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The frequency of collection can be increased provided the extra
cost is met by the trader concerned.
Bulk Containers used in flats and other premises for storage of
domestic refuse are emptied free of charge.
The Bulk Storage Container System has many advantages where
the volume of refuse to be dealt with is equal to 8 to 14 normal size
bins. Storage is improved by this method and the containers are
emptied hydraulically and without dissemination of dust.
Bulk Container System.
The Bulk container system was introduced to deal with refuse
from flats, hospitals, hotels and other similar places in the district.
Some of the main advantages are as follow:—
1. Improved storage.
1. The containers are emptied hydraulically, and the operation is dustless.
3. The containers cannot be interfered with by dogs or cats.
1. Wheie the volume of refuse is substantial it does away with the need
for a large number of bins, which can look untidy and, take up a lot
of room.
Description of Containers.
Containers of up to 1¼ cubic yards capacity are emptied on
site into an SD Refuse Collection vehicle by an extremely simple
method which does not involve any additional hydraulic gear or
controls.
Containers arc removed from chambers or other loading
positions (where they stand on side sills) by a simple form of Jack
Truck, by which they are lifted about 2" and transported to the
rear of the vehicle adjacent to the lifting hooks. The safety
catches are lifted and the container pushed against the lifting cradle
when the catches are dropped over the container handle, after
which no further action by the operator is necessary. The containers
are lifted automatically from the truck by the forward tipping
action of the body of the vehicle, and as the body lifts the
container is tipped through a dustless sealed aperture in the rear
door of the body. The refuse from each container has the full
available depth of the body into which it can fall, this provides a
substantial degree of consolidation of refuse in the body.
When the body is again lowered, the container returns to the
waiting Jack Truck and is automatically disconnected from the
vehicle and can be immediately returned to the loading site.
The total time for discharging each container into the vehicle
is less than one minute from the arrival of the container on the truck
to departure for repositioning on the loading site.