Optimize the management of your waste flows
Drop-off centers face operational and regulatory constraints that keep getting tougher — and more numerous.
With our patented AI-powered waste identification solution, optimize container fill rates and reduce sorting errors.
- Optimized container rotations
- Better sorting
- Reinforced traceability
The many challenges a drop-off center faces
High costs
Time-consuming disputes
A contested service
Insufficient traceability
Cut your transport costs
With real-time fill-level measurement, avoid unnecessary pickups. No more overflowing containers — or trucks hauling away half-empty ones.
Alerts notify you when compaction is needed or when a container is nearing saturation.
Thanks to activity tracking and AI-powered forecasts, you can plan your pickups optimally — and even automate them.
Improve sorting quality
As soon as a sorting error is detected by a sensor, your operators get a notification on the Akanthas mobile app. Better informed about sorting anomalies, they can act right away.
Our AI highlights problem objects directly on the image — for interventions that are fast and effective.
Configure alerts around your site’s priorities (fill levels, waste types) for sorting that’s cleaner — and always under control.
Fixing an error has never been this easy.
Strengthen performance and traceability across your sites
Get constant visibility on your flows and their quality, thanks to continuous analysis of your containers.
Akanthas’ interconnected sensors give you precise, reliable multi-site tracking — even across facilities spread far apart.
From the web interface, access detailed statistics on:
- the quantity and type of waste to be processed
- the tracking of each of your containers
- the performance of field actions
The result: no more flying blind. You can measure the impact of your actions and target your priorities.
Features built for drop-off centers
Fill-level monitoring
Akanthas sensors measure container fill levels in real time. No more overflows. No more under-filled pickups.
When compaction or a pickup is needed, Akanthas notifies you directly on the web interface and in the mobile app.
Sorting analysis
Akanthas sensors identify sorting errors — inside containers or on the ground — as well as the share of recoverable waste. You have what you need to reduce reclassification risk and rapidly improve environmental and economic performance.
Rotation history
Match the analysis of each container sent to a treatment center with its invoice — all in one interface.
Quickly spot unjustified penalty charges. In case of a dispute, send the compliance report with visual evidence directly.
Automated characterization
With Waste Quality, run AI-powered advanced waste characterizations and generate regulatory reports — for precise analysis and clear identification of recovery opportunities.
The result: characterizations that are more reliable, safer, faster — and full traceability.
Process
How does deployment work?
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Installation and calibration
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Training your teams
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Dedicated support
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Usage reviews
Raise your drop-off center's performance with AI
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- Waste Quality
- Sorting & treatment centers
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Everything you need — only what you need
Choose the modules your business needs and never pay for features you won’t use.
A complete, tailored tool that evolves alongside your needs.
- A modular solution adapted to your needs
- A patented AI solution
- Solar-powered, self-sufficient sensors
- A dashboard accessible via the web — or connectable via API to your tools
- An intuitive mobile app
- Support with installation and onboarding
- A dedicated advisor available at all times
- Monthly review meetings
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What's the ROI of your solution?
Gains show up in the first few months.
- 20% fewer unnecessary pickups: field data helps optimize routes and avoid empty rotations — cutting logistics costs and associated emissions directly.
- 80% fewer disputes: visual evidence and automated reports secure every exchange. Fewer disagreements, less time lost, smoother invoicing.
- 100% of incoming flows documented visually: every drop-off is tracked, time-stamped and archived — guaranteeing full compliance and increased transparency during inspections (DREAL, REP audits, etc.).
On top of that, centralizing reports and auto-generating compliance records frees up to one FTE per year on average — while cutting characterization costs by up to 5x.
In practice, you can expect a sustainable reduction in operating costs, significant time savings for your teams, and fewer non-compliance risks — all while improving flow quality and recovery rates.
How much does Akanthas cost?
The cost of an Akanthas solution depends on the volumes to monitor, your objectives, the type of flows, and your technical constraints.
We scope your needs to give you an accurate first estimate aligned with your priorities.
We offer you a fairly priced solution, genuinely adapted to your site — and capable of generating a solid return on investment.
Can your solution detect hazardous objects in waste?
Recognition capability depends on the type of object, how often it appears in your flows, and the quality of the images captured.
For common objects, our models are already trained. For more specific cases, we enrich the database using your feedback and images collected directly at your sites.
Today, our solution recognizes several categories of hazardous objects, such as:
- Aerosol cans
- Silicone cartridges
- Nitrous oxide canisters
- Car batteries, etc.
There are still some limits. Very small objects (for example a lithium battery) can be hard to identify, especially if partially hidden.
That said, our model keeps improving: the more real-world situations it sees, the more accurate it becomes. Your field feedback directly powers this continuous improvement.
How can I be sure your solution is reliable?
Our solutions are deployed, tested and validated at major industry players: sorting centers, non-hazardous landfills (ISDND), energy-from-waste plants (UVE), waste operators, construction and public works, and local authorities.
To calibrate and strengthen our analytical models, we ran control characterizations comparing reality to AI-driven analyses.
Our solution is the result of over 5 years of development, built on patented technology compliant with applicable regulations.
Our methodology is recognized by the DGPR, the DREALs and several specialized engineering firms.
Contact us to get information tailored to your project.
We already do these tasks manually — why would we need to automate them?
On the surface, these tasks seem to cost nothing — but the hidden time they consume actually represents a significant burden on your teams.
By automating these operations, our solution lets you strengthen data reliability, secure regular monitoring, and free up time for higher-value work.
You gain in operational efficiency while having reliable, structured information on hand to steer your business with precision.
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