WebWaste · RF-IT Hungary ·
WebWaste by RF-IT Hungary
UHF RFID · Edge IoT · Cloud · AI

Every bin.
Every lift.
Every truth.

The tamper-proof black box for municipal waste collection —
three generations in the field, with the fourth in development.

Technology overview · 2026
The problem

Waste collection leaks value
every single day.

Without objective identification, operators simply cannot prove what happened at the curb.

Illegal lifts

Bins without a valid contract are emptied anyway — service delivered, never billed.

Revenue leakage

Contract registers drift from reality; billing relies on assumptions, not events.

Unprovable disputes

“My bin was not emptied.” Without evidence, every complaint costs time and trust.

Zero transparency

Routes, vehicles and crews run blind — no data to plan, optimise or audit.

Our answer

Tag. Truck. Cloud.

A UHF RFID tag on every container, a sealed sensor-fusion unit on every truck, and a cloud platform that turns millions of lifts into billing-grade evidence.

Identify

Encapsulated, password-protected, clone-resistant UHF RFID tags on bins, containers, bags and vehicles — readable from a distance.

Detect

Industrial edge unit with RFID, LiDAR, inductive sensor, camera and GPS classifies every lift as legal or illegal.

Prove

Scalable cloud stores events, GPS tracks and media; feeds billing, customer service, analytics and external systems.

Heritage

18 years. Four generations.
One continuous product line.

2008
Generation 1

RF-IT founded around UHF RFID. First truck-mounted bin identification, built for Hungarian collection practice.

2012
Generation 2

Field-hardened readers, manual-lift recognition, central web platform and handheld tagging workflow.

2016
Generation 3

Sealed black-box sensor fusion, OBU fleet module, gate & bag systems, remote fleet operations. Billing-grade data.

2026–27
Generation 4 · in development

Development roadmap: machine vision, multiple cameras, edge GPU, AI post-processing and private cloud.

Continuous development since 2008One release line for all partnersBuilt on open-source components — no licence lock-in
Proven at scale

Running in every corner
of Hungary.

0
containers tracked
by unique UHF RFID ID
0
collection vehicles
equipped & tracked
0
operator partners
on one platform
0B+
records in production —
events, GPS, telemetry
High availability · 24/7 monitoredNationwide coverageIdentifying unauthorised lifts
Technology choice

Why UHF RFID wins at the curb.

No IDPaint / markBarcode / QRLF / HF RFIDUHF stickerEncapsulated UHF
Automatic, hands-free read
Read from a distance — manual lifts
Works on bags & metal containers
Clone- & tamper-resistant
Survives dirt, impact, corrosion–
Antenna away from the lifter (no damage)––

yes    partial    no   ·   Our own encapsulated tag (“Bend-IT”) is password-protected against erasure and cloning.

Armoured IoT unit on truck roof
Armoured protector
Hydraulic-hose cable conduits
Cables in hydraulic hose
Sealed cabling
Sealed industrial housing
Design principle #1

A black box
nobody can bargain with.

  • Zero crew interaction. Starts by itself, records by itself — no buttons, no scanning, no extra work.
  • Cannot be switched off. Internal battery keeps recording after ignition-off; shutdown is gated by business logic so no event is ever skipped.
  • Physically hardened. Purpose-built protector, cables routed in hydraulic hose, high-IP industrial sensors.
  • Optional, not mandatory, feedback. Run it fully silent — or add OBU and lamps when you want the crew informed.
Design principle #2

Built to detect sabotage,
not just survive it.

Every attempt to blind, disconnect or bypass the system leaves a trace. Technical events are first-class citizens next to business events.

Tamper events

Sensor loss, antenna faults, power anomalies, camera blind — raised as alerts, not hidden.

Offline-first

Full operation without GSM; ordered, loss-free sync when coverage returns.

Own power

Internal battery covers ignition-off windows and power cuts.

Live telemetry

Health metrics per vehicle feed central monitoring and proactive service.

Fail-safe storage

File-level fallback if a local database is damaged — events are recovered, not lost.

