European waste collection


Ibiza leads the way with hybrid RCVs


Tim Byrne explains how a company in Ibiza has achieved a first in Spain by introducing the first three Geesinknorba hybrid refuse collection vehicles mounted on Volvo FE Hybrid chassis into the country.


Tim Byrne


Specialist in waste collection in Mediterranean countries


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ERBUSA, A private company founded in 1980, has been collecting waste on the island of Ibiza for 50 years. The company is involved solely in providing environmental


services on the island of Ibiza and currently collects waste for the municipalities of Santa Eularia Des Riu, Sant Josep De Sa Talaia and Sant Joan De Labritja. These municipalities are coastal resorts and the population comprises local residents and tourists. The company provides waste collection services for 90-100,000 people in these municipalities. In the summer, due to the tourist industry, this increases to 250,000 people. Waste is collected in containers from


800-1000 litres capacity for use with rear loading type waste collection vehicles. These containers are positioned at communal collection points along the street serving both domestic households and small businesses. The largest producers of waste, such as


hotels and bars who produce over 200 litres of waste a day, buy their own waste containers of 1000 litres capacity. These must be compliant to DIN standards so that they can be emptied on the lift of a rear loading waste collection vehicle. These businesses have their own collection point within their own grounds. As well as providing municipal waste


collection services, Herbusa also provides other services. These include: street and beach cleaning, the collection of glass, paper and plastic recyclables in igloo and underground containers and the maintenance of parks and gardens through a subsidiary company called Mespisa (Mejoras y Servicios Pitiusos). The company is also licensed to collect


maritime waste from ships, and from the maritime industry in general. This service is known as the Marpol service, derived from the Marpol Convention in 1978, to maintain cleanliness of seas around Europe and the wider world.


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produced by tourists and commercial traffic. Herbusa provides this service for cruise liners, container ships, oil tankers, army and navy ships as well as restaurants in the port. Herbusa also provides a service for


the collection of hazardous waste for all municipalities across the island of Ibiza. The hazardous waste collected includes:


worn out light bulbs, batteries, waste electronic and electrical equipment, cooking oil, asbestos and plasterboard. The waste electronic and electrical equipment collected is delivered to another processor on the island who processes a proportion of it while the remainder is transported to the Spanish mainland Barcelona or Valencia for processing.


Municipal waste Herbusa provides the waste collection services to the municipalities of Santa Eularia Des Riu, Sant Josep De Sa Talaia and San Joan De Labritja seven days a week. The collection service starts at 2.30am every day. The company collects 60,000 tonnes of


residual, commercial and recyclable waste per annum from the three municipalities. To achieve this, the company has


invested in waste collection vehicles from Geesinknorba Spain. Herbusa have purchased three


Geesinknorba GPM III hybrid waste collection vehicles mounted on Volvo FE hybrid three axle chassis complete with bin lift to empty containers from 80-1100 litres capacity DIN type. These vehicles are the first three of their kind on Ibiza. Director of Herbusa, Antonio Ribas Bonet


says: “Herbusa had discussions with the three municipalities where the new waste collection vehicles will be working. They believed that hybrid collection vehicles are the future of waste collection and will give a better service to both the tourists and the inhabitants in these two municipalities.”


Specifications The specification of the Geesinknorba GPM III waste collection vehicles that have been supplied to Herbusa are of 21cu m capacity.


All have a GCB 1000 bin lift fitted to facilitate the emptying of containers from 80-1100 litres capacity DIN type. The lifting equipment facilitates two trunnion arms and a comb lift. Miguel Morales, commercial director at


Geesinknorba Spain and Portugal, explains that the main benefits of the company buying these units were “reduced fuel consumption when using the equipment and chassis in hybrid mode which gives a fuel saving of 60% while noise levels are significantly reduced.” There are zero percent emissions during


the operation of the bin lift and compaction equipment when the chassis drives from each collection point at 30kph. The diesel engine comes into operation when the chassis exceeds 30kph, for example, when driving on bypasses or driving to the treatment plant. The hybridmark V version has been sold


to Herbusa. These units are charged by plug- in connectors that have been installed at the vehicle park of Herbusa in Ibiza town. The three new vehicles will be recharged at


the end of each collection shift using the plug- in connectors so that they are ready to start their next collection shift at 2.30am the next morning. The batteries for the Geesinknorba range of waste collection vehicles have been specially designed for their waste collection vehicle range; they are load cell batteries which are more powerful and efficient. The hybrid battery pack is 72 volt and


delivers 620 amp per hour. The batteries have enough capacity to


do three complete collection shifts. The battery pack can run at a level of 20% before the driver can use the in-cab power take-off controls to convert using the bin lift and compaction operations through the conventional Volvo diesel engine. The advantage of this is that it doesn’t affect


the waste collection’s productivity levels. When the equipment is not working in


hybrid mode and is working through the power take-off, the Geesinknorba GPM III hybrid system uses the Smartpack system that is built into the equipment. This achieves a fuel saving on diesel of 20%. The equipment is also fitted with LED lighting. The specification of the Volvo FE Hybrid chassis


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is a 6x2 rear steer chassis of 26 tonnes gross vehicle weight. The cab has room for a driver and two collection operatives. The chassis is powered by a conventional Euro Five Volvo engine of 340 horse power while the electric motor, which provides the hybrid power, delivers an additional 200 horse power giving an overall power output of approximately 550 horse power. The hybridmotor will be charged from the


chassis batteries and the Volvo engine brake through retardation. This will produce the energy for the electric motor so that the chassis can drive in electric mode; like a milk float.


Hybrid chassis Volvo offer the hybrid chassis range for waste collection operations in both two axle 18 tonne and three axle 26 tonne configurations. The Volvo chassis is fitted with the Volvo


heavy duty I-Shift automatic transmission, because of the combination of the conventional Volvo diesel engine and the hybrid motor. The gearbox includes 12 speeds. The Geesinknorba hybrid units will be


supported through the Geesinknorba service network in Torrejon de Ardoz - Madrid and Rubi - Barcelona. Herbusa have been provided with a remote control by Geesinknorba which can be connected to the hybrid units in case there is a fault. The problem can then be downloaded by Geesinknorba technicians to identify the fault in the system and rectify it. Geesinknorba and Volvo have been


working together on a project involving the development of the Geesinknorba hybrid equipment and Volvo hybrid chassis for several years. The first prototype unit entered into service in Sweden in 2005. A Geesinknorba spokesperson said:


“Since then, both Geesinknorba and Volvo have developed the product to be the most advanced hybrid waste collection vehicle on the market today.” Perhaps the larger cities in Spain could


follow the Herbusa’s example (in conjunction with the municipalities on the island of Ibiza), in purchasing the first full hybrid Geesinknorba equipment and Volvo hybrid chassis in Spain?


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