Kallstenstippen runs without a weighbridge — but with full control.
How Arboga Municipality digitalised reception at its landfill without investing in a physical weighbridge — and finally got answers about what actually comes in.
- Customer
- Arboga Municipality (Municipal Engineering)
- Facility
- Kallstenstippen — inert landfill
- Role
- Receiving facility
- Volume
- Approximately 5,000 cubic metres per year
- Solution
- Pinpointer + SiteWatch — cameras, QR and automatic gate opening without a weighbridge
- In operation since
- Spring 2026
A phone number to the gate — and no one who knew what came in
At Kallstenstippen, Arboga Municipality's inert landfill, there was no weighbridge and no staff at the gate. Reception relied on phone numbers and paper slips. Drivers called the gate when they arrived, were let in, and drew a mark on a slip for each load they tipped.
Johan Sörén, responsible for operations and production at Arboga Municipal Engineering, puts it plainly:
"It felt like we'd handed out the phone number to half of Arboga. That was the level of control. No good control."
With several hired contractors plus the municipality's own vehicles, the phone number spread, and practically anyone could drive up without anyone knowing what was on the truck.
"We had no control at all. I really knew nothing. I sat here as the person responsible and felt deceived almost every day."
It showed especially at the annual environmental inspection. When the environmental and health inspectors wanted to know exactly how much had been driven in and what types of material it was, there were only handwritten marks to rely on — rarely entirely accurate.
Cameras instead of a weighbridge — and a gate that runs itself
When Kallstenstippen began final capping and plans for expansion took shape, Johan realised that control had to be in place. Through a tip from a local contact who works with landfills, Arboga found Pinpointer.
Avoiding the investment in a physical weighbridge was decisive:
"To begin with, it feels convenient that we don't need the weighbridge — it's a relatively large investment. Plus we're going to expand the landfill, and we don't really know where the entrances will be. This was an exemplary solution."
How it works today
Sampling approved first
Before any material may be driven in, a sample analysis is registered in Pinpointer. Arboga approves in the system that the material is OK to receive, and the driver gets a project number.
QR scan at the gate
A QR code is mounted at the gate. The driver opens the phone camera, scans the code and enters who they are, the registration number and which project the load belongs to.
Automatic gate opening
The gate opens automatically via the SiteWatch cameras — no one needs to be present. The driver scans on each visit.
Everything registered in Pinpointer
Photos, registration number and load data are automatically registered in Pinpointer, linked to the correct project.
The unstaffed flow is one of the biggest gains:
"We avoid having someone sitting up at the landfill. The camera and the registration and everything that happens is really like a person handling all of this for us in a very smooth way."
From handwritten marks to answers in an instant
The biggest difference is simple to summarise — control.
"This has genuinely lifted our entire bulk material management. We know exactly what comes into the landfill. We have sampling on all of it."
Full traceability per load
Each load is linked to the correct project and sample analysis. No handwritten slips.
Answers instantly at inspection
Questions from the environmental inspection that previously required searching through stacks of paper are now answered in seconds.
Less administrative chasing
No more chasing down 15-20 paper slips weeks afterwards and trying to decipher what they say.
Unstaffed reception
The gate opens automatically — no staff needs to sit at the landfill.
Traceability has fundamentally changed:
"If someone asks about a specific area where we have a project, I just go in and look. 'Yes, we've driven in 30 loads.' I can answer in an instant — otherwise I'd be sitting and searching through those papers."
Control has also opened a new possibility: Arboga can now start receiving material from outside, not just from its own projects — something that was previously too risky without proper documentation.
The control you get is worth paying well for
"I would absolutely give it a try. Contact Pinpointer and test it. The support we've had has felt like we did this together all the way — we've been able to reason our way to solutions throughout. The control you get, you can pay well for that."
Asked whether he would recommend the solution to other municipalities:
"Absolutely. Precisely for the control — that we know we have sampled the material coming in, which project it comes from. I think it's very difficult without a similar system, because I know how we had it before. We were bad, but now we're good, if I put it that way."
Similar challenge at your facility?
We're happy to show how Pinpointer and SiteWatch can be integrated with your existing gate — or replace an investment in a physical weighbridge.