Security approach

Security and certification statements are being finalised.

On the truck

One sealed unit. Six senses.

Industrial PC + UPSEdge compute · offline-first
Wide-angle IP cameraPhoto on legal · video on illegal
2 (+2) UHF RFID antennasRedundant, long-range reads
LiDAR / laser rangefinderLift & hopper geometry
Inductive sensorLifter-arm cycle
OBU + driver displayRoutes · feedback · FMS/CAN
4G + GPSReal-time tracking
Antenna and laser on the lifter
Antennas + laser
Industrial inductive sensor
Inductive sensor
Sensor and camera mounting
Camera & sensor mount
Event intelligence

From sensor noise to a verdict —
in milliseconds.

01 · SENSE

Lift detected

LiDAR + inductive cycle + motion confirm a real emptying.

02 · READ

RFID window

Tags read across a time window, filtered by RSSI and direction.

03 · MATCH

Registry check

Tag ↔ bin ↔ contract ↔ service point, synced to the truck.

04 · LEGAL

Photo + GPS

Timestamped still with reverse-geocoded address.

04 · ILLEGAL

Video + GPS

Clip with pre- & post-event buffer as evidence.

Event analyser · LiDAR trace + camera + verdict (real data)
Evidence

Legal or illegal — documented beyond dispute.

Legal event photo
LEGAL · photo · tag ID · address · GPS
ILLEGAL · video with pre/post buffer
GPS + reverse-geocoded address Metadata-stamped media Self-service portal for residents Identifying unauthorised lifts
A Hungarian-born advantage

We see the lifts
others can’t.

In real collection, bins and bags are often emptied by hand. Close-range systems are blind to that. WebWaste recognises and classifies manual lifts too — thanks to long-range UHF and sensor fusion.

Manual lift · recognised
Hand-emptied bin · tagged
Manual emptying event on map
Event on map with evidence
On-site training run
Trainer software
Trainer & diagnostics tool
Commissioning

Every truck is trained,
not just installed.

  • Teach-in: technicians train the unit on the vehicle’s body and the container types it will lift.
  • Route verification: a live ride-along validates and fine-tunes detection in real service.
  • Optimal RF tuning: diagnostics guide antenna power and thresholds for stable reads.
  • Versioned configuration: every parameter set is stored; re-tune after repair or body change.
Fleet intelligence

The truck knows
the route.

  • Full GPS tracking with position, speed and heading — HU-GO integration available.
  • Route plans & calendars, geofences, change tracking — guided on the OBU.
  • Vehicle diagnostics via FMS connection; fuel, RPM, usage.
  • Electronic trip sheet generated automatically.
  • Alerts to the cab — manual or automatic, e.g. expired contract ahead.
OBU · in-cab driver interface
Truck trace on map
Truck trace with collection events
The platform

Web interfaces. Connected workflows.
Zero installs.

WebWaste web client · live maps, routes, geofences

Master data & contracts

Bins, service points, partners, crews, vehicles — audited CRUD with soft delete.

Analytics & export

Maps, charts, statistics; every dataset downloadable for BI and Excel.

Customer service

Evidence-based complaint handling; public self-service portal.

In the field

A handheld that keeps
the register true.

  • Tagging (“chipping”) of bins, containers, bags, vehicles and persons — linked to address and contract on the spot.
  • Inventory & verification — read a tag, see its status instantly.
  • Data cleansing of contract and container registers during rollout.
  • Remotely updated — same release pipeline as the trucks.

UHF RFID PDA workflow turns a one-off chipping campaign into a continuously maintained, address-accurate asset register.

Beyond the truck

Gates & containers:
every movement logged.

  • 24/7 site entry/exit of tagged vehicles and containers, with direction.
  • Who took what, when — plate ↔ container ↔ time, photo on entry.
  • Live stock & utilisation — idle containers and vehicles surfaced.
  • Barrier automation for tagged vehicles; weighbridge integration.
RFID gateIndustrial containersWeighbridge
RFID gate column with camera
Gate column · 2 antennas + camera
Tagged bag detected on emptying
Own development

The RFID waste bag.
Our own IP.

