Signal → action
Let the machines raise the alarm themselves.
Your compactor already lights a lamp when it’s full. TapAlert reads that lamp — with a small wireless sensor on the outside of the panel, no wiring into the machine — and alerts the right person automatically. No one watching the panel. No compactor overflowing.
Retrofit · no electrical work · doesn’t affect warranty or CE
Example · compactor #1
The signal chain
Three steps from lamp to action.
No rewiring, no certification risk. We never touch the machine’s own power or safety systems — we only read the signal that’s already there.
01 · READ
Optical sensor on the panel
A small wireless sensor “watches” the lamp from outside the panel. It has to stay lit for a few minutes before it counts as full — so no false alarms.
02 · SIGNAL
Sent to the cloud
The device reports over WiFi or cellular. No cabling to run, and it works where the network is weak.
03 · ACTION
The right person is alerted
An automatic email, SMS or push to whoever books the pickup. Next step: the order is placed automatically.
The clever part: the compactor already knows when it’s full. So we don’t bolt on an expensive fill-level sensor — we digitize the signal you already have. Simpler, cheaper, and exactly as reliable as the lamp itself.
Two things you get
Real-time alerts — and control over your pickup schedule.
It isn’t just an alert. You see how often the compactor actually fills, and can set your pickup schedule to reality.
Alerts + fill data
- Automatic alert when it’s full — to any recipients
- Failure alert: you’re told if the sensor goes quiet — no silent gaps
- Fill data: how often it fills, patterns over time
- The basis for right-sizing your pickups
Automatic pickup order
- The order is placed for you when the compactor is full
- Depends on your hauler: we check whether they offer an integration
- If not — automated portal ordering instead
- Quoted separately once we know what the hauler allows
Pricing
Start with a pilot on one machine.
Prove the value on one unit, then roll out to more. All prices excl. VAT.
One machine, one quarter
We set up Machine Alerts on your most troublesome compactor. If it works as promised, we roll out to the rest — otherwise you’re not committed.
3-month minimum · monthly thereafter
Not just compactors
Any machine that signals with a lamp.
If a machine on the floor has a lamp that means “do something now,” TapAlert can read it and alert the right person. Same principle, different jobs.
Questions people ask
What is waste compactor monitoring?
Waste compactor monitoring automatically detects when a compactor is full and alerts the right person, instead of relying on someone to notice the indicator lamp. TapAlert does it by reading the compactor’s existing “full” lamp with a non-invasive optical sensor — no wiring into the machine — and sending an automatic alert the moment it’s full.
How do you get an alert when a compactor is full?
A small wireless sensor is mounted over the compactor’s existing full-indicator lamp. When the lamp lights and stays lit, the sensor sends the signal to the cloud, which sends an automatic email, SMS or push notification to whoever books the pickup — so no one has to watch the panel. A failure alert also fires if the sensor goes quiet, so you can trust it.
Can you automatically order a waste pickup when the compactor is full?
Yes, as a second phase. If your waste hauler offers an integration, the pickup order can be placed automatically; if they don’t, it can be automated through their portal instead. The alert and fill-frequency data run first, and automatic ordering is added once the hauler’s options are confirmed.
Do you have to wire into the compactor?
No. The sensor reads the indicator lamp optically from outside the panel, so it never touches the compactor’s own electrical or safety systems — and it doesn’t affect the warranty or CE marking.
Get started
Book a demo or show interest
Tell us about your warehouse and we'll put together a tailored proposal — including a site walkthrough, hardware plan, and pricing breakdown. No commitment.
Pilot available
Start with one zone and 30 days before committing to a full rollout. Most customers do this — and go full within the pilot period.