CurbWaste Blog

Modernizing Waste Management: The Critical Role of ERP Software in Overcoming Industry Challenges

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The United States waste management industry, responsible for handling over 292 million tons of municipal solid waste annually, is facing critical challenges that hinder its efficiency and growth. Key issues include operational inefficiencies due to outdated systems, evolving customer expectations demanding reliable and sustainable services, technological lag compared to other industries, and significant labor shortages exacerbated by an aging workforce.

Adopting ERP software is no longer optional but a strategic imperative for waste management companies aiming to remain competitive, efficient, and sustainable. By embracing ERP solutions and integrating future technologies like IoT and AI, companies can overcome current challenges, meet evolving customer demands, and position themselves for long-term success in a rapidly evolving industry.

January, 2025

Cybersecurity Insights & Trends for the Waste Management Industry

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On average, 1,912 companies in waste management industry research cybersecurity topics each week. Over the past 12 months, this activity has resulted in nearly 360,000 searches across various topics, reflecting the industry's heightened awareness and proactive approach to addressing digital threats. Extrapolating from these weekly figures, it's estimated that over 99,000 companies in the waste management sector have engaged in researching cybersecurity topics over the past year.

January, 2025

Rethinking Refuse: How AI Is Transforming the Waste Industry

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This article unpacks the most researched AI topics among waste management and removal enterprises, revealing how and why they’re exploring areas like Generative AI, Prescriptive Forecasting, and AI Factories.

Ultimately, it paints a picture of an industry keen on using AI to optimize operations, streamline processes, and address emerging challenges.

January, 2025

Big News: CurbWaste Joins the SMBTech 50 2024 List!

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We are thrilled to announce that CurbWaste has been recognized as one of the top SMB-focused tech companies in the nation, earning a spot on the SMBTech 50 2024 list.

What Is SMBTech? SMBs power the U.S. economy, representing 99% of all businesses and more than 60% of the workforce. The SMBTech sector is fueled by companies like HubSpot, Shopify, and Bill.com, which are revolutionizing how small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) operate.

September, 2024

SEO Performance Report: Discover Why 75% of Waste Management Companies Struggle With Organic Traffic

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Discover key insights from the 'SEO Performance Report' by CurbWaste, analyzing SEO practices across 4,200 waste management companies. Learn why 75% struggle with organic traffic and how enhancing domain authority and backlinks can unlock growth and revenue potential in the industry.

September, 2024

White-Paper | How to Unlock Hidden Leads In Your Website Traffic

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This white-paper, titled "How to Unlock Hidden Leads in Your Website Traffic," focuses on the importance of converting website visitors into actionable leads by leveraging modern website traffic identification tools.

It outlines how businesses can move beyond traditional web analytics, which often rely on anonymized data and vanity metrics like page views, to gain deeper insights into the identities and intentions of their visitors.

September, 2024

CurbWaste Raises $10 Million Series A Round

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CurbWaste, a SaaS platform designed to optimize operations for waste management companies from collection to disposal, has secured a $10 million Series A funding round. The investment was spearheaded by Flourish Ventures, with contributions from TTV Capital, Mucker Capital, and B Capital. This new funding elevates CurbWaste's total capital raised to $20 million.

2024

How to Leverage Data to Impact Your Business

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Elevate your waste management business with the power of data connectivity! In her latest article, Ashley Patel delves into how prioritizing integrated data can drive growth, compliance, and operational efficiency. Discover how understanding your business end-to-end, meeting regulatory requirements, and optimizing costs can set you apart as a leader in the industry. Learn how integrated systems can cut costs, optimize routes, and provide valuable data for strategic decision-making.

June 2024

Top 1500 Waste Management Companies and Their Innovative Marketing Technologies

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We're thrilled to share our latest white paper, "Leading the Way: Top 1500 Waste Management Companies and Their Innovative Marketing Technologies." This comprehensive report dives deep into the marketing technologies that are driving success for the top waste management companies in the United States.

June 2024

Bull Waste & Recycling - Customer Spotlight

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Bull Waste & Recycling has been in business for over five years. They have a large inventory of 20, 30 and 40 yard dumpsters and can handle any project, large or small. CurbWaste has helped to improve the Bull Waste & Recycling business by assisting them with asset tracking and centralizing company info, while also simplifying service requests with a simple click.

