Waste produced by office building tenants is an important component of calculating the carbon footprint of an organization, but also of the office building itself.

By partnering with WasteTracker, a startup specializing in smart waste tracking, Skanska is introducing an innovative waste tracking system to its portfolio of buildings in the region, including Romania. It allows tenants to record and measure the amount of waste produced before it is collected, thus facilitating ESG reporting, responsible building management, and improved waste management behavior.

WasteTracker is an intuitive, easy-to-use tool designed by experts from the real estate industry. It consists of a weighing terminal, using employee access cards in a given building, and an analytical system. Waste is weighed and recorded before being placed in building containers. Each tenant has direct access to the analytical system, thanks to which they know how many kilograms of waste is generated in the company, as well as can visualize the carbon footprint generated by it, divided into fractions.

Importantly, the tool will support users in refining waste management strategies. Tenants can analyze data together with WasteTracker and select the most appropriate actions in the field of education and promotion of good practices in waste reduction, reuse, or segregation. This is the first such solution in Europe.

The WasteTracker system will operate in seven Skanska buildings in Central and Eastern Europe: Equilibrium project in Bucharest, Wave in Gdańsk, Brama Miasta in Łódź, Centrum Południe in Wrocław (phase 2) Studio B and P180 office buildings in Warsaw, Czech Port7.