Pneumatic refuse conveying system
Installation of the system.
The pneumatic refuse conveying system (in short, PWCS[1]) is a type of waste disposal system that uses air to move refuse through pipes to collection points.
Refuse is conveyed through steel pipes by a 20–25 meter per second air current to accomplish the goal.
Notable examples in Europe were implemented in the Stockholm area in Sweden. and Leganés and Barakaldo in Spain. Another well known, yet rarely seen example is the one used in the utilidors in the Magic Kingdom theme park in Orlando, Florida.[2]
A pneumatic refuse collection system on Roosevelt Island, New York City, is said to be the largest in the United States and the only system in the U.S. serving a residential complex in this case nearly 10,000 people.[3][4]
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External links
- Pneumatic Waste Conveying System video
- The future of waste collection? Underground automated waste conveying systems
References
- ↑ Pneumatic Waste Conveying System (PWCS)
- ↑ "Fun Facts of Magic Kingdom's Underground Complex". Hiddenmickeys.org. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- ↑ "Suck it: Roosevelt Island's Pneumatic Trash". Atlasobscura.com. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ↑ Taylor, Tess. "Dept. of Sanitation: Whoosh". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
Sources
- Kolson, Kenneth. Big Plans: The Allure and Folly of Urban Design. Johns Hopkins Press, 2001.
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