling.
  4. Ready for UK Digital Waste Tracking.
Already liveMunicipal housing in Sweden.
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VisnLine camera detecting litter on the floor of a bin storage room
Wastewater foam monitoringNewVisnLine

Catch foam before it becomes a problem.

Foam on biological treatment tanks builds up between checks. Plant teams often see it too late.

How it works
  1. A VisnLine camera watches the biological treatment tank.
  2. AI scores foam coverage.
  3. Every reading gets one of 3 severity levels: normal, advising or critical.
  4. An early-warning email goes straight to the plant manager.
  5. Next phase: automatic antifoam dosing.
NewNow available for pilots.
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VisnLine foam detection overlay showing 69% foam coverage on a wastewater tank
Cooking oil: UCO collection & FCO auto-replenishmentBrighterBins

Collect used oil when it is full. Deliver fresh oil before it runs out.

Collectors drive to half-empty used-oil containers, while restaurants run short of fresh oil between deliveries. Both cost trips and customers.

How it works
  1. A BrighterBins sensor goes into each used-oil container, drop-off box or fresh-oil tank.
  2. Levels flow into SmartEnds OS.
  3. Full used-oil containers trigger a collection. Overflow raises an alert.
  4. A fresh-oil tank below a set threshold (e.g. 20%) triggers the delivery automatically.
  5. Routes are planned in SmartEnds OS and sent to drivers.
Used cooking oil (UCO) collection
  • —Sensors in restaurant UCO containers and public household drop-off boxes
  • —Collect when full, with overflow alerts and no wasted trips
  • —Fill history per location to plan network growth
  • —Collected-volume reporting for sustainability and compliance (e.g. ISCC)
Fresh cooking oil (FCO) auto-replenishment
  • —For oil suppliers: a sensor on each restaurant’s oil tank
  • —Delivery triggered automatically below a set threshold (e.g. 20%)
  • —Restaurants never run out, and every delivery is a full load
  • —Routes are planned instead of reactive
  • —Fully managed service: SmartEnds-owned sensors, connectivity, platform, SmartEnds Driver App, installation, maintenance and repair in one monthly fee
The sensor
  • —Laser Time-of-Flight variant for accurate liquid-level measurement
  • —NB-IoT, LTE-M or LoRaWAN
  • —Built-in temperature (fire) alert
  • —Remote configuration over the air
Already liveLive with Europe’s largest used cooking oil collector.
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BrighterBins liquid level sensor fitted on a used cooking oil collection tank
VisnLine AI cameras · hardware

One camera behind the use cases above

Mount it, set it up with the SmartEnds Field App, and it starts reporting into SmartEnds OS.

Full VisnLine specs →
  • 5 MP camera
  • Temperature sensor
  • IP67
  • Battery, solar or mains power
  • Bracket or magnet mounting, set up with the SmartEnds Field App
  • REST API & webhooks
  • 6-month image history
  • CSV export
  • Built-in fire alert above a set temperature
  • AI models trained on each customer’s waste categories (25+ categories)
BrighterBins fill-level sensors

Know how full every bin, manhole and oil tank is.

Collect what is full. Skip what is not. BrighterBins sensors report fill levels into the same SmartEnds OS dashboard as your cameras.

Bins
Public bins, wheelie bins and containers.
Manholes
Level monitoring in manholes, on the same platform.
Oil tanks
Used and fresh cooking oil tanks.
Already liveWith councils, waste operators and Europe’s largest used cooking oil collector.
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BrighterBins level sensors on stormwater drains, storage tanks, manholes and water tanks
More on SmartEnds OS

Councils, haulers and infrastructure

BrighterBins fill-level sensor mounted under the lid of a council recycling bin

Municipalities & Local Government

Turn reactive waste collection into a data-driven service. SmartEnds OS gives councils real-time visibility across every public bin, container, and waste room — so crews collect what is full, not what is scheduled.

  • —Overflow alerts before complaints arise
  • —Automated compliance and reporting
  • —Single dashboard across the entire borough
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Roll-off container filled with mixed construction and packaging waste, ready for collection

Waste Haulers & Operators

Replace fixed schedules with demand-driven routing. SmartEnds OS integrates directly with your fleet management system, generating optimised daily routes based on actual container fill data.

  • —Dynamic daily route generation from fill data
  • —REST API integration with existing fleet systems
  • —Driver App and real-time exception alerts
  • —Fuel and emissions reduction reporting
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BrighterBins level sensor mounted in a concrete drainage channel for flood monitoring

Smart Infrastructure & Flood Monitoring

National-scale IoT for governments and utilities. SmartEnds OS powers a large-scale flood-monitoring deployment in the Middle East and manages infrastructure monitoring across multiple countries from a single platform.

  • —Large-scale flood-monitoring deployment in the Middle East
  • —Government-grade security
  • —Multi-country rollouts from one platform
  • —Real-time alerts and automated incident reporting
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One platform

Every use case flows into SmartEnds OS

VisnLine + BrighterBins
Cameras and sensors on skips, yards, weighbridges, bins, waste rooms, oil containers and treatment tanks.
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SmartEnds OS
One dashboard answers one question: what needs my attention right now?
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Alerts · Routes · Reports
Collections dispatched, evidence kept, compliance reported.
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Start with a pilot — 3 months for sensors, 3 to 6 months for AI cameras trained on your waste.

Live dashboard from day one.

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