Efficient waste solutions for 70,000 new homes
Mickel Tilburg: ”Instead of 11 regular containers, we only need 3 underground compactors.”
The unique compactor mechanism increases capacity by six to ten times! More capacity in the same concrete well. This means:
Because of the increased capacity, the underground compactor is ideal in locations with high waste flows. These include town centres, high-rise accommodation and locations where waste is collected centrally.
But also more isolated locations – such as villages or holiday parks – where the underground compactor is also ideal for reducing the number of collections.
No more rows of above-ground or underground containers, but instead, a single underground compactor. Daily emptying is no longer needed: instead just once a week.
Whilst the reasons for choosing an underground compactor may be self-evident, at what point does it become financially viable? For example, the investment costs for three normal containers exceed those for just one compactor. But from just two normal containers, a compactor can seem like an interesting alternative too. After all, there are additional benefits, such as savings in space and lower congestion levels on the streets and in the neighbourhood.
It’s also important to consider how often a waste location is emptied. If a site is emptied three times a week, then an underground compactor works out cheaper.
Personnel issues, expensive refuse trucks and air pollution. And increased traffic congestion. All of are reason enough for seeking out ways to reduce waste transport.
An underground compactor is a simple means of achieving this goal. If there’s a concrete well already in place, it can be used for our compactor. If the location doesn’t yet exist, we can arrange the power connection, the installation and the full service.
An underground compactor gives you immediate results. Because the lifting system can be adapted, modifications to the collection truck are not required.
Disruption-free operation of the compactor is paramount. Prevention of jammings is an important part of our waste-collection process. For that reason, our containers are tailored to the waste flows. This adaptation allows the free fall of the waste. The powerful compactor mechanism helps prevent jamming. In the unlikely event of this happening, a notification is sent via our online portal, whereupon direct action can be taken by our service department. Our waste compactors have various sensors on board to indicate their status. This is an important guarantee for cleaner streets.
To compress all the waste, the container uses a steel auger, which forces the waste down. The fuller the container gets, the greater the compression force. This is how the compactor achieves its high waste capacity levels.
The mechanism has been designed so ingeniously that the value of the waste is retained. That’s good for sorting the waste, whether at source or afterwards.
Sidcon’s approach is unique and as such has developed a robust, extremely high-capacity means of waste collection.
Mickel Tilburg: ”Instead of 11 regular containers, we only need 3 underground compactors.”
Stefan Renes: ”Everyone has its own policy, but the trend toward more underground collection is clear.”
Quimper improved its quality of life and streets with 5 underground compactors from Sidcon.
