Case study - Waste Vision
From Xamarin to Flutter without operational downtime
From technical bottleneck to Strategic Partnership
Waste Vision is the market leader in waste collection in the Netherlands, with a market share of approximately 85% among municipalities. The company provides smart solutions for waste collection and container management, including a mobile route app that supports drivers in their daily work.
The challenge
However, that app was built in Xamarin, which led to several challenges:
There where technical limitations in the app architecture which made it hard to scale.
A slow and inflexible development process with an external vendor
A lack of Flutter expertise within the internal team
Waste Vision wanted to move away from these dependencies and was looking for a committed, local partner who could not only deliver a technical solution, but also contribute to a more sustainable development model.
The ambition: to take full ownership of mobile development over time, while continuing to deliver value to users quickly.
Approach: A hybrid team focused on Transferable Technology
Together with Waste Vision’s product team, we set up a hybrid collaboration. Baseflow worked closely with the internal product manager and stakeholders, operating as a self-steering team responsible for design, development, and documentation.
Our primary focus was on the technology axis: From day one, we built with transfer in mind: everything scalable, transferable, and well-documented.
In-depth analysis of the existing app and its bottlenecks
Development of a new Flutter-based route app, independent from Xamarin
Creation of commercial SDKs for iOS and Android
Proof of Concept for container-opening functionality
Partnership in Practice: Building on Trust
What set this collaboration apart was the level of trust and equality. Baseflow operated as an extension of Waste Vision’s team, not as a vendor, but as a partner.
Paul, Head of Product at Waste Vision, was closely involved at a strategic level: "Even when urgent requests arose, such as developing a new app for a tender, we were able to move quickly and deliver, without compromising on quality".
Looking ahead: Transfer and expansion into a new market
The collaboration between Waste Vision and Baseflow is now evolving along two parallel tracks:
Waste Vision aims to take full ownership of Flutter development. In line with our trust-driven engineering approach, we will transfer knowledge and expertise, enabling the internal team to become self-sufficient over time.
In summary
This collaboration shows how a technical challenge can evolve into a broader strategic partnership. By focusing on transferable technology, hybrid collaboration, and mutual trust, we have not only delivered a strong solution, but also laid the foundation for an autonomous, future-ready product organization.
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