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Co-Collection
In 1995, the Bluewater Recycling Association developed a new vehicle which allows for the collection of waste and recyclables at the same time.
During 1996 seven communities, the villages of Ailsa Craig, Grand Bend, Hensall, Zurich, and the townships of Blanshard, Hay, Usborne, launched the innovative program. The vehicle designed by the Association lowers costs, produces less pollution and less traffic than traditional curbside collection alternatives.
The Association developed the new vehicle when a time and motion study revealed that up to 85% of collection time was in fact spent driving the vehicle rather than loading it. Therefore, it became evident that if one truck could pickup both waste and recyclables then the increased work load would be minimal. The theory proved to be correct after one full year of operation utilizing the new vehicles.
Proof of the economic and environmental advantages of the new collection system were evident when 13 more municipalities switched to co-collection in 1997. Today, the Association services over 50 municipalities using this system.
Benefits *
Less fuel is burnt, conserving resources *
Fewer emissions are produced, reducing atmospheric pollution *
Noise pollution is reduced *
Impacts on fragile transportation infrastructure are decreased *
Public safety is increased *
All at a lower cost
Co-Collection Truck
The truck has three separate but equal 13 cubic yards compartments: a waste compartment, a fibre compartment, and a container compartment. This is in contrast to other so-called co-collection programs where all three are co-mingled in one compartment and an attempt is made to separate some of the recyclables later.
Here's
How it Works The
co-collection truck is carefully divided into three separate
compartments to ensure that the materials sorted by you the householder
can be kept that way. This way we guarantee that everything will be
recycled. One of the most
common misconceptions about the co-collection vehicle is that paper
The mixed fibres and waste are pushed through the entire body before reaching their respective bustle gates shown below. This creates a smart and economical way of separation found only on Bluewater Recycling Association trucks. Download the quicktime movie to see it in action (Medium 4.3 Mb, Large 13.9 Mb). To view the same video online in an alternate format, please click on the appropriate link, Windows Media Player, Quicktime, or Real Player.
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