Pangsapuri Optimus cut its monthly waste bill by 20-30% by paying for the trips it actually needs.
The old vendor earned more the more it hauled, so nobody was looking at whether the trips were necessary. Several months of data in GarGeon Connect answered that question.
Pangsapuri Optimus
Pangsapuri Optimus is a residential development whose management team is responsible for keeping common areas clean and the waste bill defensible.
Property management sits between two pressures: residents expect the bins cleared, and owners expect the monthly spend explained. Both need the same thing — data.
- IndustryProperty Management
- ScaleResidential apartment · Malaysia
- TimelineSeveral months
- UsingGarGeon Connect, Waste consultation, Real-time Waste Tracking, Waste collection service, Recycling service
The problem, and what we did about it.
A service setup that did not fit
The vendors on site had been sourced for collection alone, with nothing in the arrangement pointing towards better waste management.
Incentives pulling the wrong way
The vendor was paid per trip, so the more it hauled, the more it earned. Nobody had a reason to ask whether a trip was needed.
Decisions made without advice
With no one consulting on the setup, the management team made calls on bins and frequency without the data to back them — and paid an expensive bill each month.
Several months of data first
We onboarded the site and let GarGeon Connect record what the block actually produces before changing anything.
A bin setup matched to the volume
With the real pattern visible, we right-sized the bins so the bay stays hygienic without carrying capacity nobody uses.
Ghost trips taken out of the schedule
Collections that were being made against half-empty bins came off the run. The schedule now follows the volume rather than the invoice.
Every trip recorded and downloadable
The management team exports the collection record straight from the system when it reports to the owners.
What changed on the ground.
A monthly bill 20-30% lower
Removing the trips the block did not need cut the recurring waste spend by 20-30%.
A cleaner bin bay
Right-sized bins mean capacity where it is needed, which keeps the common area hygienic between collections.
Easier internal meetings
Because every trip is recorded, the team walks into a meeting with the figures rather than an argument about them.
Less admin work
Reports to the owners are exported from the system instead of assembled by hand from vendor paperwork.
With the schedule right-sized, the next conversation is about recycling — recovering more of what currently leaves the block as general waste.
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