{"id":2072,"date":"2023-12-13T14:32:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T13:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sidcon.nl\/projecten\/how-the-city-of-utrecht-uses-200-underground-compactors\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T14:23:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T12:23:05","slug":"utrecht-200-underground-compactors","status":"publish","type":"projecten","link":"https:\/\/sidcon.nl\/en\/projecten\/utrecht-200-underground-compactors\/","title":{"rendered":"How a large city uses underground compactors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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. Eleven years later and the city now has 400 underground compactors which are operational. For Utrecht, the Sidcon compactor represents a valuable addition, as Theo Heller, project manager for the municipality, explains:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe underground compactor gives us more capacity and, as such, solves quite a few problems. More capacity cuts down on transport because fewer journeys are needed to empty full containers. Fewer journeys mean a reduced risk of damage or accidents on the city\u2019s congested streets. What\u2019s more, fewer containers are necessary, thus reducing the pressures on open space. Not only that, we can cut down on the number of vehicles and staff as well, both of which are in short supply at the moment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Theo Heller: &#8221;Sidcon has a high-quality product, listens to our needs and provides innovative solutions.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2189,"parent":0,"template":"","tags":[66],"producttype":[35],"class_list":["post-2072","projecten","type-projecten","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-project-2-0-eng","producttype-presstation-pro-en-2"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How a large city uses underground compactors<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Utrecht chooses underground compactors from Sidcon. 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