Mr. Jay Simon This is Me

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1. 1. ONE PLUS - Reference

   www.onepluscorp.com/reference_ - [Cached]

   Published on: 9/8/2003   Last Visited: 9/8/2003

   says Jay Simon, Vice President of One Plus Corp.
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   To do a little paraphrasing, all trash is not created equal," said Simon who has been in the sensor and monitoring business for over 20 years. There may be an unexpected lull or perhaps an unexpected surge in the flow of trash which could throw the schedule off and cause problems. Simon said, "Here's where an automated monitoring system can take over and do the job right."
   
   He continued, "The compactor monitor accurately and reliably recognizes the compactor container's fullness levels and automatically reports, on a timely basis, when it needs to be picked-up.
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   commented company Vice President, Jay Simon.
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   Simon stated, "Trash removal has entered the 21st century via the technology created and patented by One Plus."

2. 2. Article

   www.icsc.org/srch/sct/current/ - [Cached]

   Published on: 10/8/2000   Last Visited: 1/30/2001

   Wolfchase is one of many retail centers across the country which have recently embraced this technology, according to Jay Simon, vice president of One Plus Corp., a Northbrook, Ill.-based manufacturer of waste compactor monitoring systems.
   
   A large majority of shopping center managers, he explained, schedule compactor pickups, also known as pulls, on a regular basis, regardless of whether their compactors are full.
   
   Many shopping centers tend to overservice when it comes to scheduling pickups, he said, adding that malls are usually charged the same rate for hauls whether the compactor is full or contains just one piece of garbage.
   
   That can cost, on average, about $ 180 per pull in most parts of the country, and even more in places like San Francisco, where the price often exceeds $ 1, 000 due to excessive land fill costs, he said.
   
   Over the course of a year, those extra pulls can add up to thousands of dollars. Consequently, malls have employed a number of methods, including using pressure gauges or full indicator lights, to gauge garbage levels, with some success, he said.
   
   Mr. Simon argues however, that his company's Full-Fax system -- which uses technology borrowed from ATM machines and gas pump credit card systems -- will revolutionize the way malls dispose of their trash.
   
   This methodology will eventually be standard in the mall industry, Mr. Simon predicted. Every year we're putting more and more of these systems in shopping centers across the country..
   
   By using the system, which can be retrofitted to new or existing compactors, landlords can save anywhere between 20 % to 50 % on their waste hauling costs, according to Mr. Simon.
   
   The savings is based, he explained, on the elimination of charges for removal of partially empty containers and the resulting reduction in the number of pickups.
   
   In addition, through the company's fair and equitable billing system, each tenant is charged individually by the exact amount of waste produced instead of on a per square foot basis, a method which many malls currently use.
   
   Sometimes square footage doesn't always equate to the amount of waste produced, said Mr. Simon, explaining that a 1, 200- square-foot apparel store may have significantly less waste than a 400-square-foot store that imports expensive china in elaborate packaging.
   
   Tenants can access the compactor by using either a key or credit card-based system, depending on their needs. The more advanced key-based system (Trashpass), Mr. Simon explained, electronically debits each tenant's prepaid account, thereby eliminating the entire billing process.
   
   By restricting access to only authorized individuals, Mr. Simon said landlords can also eliminate the illegal dumping of hazardous materials, a problem which many malls face because their compactors are usually accessible, making them easy targets.
   
   It's a win-win situation, and it's rare that you can do anything in life where multiple people win, he said. You're taking something that's an ongoing expense, decreasing that, then charging each individual fairly for a service that they have to have..
   
   To that end, each tenant benefits from the compactor's efficiency, and each has the opportunity to reduce its hauling costs if it so chooses, an option that previously was not available, Mr. Simon noted.
   
   That is even more important, Mr. Simon added, in today's bottom-line driven world, where a growing number of tenants are becoming concerned over rising common area maintenance (CAM) charges.
   
   This is another way for developers to show tenants that they are actively trying to reduce CAM costs -- everyone is aiming for that almighty square-foot dollar -- and anything that can be pulled out of that is a plus..
   
   The Full-Fax system, which costs between $ 2, 000 and $ 4, 000 per compactor, depending on options, is in about 100 centers nationwide, according to Mr. Simon.
   
   One such center is Wolfchase Galleria, which is owned and managed by Urban Retail Properties, Chicago. The center has had the system in place since if first opened in February 1997.
   
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   The technology used in the making of Full-Fax, Mr. Simon noted, was borrowed from the petroleum industry, in which his previous company was responsible for the credit card gas pump debit machine.
   
   After applying that technology with great success, his firm was asked to come up with other applications that could be used in the waste industry.
   
   From that exposure, we were able to see just how archaic the waste industry was, especially compared to the petroleum industry, which literally grew up overnight, Mr. Simon said. Just think of the old gas pumps that used mechanical wheels, that's where it was, and now it's all based on electronics..
   
   Mr. Simon described Full-Fax as the total solution malls have been seeking for years.
   
   Others have tried to offer bits and pieces, such as the security end of it or the call-in part, but nobody has come up with the complete full-blown package for malls -- until now..