2024

Discover the Top 5 Must-Know Competitive Research Tools

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In this webinar I will share insights on analyzing competitors' tech stacks, marketing strategies, and the importance of staying updated on industry trends. Watch to learn how to leverage some of the top competitive intelligence gathering tools available today to waste management industry.

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June 2024

KC Dumpster Company - Customer Spotlight

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By partnering with CurbWaste, the KC Dumpster Company has been able to streamline their processes into one platform where they can manage orders, dispatch drivers, track inventory, and more.

2024

Get To Know Our Head of Product, Eftichi Goumas

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Eftichi is responsible for building the features that help CurbWaste customers be more efficient. In this role, he enjoys solving problems and working with great teams. Prior to joining Curbwaste, he worked in a variety of roles for ServiceTitan, where he supported hardworking people in the trades.

2024

Top Audience Data Platforms Utilized by Leading Waste Management Companies

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What’s the usage of audience data platforms or DMPs among the top 1500 US-based waste management companies? Our team discovered active usage of over 19 different audience data platforms among the companies on the list. The top five platforms by usage are LinkedIn Insights, ZoomInfo, Bizo, Rapleaf, and Adobe. (Waste management companies are leveraging about 35% of the tools available in this category.)

June 2024

ADM Rolloff - Customer Spotlight

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ADM Rolloff has been in the waste disposal industry for three decades and they’ve been in rolloff for the past 11 years. They provide dumpsters, portable toilets and handwashing stations for all of the greater Atlanta area. After previously using separate softwares for dispatching, billing and credit card processing, CurbWaste has simplified their day to day by taking these multiple platforms and pulling them into one.

2024

Top Social Media & Video Platforms Utilized by Leading Waste Management Companies

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What are the social media and video platform usage trends among the top 1500 waste management companies? Instagram stands out as the top social media platform for waste management companies, with an average of 2-3 social networks utilized per company in our sample (41% of waste management companies in our sample are harnessing the power of Instagram).)

June 2024

Cortese Disposal Customer Spotlight

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CurbWaste has been able to support Cortese Disposal by generating clear insights into their dumpster inventory - when a new dumpster rental is scheduled, it is easy to know when a specific size will be available. The software is easy to navigate, which helps their business run smoothly.

2024

New Technology Could Give Garbage Industry a Facelift

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"When we bought, you know, we bought a company, they were keeping it with index cards—box after box. So we were looking through boxes of index cards with clients' information. I mean, the box gets lost. You've just lost all your boxes of clients," said Katz. As Katz looked into more ways to advance things, he met Mike Marmo.

2024

Get to know our Chief Technology Officer, Don Cansino

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In this role, Don will be responsible for building, maintaining, and improving the technology that powers CurbWaste and serves our customers. Don enjoys collaborating with great people and using technology to streamline processes and unlocking new ways of doing things.

2024

Top Retargeting Platforms Utilized by Leading Waste Management Companies

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What's the usage of retargeting platforms among the top 1500 waste management companies? Our research has identified the active use of seven distinct retargeting platforms among the top 1500 waste management companies. Notably, some of these companies are leveraging Demand-Side Platforms (DSPs) or banner display ad platforms to run their retargeting campaigns from a single tool.

June 2024

Top Tag Management Platforms Utilized by Leading Waste Management Companies

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Over 20 technologies are globally leveraged in this category, supported by data from 169,000 companies utilizing tag management tools. Google Tag Manager stands as the undisputed leader among the waste management companies, boasting an adoption rate exceeding 74%.

June 2024

Top Display Advertising Platforms Utilized by Leading Waste Management Companies

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What is the usage of Demand-Side Platforms (DSPs) or banner ad platforms among the 1,500 large and midsize waste management companies? Our research identified active usage of 40 different advertising platforms in this sector. Google remains the dominant force, with 71% of the companies in our sample relying on it as their primary media buying tool. It's also noteworthy that LinkedIn Ads and Facebook show a significant presence within this group.

June 2024

Get to know our Director of Implementation & Customer Success, Kevin Boyd

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Kevin plays a pivotal role in ensuring that CurbWaste customers not only adopt our software, but thrive by using it. From helping them navigate the onboarding process to nurturing customer relationships, he is committed to empowering our customers to reach their goals.

2024

Top Live Chat Platforms Utilized by Leading Waste Management Companies

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What's the usage of live chat tools among the top 1500 waste management companies? Our research revealed that 44 different live chat platforms are actively used by the top 1500 waste management companies. Among the most widely adopted tools are HubSpot, Zoom, Webex, Olark, and LiveChat. This category is notably diverse, with over 200 companies offering live chat technologies. Globally, more than 600,000 websites are utilizing live chat capabilities today.

