Domestic Waste Collection System

 Technocuum 

Technocuum - A Pneumatic Refuse Conveyance and Transportation system (Mobile Type)

1. A fully automated refuse collection & transportation system with hermetically sealed design
2. Impossible for mouse, cockroach, fly and insects to survive
3. Operation started in Itami City near Osaka in 1989 and this system also applied to Kumamoto City in Japan
4. Operation also started in 1999 in Singapore and proved to be very effective and be well accepted. Now another project is being constructed, and is expected to be completed in the mid of 2002

Job Reference

 Kumamoto City 

 Singapore 

System Components

Merits

1. Closed system prevents refuse leakage, greatly improving the appearance and cleanliness of the neighbourhood
2. No refuse collection trucks make the rounds inside precinct, resulting in a safer and more pleasant environment
3. Refuse can be disposed of any time
4. Computer control permits one-man operation
5. Flexible to suit a wide range of applications, from large scale housing complexes to downtown business areas