Cities lack accurate data on the volume and weight of waste produced. Without this information, trucks follow fixed routes and collect half-empty bins while full ones overflow.
NANDO.Sentinel:
Smart waste collection
NANDO.Sentinel leverages AI and cameras to optimize urban waste collection, reduce emissions and monitor city areas with low quality.
Trusted by +80 clients
what problem does it solve?
From garbage trucks to smart sentinels.
NANDO.Sentinel is an innovative solution that turns waste collection trucks into intelligent mobile sensors. Equipped with AI cameras mounted on the vehicles, the system detects in real time the quantity and quality of waste, as well as illegal dumping, without the need for manual inspections.
PROBLEM
Waste volumes
PROBLEM
Low recycling quality
Without continuous monitoring of waste composition and contamination levels, operators cannot identify underperforming areas or intervene promptly with targeted communication actions to improve collection quality.
PROBLEM
Waste abandonment
Illegal dumping in unauthorized areas, accumulation of bags on the streets nearby overflowing bins, and informal landfills causing urban decay and health risks.
how it works
Fast installation. Zero infrastructure changes.
NANDO.Sentinel installs on any existing sentinel truck. No electrical connection, no structural modifications, no downtime. Industrial-grade hardware built for harsh environments with IP67 rating and ATEX certification for hazardous zones.
Contamination detection, zero manual checks
Detect contamination by truck container, score quality by zone, and track merceological patterns over time. Perfect for targeting citizen education campaigns and improving recycling rates citywide.
Full-city waste visibility. In real time.
NANDO’s centralized dashboard delivers real-time monitoring of waste quantity, material quality, and illegal dumping events at citywide scale.
Data is aggregated by location, district, and user category, enabling performance benchmarking, contamination tracking, and targeted operational optimization.
REAL IMPACT
Still skeptical? Hear it from them.
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NANDO plays a pivotal role in advancing Deloitte's dedication to waste reduction and enhancing the efficiency of waste management in our offices.
Corporate Sustainability Specialist, Deloitte Italia
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NANDO provides our clients with powerful data to enhance the sustainability agenda and move to zero-waste. Plus, NANDO empowers people to do the right thing.
Waste Product Consultant, ISS UK
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NANDO has significantly raised employee awareness in just two months, promoting sustainable practices through precise and seamless management.
Workplace & People Manager, JLL Italy
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NANDO has increased coworkers' participation in recycling collection by forcing us to reflect on such an obvious gesture as throwing away a piece of trash.
Chief Sustainability Officer, L'Oréal
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NANDO has revolutionized recycling collection in our offices, improving its effectiveness and creating greater awareness in the corporate community.
Open Innovation, IVECO Group
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Together, we are improving waste management in our offices, to build more sustainable and efficient work places.
Head of Sustainability, ISS Italy
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NANDO has significantly raised employee awareness in just two months, promoting sustainable practices through precise and seamless management.
Innovation Manager, City Green Light
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NANDO is helping us out to spread in an innovative way a responsible waste management culture and in few months we have already achieved important goals.
Social Innovation Discipline Leader, Sisal
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Thanks to NANDO, all visitors of I Gigli mall can correctly sort their waste, contributing to a cleaner, more sustainable environment.
Head of Marketing Italy, Eurocommercial
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NANDO is the perfect cutting-edge technology partner to help with waste recovery by educating travelers and fostering circularity.
Sr. Sustainability Manager, Aeroporti di Roma
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NANDO has significantly helped our company, by redefining what it means to be sustainable and by advancing our dedication to waste reduction.
Director of Planning, Control and Innovation, Dussmann
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NANDO is a smart and innovative way of making education in waste management sector, suggesting to users the right choice for each object to be disposed of.
Property and Facility Director, Lavazza Group
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NANDO plays a pivotal role in advancing Deloitte's dedication to waste reduction and enhancing the efficiency of waste management in our offices.
