Optimisation tools are usually classified as decision making software.
Waste Optimiser goes beyond that, it is also an operational tool.
As such, it is mainly used by:

• Private waste collection companies, as an estimation tool when trying to evaluate material and organizational needs for their customers, whether bidding/tendering for new contracts or optimising existing waste collection rounds.
• Councils (WCA & WDA) in charge of organising waste collection locally.
• Research departments specialising in waste collection, processing and/or recycling, in charge of reorganisation projects for councils.

All these groups design new waste collection rounds both on a long term² strategic level and on an operational day to day level.
Will you need special skills to use the software? No, your field expertise together with good judgement and a clear idea of what you want to achieve will suffice.
Configuring the software's parameters is a one click procedure; it simply entails choosing the right settings within a portfolio of predefined parameter sets. These can help you achieve a variety of goals: finding the shortest possible distance for collection vehicles, minimising transport phases, cutting costs etc.