RFID waste bag

Single-use bag with an embedded UHF RFID identifier

  • Unique, password-protected, anti-counterfeit chip embedded in a welded pocket.
  • Reads reliably even with metal cans or liquids inside.
  • Closed loop: IDs registered at production → only genuine bags count.
  • Own production line, scalable (GINOP-funded chip-insertion machine).
Architecture

Edge to cloud, built for large datasets.

FIELDEDGECLOUDCONSUMERS Bins & containersEncapsulated UHF tag RFID bagsSingle-use RFID Vehicles & platesTagged for gates PersonsCrew & staff ID Truck unit Industrial PC · UPS · 4G/GPSRFID · LiDAR · inductive · cameraOffline buffer · ordered syncOptional OBU + feedback lamps Gate+ barrier PDAtagging AUTO-IT fleet opsIaC · remote commands · OTA updates Collectors & ingestthousands of devices · no data loss Partitioned DBbillions of records Media cloudphotos · video · meta Business services & APIevents · registry · routing · GIS AI / ML · in developmentGen 4 · development roadmap Web thin clientoperators · dispatch · customer service Public self-service portalresidents see their own lifts Billing & ERPevent-based invoicing National & regulatoryCustom system integrations BI · Excel · file · webservice · MQ
Operated like modern SaaS

Vehicle fleet. One console.

Monitoring dashboard
24/7 monitoring
Prometheus metrics
Fleet metrics
Error tracking
Error tracking
Config management
Config mgmt
Code quality gates
Quality gates
  • AUTO-IT infrastructure-as-code: remote, scheduled commands & OTA updates to every device.
  • Time-series metrics (Prometheus) with alerting — predictive service, not reactive.
  • CI/CD pipelines, static analysis & quality gates on every release.
  • Error tracking across devices and servers.
  • ISO 9001 · 14001 renewal in progress.
Generation 4 · in development

From sensing to seeing.

LiDAR
→
Machine vision
1 camera
→
N cameras
Photo & short clip
→
Continuous video + metadata
Silent black box
→
Crew feedback lamps & buttons
OBU
→
OBU + real-time crew chat
Industrial PC
→
Industrial PC with GPU
Small data quota
→
Unlimited media transfer
Own server park
→
Private cloud, full IaC
Object detection example
Object detection
Image classification example
Image classification
Colour-coded segmentation example
Segmentation

Development examples · anonymised images

GDPR auto-blur
GPU at the edge
Crew RTC app
Further development directions

Events and data.
New connections.

Lifts, media, routes and telemetry provide a basis for further analytics development.

Vision analytics

Waste-content analysis, contamination & foreign material, overfilled or damaged bins, litter left at the curb.

Predictive operations

Route efficiency, vehicle utilisation, landfill approach, demand forecasting per area and route.

Decision intelligence

BI aggregation across operators; fee-calculation basis; automated OKIR / EHIR regulatory reporting.

CRM quality

Video-backed resolution of placement disputes and service complaints.

Server-side ML

Index metadata, fix imperfect blur frames, run models too heavy for the edge.

Safety & compliance

Documented incidents, crew performance and asset-usage conformity.

Why WebWaste

Six reasons this technology is hard to replicate.

Black box + sabotage detection

Uninfluenceable by the crew; every tamper attempt leaves a trace.

Long-range UHF RFID

Reads at distance — manual lifts, bags, metal containers included.

Sophisticated event engine

Sensor fusion + field-trained commissioning = billing-grade verdicts.

Cloud for large datasets

High-throughput, loss-free, highly available; GPS and media built in.

Complete ecosystem

Truck, OBU, PDA, gate, RFID bag, portal and APIs — one platform.

AI-ready roadmap

Gen 4 vision & analytics on top of years of labelled field data.

250,000 tracked containersVehicle trackingShared platformEvent dataNationwideExperienced development team
Explore WebWaste
Every bin. Every lift. Every truth.
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