Lee Towers, sustainability and innovation in Rotterdam
After a previous successful collaboration in Eindhoven, at the beginning of 2019, transformation specialist City Pads decided it was time they got in touch with Sidcon again. On this occasion, they requested three new underground compactors for a very special project: the Lee Towers. These tower blocks are located in the Rotterdam Innovation District (RID). […]
How the city of Utrecht uses 200 underground compactors
It was in 2014 that the City of Utrecht first started installing Sidcon underground compactors. This helped meet the need for more waste collection capacity at specific locations. Eight years later and the city now has 200 underground compactors which are operational. For Utrecht, the Sidcon compactor represents a valuable addition, as Theo Heller, project […]
Cleaner, more sustainable and more appealing city neighbourhoods.
One of the biggest challenges in the city right now is rubbish and in particular, how to separate it effectively. As the number of people living in cities grows, the greater waste flows become. And it is large cities, above all, which have an opportunity to implement innovative solutions for the separation of household waste. […]
How Tilburg uses the underground compactor
In the Hart van Brabantlaan in the city of Tilburg, an island with underground compactors is now being used to serve an existing and a soon-to-be-completed apartment block. This concerns a high-rise tower block with 22 floors and 750 apartments. “30 conventional containers are neither feasible nor desirable” It is the municipality’s ambition to empty […]
“The underground compactor gives us extra space”
“Eindhoven is getting fuller and fuller, so we are always looking for more space. On the one hand, there is a clear need for more housebuilding, but on the other, the city must retain a certain quality of life. This is not only a challenge for Eindhoven, it’s a dilemma which the Netherlands as a […]
Increased waste flows; fewer containers
Because of increasing waste flows, the city of Bergen op Zoom was looking to increase capacity, but without having to install new above-ground containers. Increasing volumes of plastic also were being collected. In fact, this was too much for above-ground containers alone, so below-the-ground solutions had to be sought. Sidcon’s Presstation provided such a solution. In […]
Amsterdam opts for long-term collaboration with Sidcon
Shortage of space is a problem in any city. Every square metre is coveted. For large and congested cities like Amsterdam, this problem is only intensified. Likewise, quality of life and open spaces play an increasing role in how these cities are planned. No one is happy getting stuck behind a slow-moving refuse truck in […]
Increase waste capacity at high-rise buildings with compactor
Hugo de Boer, Senior Project Manager at the Dijk & Waard municipality, casts a critical eye on the urban environment. “Our scarce outdoor spaces need safeguarding. Using every square metre as sparingly as possible is vital to ensure a good quality of life in Dijk & Waard. The way in which we collect waste has […]
