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From Spreadsheets to Scale: Why Growing Waste and Recycling Businesses Need a New Kind of ERP
Small and growing waste and recycling businesses often struggle with ERP adoption. Traditional ERP systems are expensive, complex and usually designed for large enterprises, not for fast-moving operational teams. As a result, many companies continue to rely on spreadsheets, WhatsApp, paper records and disconnected tools.
But while manual systems may work in the early stage, they eventually become the biggest barrier to growth. In waste, recycling and circular economy businesses, scaling requires better control over customers, routes, assets, jobs, vehicles, billing, compliance and sustainability reporting.
In this session, I will explore why ERP often fails for smaller operators, why it remains essential for building a scalable business, and how a new generation of industry-specific, operations-first ERP platforms can help companies grow without unnecessary complexity.
The session will also introduce how Leecycle is designed to support the heroes creating a sustainable world by helping waste and recycling businesses digitise operations, improve visibility and scale their environmental impact.
