For Councils

A High - Tech Solution

The Bin-Ovation App is a hi-tech solution to all your councils recycling education and awareness needs.

Allows easy communication

The App allows you to communicate a variety of RRR information to your householders on a live reactive platform, the main feature and benefits are listed below.

Complete Clarity

We have a library of over 300 item pages each with a photograph, an instruction, which bin or recycling centre to use and reduce, re-use and recycle information.

Helping you educate your householders

The  Bin-Ovation App offers many benefits that help your Council tie in with Local Government & European objectives and targets

Why support Bin-Ovation

From the Council perspective the  Bin-Ovation App offers many benefits that tie in with local government objectives and targets.

The Bin-Ovation App is a hi-tech solution to all your councils recycling education and awareness needs. The App allows you to communicate a variety of RRR information to your householders on a live reactive platform. There are two main benefits for your householders.

Benefit #1: Educational and Awareness

Which Bins?

  • Complete clarity for householder
  • Individual waste item search function
  • Library of 300+ household item specific pages with photograph, instructions and which bin/recycling centre  to dispose of the item
  • Over 1500 generic name search tags associated with items

Bin Reminders

  • Self or council populated  bin reminders displayed on the phone/tablet

News/Info

  • Current council related news items and information articles for householders

Reduce/Re-use/Recycling Tips

  • Waste hierarchy information & article links to external websites i.e. love food- hate waste etc.
  • Top Reduce/Re-use/Recycling Tips from WRAP UK etc

Extra Features

  • GPS directions Recycling Centres in the council area
  • Opening hours for Recycling Centres.
  • Contact options to email Council for waste related queries, requests etc.
  • Contact options to email Bin-ovation for App related queries
  • Option to change between council areas on the platform

Report it 

  • You can now report environmental issues such as dog-fouling, fly-tipping, litter or graffiti direct from your smart phone or tablet via Mid Ulster District Council’s and Bandbridge and Craigavon  Bin-Oation app.

Benefit #2: Direct Communication to Residents Via Push Notifications

  • Push Notifications offer a direct communication tool to all App users
  • Message can inform of changes of service, reminders of holidays, new initiatives etc.
  • Cost is free irrespective of number of users
  • Communication is safe, proofed and one way only
  • Option to be zonal and targeted to each collection route by address*

        (*If householder address data if compatible with Bin-Ovation requirements)  

Benefit#3: Data & Statistical Behavioural Analysis Software (DSBAS) Reporting

  • Powerful tool for statistical analysis of the usage of the App by householders
  • Combines information from Google analytics and Bin-Ovation’s Content Management System
  • Monthly report to council on usage including top trending searches
  • Specific to each council area
  • Live information with the ability to inform councils marketing strategy