Commercial and Industrial Services
Corio Waste Management has the solution for business of all sizes, from SME’s to multi-national and multi-site operations. They have the experience, multi-disciplinary expertise and resources to provide a range of services from waste collection to integrated waste management and facilities management solutions.
The first part of their commercial and industrial services solution is the supply of the appropriate waste storage and/or compaction equipment. Their aim is to provide a flexible, efficient and cost-effective waste management solution. This means selecting equipment that minimises storage and handling requirements, occupational exposure to hazardous wastes and the number and frequency of collections.
To achieve this aim Corio Waste Management offers a range of bins, containers, compaction equipment and collection services including:
- Small containers with capacities of 80, 140, 240, 360, 660 and 1,100 L made from low density polyethylene and equipped with 2 or 4 built-in wheels that can be steered. These sized containers are particularly suited to locations where low volumes of waste and commingled or source separated recyclables are generated and/or locations with limited storage facilities or restricted vehicle access, i.e. multi-storey buildings, retail and commercial business, markets, and sporting and community events.
- 1.5, 2, 3, and 4.5m3 containers made of low density polyethylene or sheet metal can be mounted on wheels if the container is to be wheeled to and from the collection vehicle. These bins are used for the collection of commercial waste, some industrial waste and commingled or source separated recyclables where larger quantities of waste are generated.
- For high density waste, e.g., construction debris and sludge, as well as for low-density waste from facilities that generate large quantities of waste, e.g., manufacturing or industrial plants, large hotels and hospitals where large quantities of waste are generated on a regular or incidental basis, open-top containers with capacities from 4 to 40m3 are recommended.
Containers with self-contained compactors (integrated compactors) and containers that are connected to a stationary compactor and filled through them, are used at locations generating high volumes of commercial and light industrial waste. For example, packaging material (waste paper and cardboard), can be compacted to about one-fifth of its original volume by self-contained compactors.
A higher degree of compaction is achieved by stationary compactors and they are preferred where there is a continuous flow of waste. Achieving a high rate of compaction allows the use of fewer bins and reduces the number of loads transported from the location and thus transportation expenses. Waste handling and transfer equipment such as automated guided vehicles, conveyors, plastic and steel chutes, and fork-lift operated tippler bins can also be integrated into the compaction system to increase efficiency and reduce labour costs. - Liquid tanker vehicles with self-contained, horizontal cylinders from 8,000 to 22,000 L are used for the collection of waste from grease interceptor traps, triple interceptor traps, septic tanks, oil and oil and water emulsions and spills.
The second part of their solution is a collection schedule that offers flexible collection times on scheduled collection days or phone-call service requests. Corio Waste Management uses route optimisation to achieve this aim. Route optimisation is carried out using a GIS-based software package to develop detailed micro-routes and rebalances of existing routes.
Corio Waste Management vehicles are also equipped with Visual On-Route, an externally linked in-vehicle navigation (AVL) and routing system that assists the driver in both route planning and recording completed services and service exceptions, e.g., contents of the bin does not comply with regulations or the bin was empty. Information is processed by the unit and overlain with a navigable map (Google) that can display the vehicles current location, calculate the distance between collection points and turns, display a selected route, provide the driver with turn-by-turn navigation and real-time traffic information. AVL is also used for scheduling, tracking and updating vehicle position, collection status, dispatch information and other variables.
The third and final part of their solution is materials recovery and recycling. The aim is to maximise the recovery of resources from the waste collected in accordance with the most preferred management options of the wastes hierarchy, i.e., reuse or recycling and treatment or reprocessing. To achieve this aim Corio Waste Management are continually investing in the development of Advanced Resource Recovery Technologies such as organics recycling, aerobic bioreactor composting, anaerobic digestion and methane capture. Corio Waste Management also partners with other service providers to sort and recover recyclables such as plastics, glass, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, paper and cardboard and organics.
