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An automated vacuum waste collection system, also known as pneumatic refuse collection, or automated vacuum collection (AVAC), transports waste at high speeds through underground pneumatic tubes to a collection station where the waste is compacted and sealed in containers. Full containers are transported away to be emptied.
Dieffenbacher's Energy business unit develops and realizes fluidized bed combustion systems for solid fuels (e.g. biomass), gas and steam turbines for power and steam production, industrial waste heat systems, process equipment and solutions to use conventional grate firing in energy systems. [1] Dieffenbacher waste wood recycling plant
Recycle Track Systems (RTS) is a waste management and sustainability provider operating across North America. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] RTS produces Pello, which is an AI-power waste sensor technology; and Cycle, a digital recycling rewards platform and reverse vending machine operator.
A take-back system or simply takeback is one of the primary channels of waste collection, especially for e-waste, besides municipal sites. Take-back is the idea that manufacturers and sellers "take back" the products that are at the end of their lives. [ 1 ]
TOMRA is a Norwegian multinational corporation manufacturing collection and sorting products, such as reverse vending machines for the food, recycling and mining industries. [3] [4] With over 82,000 installed, 10,000 food sorters and 6,000 recycling systems worldwide, TOMRA is the market leader in its industries. [5]
Waste collection methods vary widely among different countries and regions. Domestic waste collection services are often provided by local government authorities, or by private companies for industrial and commercial waste. Some areas, especially those in less developed countries, do not have formal waste-collection systems.
Ogden entered the energy-from-waste business in 1983, when it acquired intellectual property rights to the Martin GmbH incinerator technology commonly used in Europe, as well as a method of hazardous waste disposal. [32] [41] The company formed Ogden Martin Systems as a subsidiary for its energy-from-waste business. [42]
Recycling is a key component of modern waste reduction and is the third component of the "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle" waste hierarchy. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It promotes environmental sustainability by removing raw material input and redirecting waste output in the economic system. [ 4 ]