SBT 4635 Waste Management and

Usage
Waste Collection and Recycling
Method

Introduction
One of the first steps of a solid waste management

system
Proper planning and implementation services a
foundation for a sound waste management system
Collection service in urban, suburban and rural area
Different collection program in different communities
Waste collection and transfer system may be complex
and need to consider important variables :
Waste type, service area, level of desired service,
public vs private companies, financial resources, waste
reduction programs, labour,

Other important variables

Population distribution
Overall topography and road layout
Characteristics of the waste generated and quantity
The land use and regulations
Disposal methods use
Weather conditions
Type and number of vehicles available

Logistic of the collection program

a)Storage container requirements

Mobile garbage bin 120L

Communal bin

Mobile garbage bin

240L

Roll on roll off (RORO) bin

Leach bin 660 L, 1100 L, 1500 L

 b)Set-out requirements
c)Waste separation
d)Frequency of collection
e) Waste pickup locations
f)Collection equipment

f) Collection equipments

Compactor

Open tipper

tricycle

Automated waste collection

Benefit
Reduce injury risk
Reduce vehicle needs
Decrease labor needs
Reduced environmental impacts
Reduce tipping fees

Garbage collection in Venice

 If the number of households that a truck can service in a

single day has been determined, the number of collection

vehicles needed for a community can be estimated by the
equation:
N = SF/XW
N= Number of collection vehicles needed
S= The total number of households service
F= The number of collections per week
X= The number of customers a truck can service per day and
W= the number of workdays per week

Route development
Simple non computerized approach based on logical

principles
Routes not be fragmented @ overlapped, compact and consists

of street segments in the same geographical area

Equivalent workloads in each routes (constant total collection
plus haul time
Start the route close to the garage @ motor pool
Waste from heavily streets should not be collected during peak
hours
For one-way street, best to start the route near the upper end of
the street

 Computer-assisted routing
Becoming popular route design, especially when the route need

to be adjusted periodically
To program a detailed routes, some of the essential information

Block configuration
Waste generation rates
Distance between residence/ routes / disposal site/ transfer site
Loading times

 Exercise 1
In the town of PJ, it is determined that per capita waste

generation rate is 1.4kg per person per day. Collection is

conducted once per week by the municipality. If the density
of MSW in the typical trash container is 150kg/m3, how
many 120L containers would be needed for a family of four?
Exercise 2
Determine the number of collection vehicles needed if 8250
households must be serviced once per week. The truck
collect wastes 4 days per week, with 1 day for routine
maintenance. Assume that an average the truck can service
1.4 households per minute. The actual time spent for waste
collecting is 5 hour.

Types of collection system

Communal collection
Block collection
Kerbside collection
Door to door collection
Kerb service

Pneumatic waste collection by suction

The Glade, Putra Heights, Selangor
M-suite, Ampang
NU Sentral Lot G , KL

ALDAR HQ building, Al Raha Beach,Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates

Completely
fitted with this
operational new
refuse vacuum
utility the
AWCS by
Stream.

Privatization of solid waste

collection in Malaysia

Transfer station
The needs depends to the distance between disposal site and

the centre of the city.

Advantage
Reduce traffic or smaller vehicles to the disposal site
Reduce transport , fuel and labour cost
Volume reduction
Ability for processing (shredding)
Waste sorting for recycling

Taman Beringin Transfer station. The first transfer

station in Malaysia

Shah Alam Transfer Station

References
Waste Collection and Recycling Methods
Waste collection, waste collection models, transfer and
storage of waste, recovery, reuse and recycle.

Chapter 3

[1]
Chapters 5-6
[2]

1.Agamuthu, P., (2001), SolidWaste: Principles and Management. Institute of

Biological Sciences, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.

2.John P., (2005), Waste Management Practices: Municipal, Hazardous and Industrial.
Taylor & Francis group. USA.
3. PneumaticWaste Collection Systems as a New Utility Infrastructure in
Modern Developments Today- A Case Study on Automated Waste Collection in
Al Raha Beach Abu Dhabi http://www.stream-environment.com/
Laporan pengurusan sisa pepejal Malaysia http://www.ppsppa.gov.my