FAQ about the Zwickau garbage gate

Attention should be paid to:

• Dissipation - rhythm of the disposer
• Reasonable ways from dwellings to garbage gates
• One garbage gate can be attended up to 50 dwelling units

Example:

Residential block with 100 residential units
current status:
6 waste containers each 1100 liters on 2 pitches, emptied weekly
Capacity: 26 400 liters of waste per month
planning:
Reduction to 3 containers each 1100 liter encased in garbage gates on one pitch
1st Phase – weekly emptying
Capacity: 13 200 liters of waste per month
2nd Phase – emptying every 2 weeks
Capacity: 6600 liters of waste per month

The last value, 6600 liters of waste per month is equivalent to a waste volume of about 6 liters of waste per person per week. Amounts of waste on this scale are en empirical value that can be easily achieved.

Corresponding to the predetermined amount of waste in the empty-cycle should be enough recycling containers available.

A common type of access control is the identification of the user by using a transponder (card or pin) while storage of waste data is in the garbage gate.

A simple alternative is a value chip card. The card gets a certain value (in liters, points, money, ...) assigned, which declines on every use in line of the waste amount (phone cards principle). This variant is very flexible and produces less administrative effort.

A precondition for billing is a data acquisition and billing software. A takeover of disposal data into the existing software is possible in most cases. A service is also offered.

The detection is done by manual readout via an infrared interface by own staff or a service provider at certain time intervals.
When using the GSM wireless acquisiton data is made available every day from the desk.

After checking which data format is required an interface can be defined, which enables the existing software to process the garbage gate data.

Regardless of this, a separate billing software is offered.

A positive side effect of the waste gate is that it brings more cleanliness and order on the waste places. In addition, it provides a consistent look to the courts (the same type of enclosure for residual waste, paper, recyclables and organic waste). Here the use of enclosures with lockable lid is advisable to IBD. If the number of containers is reduced, the result is often the central question of a new stand.

Here additional construction costs must be scheduled. The „Zwickau garbage gate“, however, with about 300 kg is a lightweight, meaning that no special foundations required. Because of the solar power supply no excavation for electric cables is required. It is only a flat paved area required, for example, is covered with concrete pavement.

General it is achievable to fund the system by the saved costs for residual waste. Leasing is also possible. Leasing costs can be passed directly as an operating expense.

Es ist prinzipiell möglich das System aus den eingesparten Kosten der Restabfallentsorgung zu finanzieren. Die Finanzierung über Leasing ist ebenfalls möglich. Leasingkosten können direkt als Betriebskosten umgelegt werden.

The follwing cost components must be considered:

one-time costs:

• Acquisition costs
• Costs for accessories: Tenant transponders or chip cards; readers; Data acquisition and billing software, wireless modules
• The amount of these costs is very dependent on the degree of technical equipment.

ongoing costs:

• Maintenance
• Lease payments at the appropriate funding
• Data acquisition and billing expenses

The system must be planned in such a way that creates a tangible financial benefitsfor tenants.

Costs can be saved by self-maintenance or the choice of an appropriate accounting system.

Important is the division into a fixed base amount and a variable amount dependent on consumption. The basic costs include leasing, maintenance and billing costs. To the variable part belongs the usage-based charging for waste disposal costs. The "Zwickau garbage gate" is a very durable product, so that a lease can be up to 96 months.