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They are very expensive and you need a big truck to lift those. It's not suited for every city and every place.

by nik736 7y ago

llsf 7y ago
I have seen those underground trash containers in Marseille, France, which also has tiny (old) streets. I suspect that NYC could benefit from those underground trash containers, especially in the most popular places, including the park. Picking those underground containers could eventually be automated (https://hackaday.com/2017/07/13/automate-the-freight-the-robotic-garbage-man/ https://hackaday.com/2017/07/13/automate-the-freight-the-rob...). According to underground garbage site (https://www.elkoplast.eu/underground-containers https://www.elkoplast.eu/underground-containers), advantages are: - a significantly higher collection point capacity, all the container capacity is moved underground, - collection frequency reduction, leading to lower costs and reducing negative impacts on the environment (less CO2 emissions, less noise and traffic), - all the waste is stored below the ground level with lower and more stable temperature, slowing waste decomposition and odor reduction, - waste is stored up to a height of 2.7 m, resulting in better compaction by its own weight, - reduction of vandalism and the possibility of re-collecting waste, incl. access of animals, - aesthetic appearance and cleanliness of the collection point that does not overflow with garbage, - access restriction using a card (option), - remote filling monitoring (option).
dr_dshiv 7y ago
Yeah, too bad America is essentially a developing country these days and doesn't know it. Edit: as written, the comment is unkind to developing countries, which are actually developing very rapidly, which is not my critique of America. Rather, I'm trying to be unkind towards the "too hard to do here" and "things are fine as they are" mentality that seems pervasive -- and totally un-American in principle.

They are very expensive and you need a big truck to lift those. It's not suited for every city and every place.

by nik736 7y ago

They are very expensive and you need a big truck to lift those. It's not suited for every city and every place.

llsf 7y ago

I have seen those underground trash containers in Marseille, France, which also has tiny (old) streets. I suspect that NYC could benefit from those underground trash containers, especially in the most popular places, including the park. Picking those underground containers could eventually be automated (https://hackaday.com/2017/07/13/automate-the-freight-the-robotic-garbage-man/ https://hackaday.com/2017/07/13/automate-the-freight-the-rob...). According to underground garbage site (https://www.elkoplast.eu/underground-containers https://www.elkoplast.eu/underground-containers), advantages are: - a significantly higher collection point capacity, all the container capacity is moved underground, - collection frequency reduction, leading to lower costs and reducing negative impacts on the environment (less CO2 emissions, less noise and traffic), - all the waste is stored below the ground level with lower and more stable temperature, slowing waste decomposition and odor reduction, - waste is stored up to a height of 2.7 m, resulting in better compaction by its own weight, - reduction of vandalism and the possibility of re-collecting waste, incl. access of animals, - aesthetic appearance and cleanliness of the collection point that does not overflow with garbage, - access restriction using a card (option), - remote filling monitoring (option).

dr_dshiv 7y ago

Yeah, too bad America is essentially a developing country these days and doesn't know it. Edit: as written, the comment is unkind to developing countries, which are actually developing very rapidly, which is not my critique of America. Rather, I'm trying to be unkind towards the "too hard to do here" and "things are fine as they are" mentality that seems pervasive -- and totally un-American in principle.