FEATURE BY TIMOTHY BYRNE


A pristine MAN TGS 4x2 tractor unit pulling a Kaoussis HAS 46 46m3


rear loading waste transfer trailer


A Fleet of MAN TGL 10 and 11 tonne 4x2 Kaoussis CRV 1000 satellite waste collection vehicles of 7m3


capacity, fi tted with Kaoussis comb and trunnion bin lifting equipment


Greek island port where space is at a real premium


PIRAEUS is not just Greece’s chief port, it is also the largest port in Europe plus the second largest in the whole world.


Situated in the Attica region near the capital of Athens, the port of Piraeus is a tourism and business hub for the country, known as the ‘Cradle of Western civilisation.’


Each year the port deals with thousands of British holidaymakers, who generally visit during day excursions after leaving visiting cruise ships. The port receives a great number of industrial imports, and is a hub for export products from all over Greece.


Large volumes of waste are never far away, as these are produced across the municipality of Piraeus–therefore a sustainable waste collection system is vital.


waste management system is executed


The municipality operates a 24-hour waste collection service to help keep waste volumes to a minimum.


Piraeus’s waste management is operated through a very effi cient waste collection system, providing a door-to-door waste collection system for residents in some parts of the port city.


This system is used to deal with Piraeus’s alleyways and narrow streets, where there is little room for collection.


These narrow access points demand an innovative system, so residents place waste outside their properties in either a 240-litre wheeled bin, or inside a black waste collection sack.


How largest seaport in Europe’s Colour coded


The city port’s main streets have communal collection points, which include green-coloured 1000-litre containers for non- recyclable waste.


They also use 1000-litre blue-coloured containers for the collection of commingled dry mix recyclables, which are placed in a communal collection point.


Piraeus operates two sizes of waste collection vehicles:


The narrow streets’ collection, which is performed at night, requires a fl eet of MAN TGL 10 and 11-tonne 4x2 Kaoussis CRV 1000 satellite waste collection vehicles, of 7m³ capacity, fi tted with Kaoussis comb and trunnion bin-lifting equipment.


The wider street collections – between 2-3am – require a fl eet of gas-powered Mercedes Econic 1828 4x2 18-tonne Kaoussis CRV 2000 16m³ press type compaction bodies , and a fl eet of Volvo FL6s.


The largest streets also utilise a fl eet of Volvo FLE 4x2 18-tonne Kaoussis CRV 1600 16m³ rotary drum waste collection vehicles. Both equipment types are fi tted with the Kaoussis comb and trunnion bin-lifting equipment.


Piraeus also has a number of Volvo FM9 340 6x4 26-tonne Kaoussis RL300 22m³ rear-loading press type compaction bodies, fi tted with Kaoussis comb and trunnion bin lifting equipment.


These are the largest rigid type waste collection vehicles operated by Piraeus, and are used for collecting waste in areas across the city - where waste volumes are at their highest.


The municipality also has a number of Mercedes Axor 4x2- 18 tonne chassis, fi tted with Kaoussis Norba RL200 16m³ rear loading press type compaction bodies, complete with the Kaoussis comb and trunnnion bin lifting equipment.


These collection vehicles are used to service the blue 1000-litre containers for collecting commingled dry mixed recyclables at communal collection points across the large streets.


Every little helps


A Kaoussis skip loader mounted onto a MAN TGS 4x2 18 tonne chassis, and a pair of Kaoussis HAS 46 46m3 loading waste transfer trailers


rear 52 SHM March, 2018


The satellite waste collection vehicles deliver waste to Piraeus municipality’s own waste transfer station outside the city.


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