INVENT - Integrated Waste Management modules for different courses of graduate studies

Planning waste management systems

Waste Collection and Storage Systems

INVENT – Final Meetings

INVENT - Integrated Waste Management modules for different courses of graduate studies

Content

1. Planning of waste management systems

2. Collection and storage systems

3. Transport and Transfer

4. Street Cleaning

INVENT - Integrated Waste Management modules for different courses of graduate studies

Hierarchy of Waste Management

(http://www.envirocentre.ie)

Most Preferable

Least Preferable

Avoid

Reduce

Reuse

Recycle

Recover

Treat

Dispose

INVENT - Integrated Waste Management modules for different courses of graduate studies

(http://www.bmu.de)

Overall concept of German waste management

INVENT - Integrated Waste Management modules for different courses of graduate studies

Amount of waste generated in 1.000 t (Umweltbundesamt, 2005; Statistisches Bundesamt 2006, 2007)

Amount of waste - Inventary

INVENT - Integrated Waste Management modules for different courses of graduate studies

Collection Systems

Simple Emptying Method

Draining at the consumer

Exchange Method

Exchange of Container

One-Way Method

picked up at the consumer

Non-systematic Collection

picked up at the consumer

INVENT - Integrated Waste Management modules for different courses of graduate studies

Collection Systems

Advantages /

Disadvantages

Collect systems Bring systems

Collection system Bring systems

Simple emptying method

Exchange method

One way method

Non systematic collection

Special collection systems

Glass collection system

Recovered paper collection system

Battery collection system

Potential recycable point/station

Advantages: Advantages:

High user friendliness

Higher collection rate for

resources

Low costs for collection and

containers

High quality

Disconnection in various fractions

is

possible

Higher quality of resources

because of

higher user motivation

Disadvantages: Disadvantages:

More expensive

High place requirement for

container

systems on the estate

Lower quality of the matters

Lower collection rate

Limited number of collecting

points

INVENT - Integrated Waste Management modules for different courses of graduate studies

Collection frequency / Collection vehicles characteristics

http://www.awista-duesseldorf.de/downloads/muellabfuhr.jpg

INVENT - Integrated Waste Management modules for different courses of graduate studies

Storage / Container Systems

http://www.loewe-container.de/images/mgb/1100lr.jpg

http://www.brunner-mulden.ch/Muldengroessen.html

http://www.ernst-kir.de/link-ziele/120l.jpg

INVENT - Integrated Waste Management modules for different courses of graduate studies

Transfer and Transport

http://www.beavertonoregon.gov/departments/recycling/information/graphics/garbpath.jpg

http://www.bekaert.com/building/images/references/klein/Waste Transfer station.jpg

INVENT - Integrated Waste Management modules for different courses of graduate studies

http://www.reller-container.de/images/reller/containerfahrzeuge/containerfahrzeuge-absetzkipper-1-kl.JPG

http://www.conorclarke.net/uploaded_images/landfill-761447.jpg

Transfer and Transport

INVENT - Integrated Waste Management modules for different courses of graduate studies

http://www.wbrinc.com/images/services2.jpg http://www.cttfreight.com/one/two/three/ship-container.jpg

Transfer and Transport

INVENT - Integrated Waste Management modules for different courses of graduate studies

Street Cleaning

Types of Waste

• Tire and street abrasion

• Fuel waste

• Animal and herbal rubbish

• Paper, cigarettes

• food scraps, chewing gums

• and so on.....

INVENT - Integrated Waste Management modules for different courses of graduate studies

Street Cleaning

Functions of Street Cleaning

Streets

footpaths

passageways

Landscape areas

sink traps

Bus stops

subways

Street cleaning

Public places

Emptying public bins Waste collection

Fly-tipping

Snow clearance Winter service

Ice clearance

leaves disposal Others (e.g. organic matter)

weed disposal

INVENT - Integrated Waste Management modules for different courses of graduate studies

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