Corporate Sustainability Specialist, Deloitte Italia
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NANDO provides our clients with powerful data to enhance the sustainability agenda and move to zero-waste. Plus, NANDO empowers people to do the right thing.
Waste Product Consultant, ISS UK
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NANDO has significantly raised employee awareness in just two months, promoting sustainable practices through precise and seamless management.
Workplace & People Manager, JLL Italy
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NANDO has increased coworkers' participation in recycling collection by forcing us to reflect on such an obvious gesture as throwing away a piece of trash.
Chief Sustainability Officer, L'Oréal
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NANDO has revolutionized recycling collection in our offices, improving its effectiveness and creating greater awareness in the corporate community.
Open Innovation, IVECO Group
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Together, we are improving waste management in our offices, to build more sustainable and efficient work places.
Head of Sustainability, ISS Italy
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NANDO has significantly raised employee awareness in just two months, promoting sustainable practices through precise and seamless management.
Innovation Manager, City Green Light
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NANDO is helping us out to spread in an innovative way a responsible waste management culture and in few months we have already achieved important goals.
Social Innovation Discipline Leader, Sisal
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Thanks to NANDO, all visitors of I Gigli mall can correctly sort their waste, contributing to a cleaner, more sustainable environment.
Head of Marketing Italy, Eurocommercial
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NANDO is the perfect cutting-edge technology partner to help with waste recovery by educating travelers and fostering circularity.
Sr. Sustainability Manager, Aeroporti di Roma
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NANDO has significantly helped our company, by redefining what it means to be sustainable and by advancing our dedication to waste reduction.
Director of Planning, Control and Innovation, Dussmann
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NANDO is a smart and innovative way of making education in waste management sector, suggesting to users the right choice for each object to be disposed of.
Property and Facility Director, Lavazza Group
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Frequently Asked Questions
Got a question? We’ve got you covered.
What is NANDO.Sentinel and who is it for?
NANDO.Sentinel is a solution that uses artificial intelligence and cameras mounted on waste collection vehicles to transform garbage trucks into true “intelligent sentinels.” It monitors in real-time the quality and volumes of waste in cities, helps reduce emissions, and optimizes routes and collection operations for urban authorities and waste management companies.
What concrete benefits can urban managers expect from NANDO.Sentinel?
The main advantages include identifying the most critical users in terms of quality of separated waste fractions, alerting citizens to the most frequent disposal errors, and enabling more effective strategic communication aimed at increasing collection quality according to the “measure – educate – measure” logic. Through volume data, it’s possible to lay the groundwork for potential pay-as-you-throw tariff models in door-to-door collection systems. In street collection models, NANDO.Sentinel uses historical volume data recorded during emptying to predict future volumes and optimize emptying frequencies.
Does NANDO.Sentinel work for both door-to-door and street collection?
Yes, NANDO.Sentinel works with both collection methods, but the advantages differ slightly. In door-to-door collection, the system monitors the quality and volumes of each individual user to provide a concrete basis both for better communication with citizens (communicating errors detected in bins or containers) and for pay-as-you-throw tariff based on measured volumes. In the street model, NANDO.Sentinel identifies the most critical containers in terms of quality (as in the door-to-door model), but also suggests emptying frequency based on actually measured volumes and identifies illegal dumping near containers.
Is it difficult to install NANDO.Sentinel on trucks already in use?
No, installation can be performed by the NANDO team, the waste management company’s workshop, or the vehicle outfitter and involves installing three components: 1) a Mobile Data Recorder (MDR) inside the cabin, 2) a video camera on the hopper where waste is deposited, and 3) a cable connecting the MDR to the camera. All components will be provided pre-configured by the NANDO team. A NANDO team member will be present during installation to supervise and perform final assembly functional tests. Installation time on a vehicle already in use is approximately 3-4 hours.
Can the system be installed on all vehicle types?
Yes, the system can be installed on any vehicle model (rear loader, side loader and dual side loader, top loader, vehicles with fixed or removable compactor, porter with compactor, etc.).
