jeddawson

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by jeddawson 4mo ago
I would love to chat about how I could help your mission. I'm an independent software developer that has spent my entire career working in waste. Former VP of Engineering at Routeware and now doing consulting with haulers to achieve ex
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by jeddawson 4mo ago
The purchasing process is the barrier to entry. Municipalities are required to run a request for proposal on anything over ~10k. The RFP gets awarded to a PE owned manufacturer that then takes 4+ years to deliver. The municipality is locked
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by jeddawson 10mo ago
Happy Thanksgiving! 10+ solid years as a near daily HN lurker :) Be sure to give your parents (and other seniors in your life) a phishing and subscriptions checkup this weekend! https://edisoncode.com/articles/holiday-p
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by jeddawson 3y ago
Came here to say the same. Love seeing waste industry stuff at HN :) Prairie Robotics (and similar) is another interesting take on the problem at the industrial scale. They are recognizing contamination as the waste is collected so the gene
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by jeddawson 7y ago
Oh interesting, we generally don't go to WasteCon due to how focused it is on public sector since we have a better product fit with independent haulers (we do have several municipalities using our software though). Maybe we should be g
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by jeddawson 7y ago
Thanks for sharing! If you go to Waste Expo (not sure if the big 3 send software engineers), it'd be cool to grab a beer and connect.
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by jeddawson 7y ago
It really depends on the region since landfill rates vary wildly. In California: most likely yes since landfilling is relatively expensive, but again depends. Waste haulers have always had a non-zero expense for recycling even when the proc
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by jeddawson 7y ago
I work in the industry too. I'm always curious about what other's in this industry do when they're on HN, so if you're able can you share what you do? As far as me: I'm the lead engineer for the mobile and api produ
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by jeddawson 8y ago
Nice ride! We don't have Bend's views, but the gravel is good down here on the central coast of Ca. So cool to see other cyclists/athletes in the comments on HN. https://www.strava.com/activities/21082125
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by jeddawson 9y ago
Not only that, but once they realized the message was sent in error they didn't have a simple way to correct course so there was a big delay between the realization and informing the terrified public. Your suggestion of having multiple
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by jeddawson 9y ago
Sure sounds like it! What is confusing is that the article still points to the UI as being a part of the problem though while they're now saying the employee intentionally sent the live message. Looks like the PR campaign is still tryi
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by jeddawson 9y ago
A bit of background: I've done thousands of hours of driving in rolloff trucks. They're semi's that load debris containers onto rails mounted over the chassis, haul the load to the transfer station/landfill, and deliver
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by jeddawson 9y ago
It'll be interesting how this works at homes with pets. I could see that being a major concern for a household that would otherwise be fine with an in home delivery. Will Amazon have couriers that are diligent enough to ensure an escap
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The real Uber of Garbage(gotrashy.com)
2 points by jeddawson 9y ago|0 comments
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by jeddawson 9y ago
This is a really well done analysis of Rubicon's fundamental flaw and a huge reason why you see the main players all owning landfills. Trash is simply too profitable and easily corrupts any organization no matter how well intentioned t
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Can the ‘Uber of Trash’ Clean Up Its Own Business?(bloomberg.com)
1 points by jeddawson 9y ago|1 comments
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by jeddawson 9y ago
I've actually been working on something that this article applies to and it was refreshing to step out of my comfort zone and reanalyze how things might work out with a fresh perspective. I found it helpful to think through the new cha
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by jeddawson 9y ago
Have you used any that are actually effective? Please share if so :) I work within the trash collection industry and we've tried several different optimization schemes that in general don't come close to optimal efficiency. The ma
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by jeddawson 9y ago
My guess is that the returning of the supplies could result in a lower carbon footprint. The whole delivery system is optimized for getting products from supplier to receiver, so there's a decent amount of unused capacity for getting i
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by jeddawson 9y ago
We've recently tried out Terra's Kitchen primarily because they ship the meals in a reusable container that is returned to them. There's still a small amount of plastic that we have to dispose of, but the overall amount of wa
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by jeddawson 9y ago
Just do something you love! It really doesn't matter what degree you have or what your skill set is at the start. Passion to accomplish something or contextual enjoyment will carry you through the low points. I have multiple acquaintan
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by jeddawson 9y ago
They will most certainly do well! They're essentially a Broker++ since they are treating the haulers as their customer too (or at least saying that). Brokerages have traditionally treated the haulers poorly so if they can get the relat
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by jeddawson 9y ago
This is why we have the current level of regulation in the waste industry. It has lead to exclusive contracts with haulers that have to report their weights to a local authority. There are many areas with non-exclusive contracts too that al
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by jeddawson 9y ago
I think it will really depend on how they approach and work with the haulers. It sounds like they are providing them with an app that will help them manage their other accounts more efficiently so some haulers might really enjoy the trade o
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by jeddawson 9y ago
As others have noted the types of services vary widely by region and jurisdiction. Some have exclusive contracts with a single hauler to provide residential and commercial collection. Some have their own gov owned/operated fleet. Some
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by jeddawson 9y ago
I did some googling to see how it worked out for them and found this: https://blog.listia.com/2011/01/16/a-startup-turning-trash-i... From that it looks like their domain isn't in use now so my assumptio
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by jeddawson 10y ago
I have a related question, but switched around: I have a US based company that recently started paying an international contractor (individual) for some programming work. He’s not a W2 employee and being that he’s not a US citizen I’ve just
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by jeddawson 10y ago
Thank you for the tip!
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by jeddawson 10y ago
Are you planning anything for B2B? I’m working on an idea that will need to pay hundreds of vendors for the services they perform for our customers. We want to pay the vendors electronically where possible so having unique card numbers for
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by jeddawson 11y ago
I think we're on the same page. I don't use the platform to get work for myself, but I don't think it's a completely useless platform. That's all I was trying to convey. It has its place and I do my part to make sur

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