Equipment for Selective Waste Collection Eduardo Santos | Ricardo Melro 12 November 2003

Contents (paleio: ) Project goals Needs Specifications vision Components to develop Areas of interest Concept generation Project goals

Increases source separation of waste, Supports Verdoreca concept, Increases waste recovery and recycling rates, Reduces waste processing costs. Project Goals Design and develop an innovative separative waste collection equipment for hotels, restaurants and cafes (HORECA channel) that:

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Needs The waste is separated Reduced contamination of separated waste Reduced volume of separated waste Efficient waste recovery and transport Reduced processing costs Quantify waste and reports Recovery system

Needs Practical Clean Silent Compacts the waste Quantifies the waste Reduced costs (acquisition and operation) Product

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Separate Collect Compact Report data Interact with recovery system Apply innovative solutions to Match the needs Technology integration

Contents (paleio: ) Project goals Needs Specifications vision Components to develop Areas of interest Concept generation Components to develop

Separative equipment Collecting equipment Compacting device Telemetry and reporting systems

Contents (paleio: ) Project goals Needs Specifications vision Components to develop Areas of interest Concept generation Areas of interest

Product design and development CAD CAE Materials Ergonomics DFE Mechanisms Electrics/electronics Telemetry

Contents (paleio: ) Project goals Needs Specifications vision Components to develop Areas of interest Concept generation

? Add new dimension to the product Visible equipment Interactive with Horeca customers (paleio: even invite customers to do it, like in fast- food restaurants, like MacDonald’s where you go and trash your own things) ‘It does the job beautifully!’ Efficient and Stylish Integration within Horeca’s indoor environment Horeca waste separation concerns as an added value to the business activity

Verdoreca concept Legislation for HORECA channel Only allowed to sell drinks on non-reusable packages if they integrate a selective collection system. Verdoreca system Management of several partners, promoting the collection, transport and recycling of packages waste from HORECA.