June, 2024

Top Call Tracking Tools Utilized by Leading Waste Management Companies

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How are the top 1,500 waste management companies in the US utilizing call tracking technology? Our research reveals that 12 distinct call tracking tools are actively used among these companies. Call tracking technology has an adoption rate of 12%, which is relatively low among large and midsize enterprises in our sample of the top 1,500 companies. In the waste management sector, approximately 17% of available solutions are currently being utilized.

June 2024

Top Marketing Automation Platforms Utilized by Leading Waste Management Companies

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Among 1,500 large and midsize waste management businesses, our team identified the active use of 17distinct marketing automation technologies. Out of these, 588 companies, or approximately 40% of the sample, utilize a dedicated marketing automation tool. The top three platforms in use are HubSpot, Pardot, and Salesforce.

June 2024

Top Email Marketing Tools Utilized by Leading Waste Management Companies

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What is the adoption of email marketing platforms among 1500 large and midsize waste management businesses? Our team found that 10 different email marketing platforms are actively used by companies in our sample. Globally, this category is highly diverse, with over 250 platforms available. However, adoption numbers remain relatively low due to significant overlap in email campaign launching capabilities between marketing automation and email platforms.

June, 2024

Get to know Rock and Roll Offs

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By partnering with CurbWaste, Rock and Roll Offs shifted from an Excel spreadsheet dispatch system to a cloud-based software. They have also saved time on invoicing and can now keep track of their inventory on CurbWaste’s platform, instead of using a dry erase board.

June 2024

The Messy Business Of Trash Gets a Digital Upgrade

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Collecting trash? There's an app for that. CurbWaste, a 40-person software startup based in Times Square, wants to provide waste haulers with technology to streamline their operations and better serve their customers.

June 2024

Top Web Analytics Platforms Utilized by Leading Waste Management Companies

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What’s the web analytics platform usage among the top 1500 waste management companies in the USA? Our team discovered active usage of over 45 different analytics platforms among various large and mid-size US-based waste management companies. While everyone uses Google Analytics as a primary tool, many companies employ additional web analytics tools to compensate for some of Google Analytics' limitations.

June 2024

Top Conversion Optimization Platforms Utilized by Leading Waste Management Companies

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This category encompasses usage statistics across AB testing, personalization, and conversion optimization platforms. How prevalent is conversion optimization technology among the top 1500 waste management companies? Our team identified 24 different conversion optimization platforms actively used within our sample. Approximately 8% of the companies on our list have implemented and are leveraging this type of technology. Currently, there are 62 AB testing tools and 126 personalization tools available on the market.

June 2024

Top 30 Trends & Topics In Marketing Technology For Waste Removal Businesses

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This article delves into the most-researched AdTech topics among waste management firms, revealing a growing emphasis on programmatic advertising, marketing automation, and audience data. The numbers illustrate how these traditionally “offline” businesses are modernizing their marketing and advertising tactics to connect with their customers in new ways.

On average, 600 companies in waste management industry research various advertising technology (AdTech) topics each week. Over the past 12 months, this activity has resulted in nearly 55,000 searches across various AdTech topics, reflecting the waste removal industry's heightened awareness and interest in the subject. Extrapolating from these weekly figures, it's estimated around 30000 companies in the waste management sector have engaged in researching AdTech topics over the past year.

2025

How CRM Software Is Transforming Waste Management: Top Trends & Best Practices

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With industries worldwide racing toward digital transformation, it’s no surprise that even traditionally “hands-on” sectors like waste disposal are harnessing CRM tools to optimize routes, personalize communication, and deliver outstanding experiences.

Why does this matter? For starters, waste management is evolving to serve a diverse range of clients—from local governments and large-scale industrial plants to commercial offices and residential neighborhoods. Each segment has unique needs, compliance requirements, and service expectations. By tapping into CRM solutions, waste disposal firms can capture and analyze meaningful customer data—unlocking insights that lead to better resource allocation, faster response times, and proactive customer support.

2025

Email Marketing Solutions for Dumpster Rental Businesses: Top Trends & Topics

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On average, 300 companies in waste management industry research various email marketing related topics each week. Over the past 12 months, this activity has resulted in nearly 33,466 searches across various customer relationship management software topics, reflecting the waste removal industry's heightened awareness and interest in the subject.

