Hiding the bins is the least interesting part of what the Netherlands built here.
Underneath each of these is a 4 cubic metre container serving a whole block, emptied by one operator who never touches a bag. Rotterdam alone runs about 4,800 of them.
The real upgrade is the sensor inside. Each container reports how full it is, so collection stopped running on a fixed Tuesday-and-Friday schedule and started running on demand. A truck rolls when a container crosses 70%, not when the calendar says so.
That single change collapses the route. Fewer stops, fewer trucks on the road, fewer labor hours, less mileage burned driving to half-empty bins.
The spotless street is a byproduct. Nothing sits at the curb because the drop-off point is below ground and the truck only appears when the data tells it to.
Most cities still run trash pickup on a fixed calendar. The Dutch turned it into a routing problem and let fill data decide when the truck moves. That's the part worth copying, and it has nothing to do with the crane.
When I think of how states struggle with things like sanitation that basically just come down to knowing how to project manage and handle logistics, it just makes me think how important it is to have people in govt whose entire career is not politics.
Brother Kalu. I am sure that question was only to evoke a response. Hosting an elite event like Formula 1 brings an immeasurable level of exposure to a community of high Networth’s. From real estate to tourism or the manufacturing & automotive sectors, there is a lot to benefit.
You equally have a foreign audience as followers, try dey shed small positive light. 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Bought this shirt over a year ago, hadn’t worn it till last Thursday…Hamilton won a race in red on Sunday…I’m wearing it again today
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