The data clearly shows that waste management and waste removal companies are actively researching and implementing email marketing strategies—from automation and software to list management and compliance protocols. In an industry once seen as purely transactional, these companies are now leveraging email to build trust, educate customers, and differentiate themselves in a crowded marketplace.

2025

Top HR Tech & HR Software Trends Transforming the Waste Management Industry

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Waste management is undergoing a transformative shift in how it manages its workforce, driven by unprecedented interest in both foundational HR solutions and more advanced, data-driven tools.

Recent research reveals that more than 600 businesses in this sector collectively performed 47,832 searches over the past year for specific HR tech solutions, with ten key platforms leading the way. From the widespread adoption of Group Calendars and Payroll Systems to the rising importance of Labor Market Analytics and Employee Experience Management, these trends underscore a strategic push to streamline day-to-day operations, enhance compliance, and better engage employees. This blog explores how these top ten HR technologies are reshaping the industry—and why waste management companies are investing in them now.

2025

Accounting Trends in Waste Management: A Data-Driven Look at 50+ Topics

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Recent data shows 555 waste management businesses collectively conducting 56,429 searches in the past year on a wide range of financial topics—from Opportunity Cost and Tax Equity Investing to Outsourced Accounting and Complex Accounting. This surge in research indicates a growing awareness of the vital role finance plays in day-to-day operations, long-term planning, and investment in environmental initiatives.

By exploring everything from fundamental concepts like Income Statements to advanced accounting methods designed to optimize tax credits and ensure global compliance, these companies are sharpening their fiscal acumen to better navigate regulatory pressures, shifting revenue models, and emerging sustainability requirements. The following analysis delves into the key accounting trends driving this evolution, revealing how robust financial practices are becoming indispensable to the sector’s modern-day success.

2025

How Waste Removal Companies Are Embracing Analytics and Reporting Software?

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The data reveals a waste removal sector on the verge of significant digital advancement, with 558 companies conducting over 53,000 analytics and reporting searches in just one month. Their research priorities—centered around Data Visualization, Comparative Analysis, and SaaS-based platforms—underscore a strong drive toward real-time, cloud-enabled tools that demystify complex metrics and steer everyday decisions.

Topics like Augmented Consumer and Infrastructure Performance Layer suggest an industry eager to integrate AI-driven insights and scalable solutions, while a heightened interest in Enterprise Value and Business Intelligence indicates a strategic push to unify operations, financial planning, and market expansion under a single, data-centric umbrella. These converging trends point to an accelerating transformation, where waste removal companies are leveraging advanced analytics not only to refine efficiency and compliance but also to elevate long-term planning and competitive positioning.

2025

Cloud Technology & Waste Management - Most Researched Topics & Tech

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Waste management organizations are increasingly looking for faster, more secure, and more scalable methods to handle everything from route planning to data archiving—and the top research topics provide a window into how that evolution is taking shape.

Over the past twelve months, 371 waste removal companies have collectively conducted more than 37,000 searches related to cloud software and cloud technology. While the sector might traditionally be associated with logistics, heavy machinery, and regulatory compliance, this recent surge in cloud-focused research points to a sweeping technological transformation.

2025

Waste Management Employee Benefits: Top Trends Revealed by 76,500 Searches

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At first glance, it might seem unexpected that such a hands-on sector would harbor so much interest in nuanced benefits, yet the data paints a clear picture of a workforce eager for both immediate support and long-term security. Retirement Trends commands the most attention, suggesting a focus on financial preparedness in the later stages of life. Closely following is Social Security, another indicator that many workers are exploring how public programs intersect with their broader retirement strategies. Taken together, these searches underscore a practical view of the future: employees want to ensure they are set up for stability once they leave the workforce.

Over the past twelve months, employees at 916 (Weekly company average) waste management and waste removal companies have generated an impressive 76,500 online searches for information on workplace benefits.

2025

Waste Management Goes Digital: Top Marketing Trends Transforming the Industry

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Recent data shows strong interest among waste removal companies in areas like Strategy and Analysis, Channels and Types, Branding, and Ad Tech, revealing that organizations in this traditionally behind-the-scenes sector are now focused on building brand awareness, optimizing customer outreach, and driving engagement.

At the same time, inquiries about CRM platforms, content production, and social media underscore a move toward more comprehensive, data-driven marketing approaches. This shift highlights a growing recognition that strong market positioning and effective messaging are essential for staying competitive.

2025

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