The First Envac in Australia Maroochydore CBD
kindly produced by SunCentral Maroochydore
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Envac’s automated waste collection systems revolutionise urban waste management, creating cleaner environments and smarter cities. By reducing air pollution, lowering carbon emissions, and eliminating the unsanitary conditions associated with traditional waste collection methods, the system ensures a more efficient, hygienic, and sustainable approach to waste management.
Innovative waste management for cleaner, more sustainable cities
The world is facing a growing waste challenge. As the global leader in pneumatic waste collection systems, Envac is transforming how waste is managed. By eliminating the noise, mess, and inefficiencies of traditional collection methods, this innovative solution ensures a cleaner, more efficient process. Simply deposit sorted waste into an inlet, and it is swiftly transported through underground pneumatic tubes to a central collection station, where it is compacted and sealed in containers.
This technology is revolutionising waste handling in airports, residential communities, healthcare facilities, shopping malls, and other urban spaces. The impact? Fewer waste trucks on the streets, lower labour costs and occupational risks, significantly reduced transport emissions, and cleaner, healthier public spaces. Trusted worldwide, Envac is making cities and key facilities more efficient, sustainable, and liveable.
Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast Council is Australia’s fifth largest municipality located 100 km north of Brisbane. Envac is now operating Australia’s first ever pneumatic waste collection system for domestic waste in the city centre.
The brief
Sunshine Coast Council initiated an ambitious development of vacant land in the heart of Maroochydore. A sustainable city of the future was envisaged with large numbers of people living and working in the new urban centre. The new Maroochydore CBD was designed for pedestrians, bicycle access and public transport. This meant that traditional methods of collecting waste via large trucks were not viable anymore.
The Project
Envac designed the underground pipe network and other infrastructure that removes waste to a collection station on the edge of the precinct.
The system was designed to take the full waste load from the entire CBD. The pipe network was installed underground before the roads and footpaths were constructed.
Envac supplied the specialist pneumatic waste collection equipment. It was installed in the new collection station by local contractors under the supervision of Envac. The system was completed and commenced in operation in June 2021.
9
tons/day
designed collection capacity when completed and in full operation
2
separate waste fractions
Rest/Recyclables
300
waste inlets
when completed and in full operation, conveniently located through out the precinct
24
litterbins by Envac
connected to the underground pipe network and automatically emptied
The result
Public litter bins, for General waste and Recyclables, are cleared every day without rubbish trucks. The system is hermetically closed, which eliminates odour and vermin, wheelie bins are never seen.
In the commercial buildings cleansing staff dispose of waste into conveniently located inlets on the ground floor. Waste from those buildings is removed automatically by the system up to 4 times per day depending on usage.
The Envac system will help improve the area’s infrastructure as waste is collected and transported in an underground pipe network, not on the streets. This will reduce waste collection traffic with heavy vehicles remarkably, and make the living environment quieter, cleaner and safer.
The first phase of the system, which includes the collection station, was completed in 2021. The system has been successfully in operation since June 2021.
New buildings are being connected to the AWCS regularly and the next stage of the CBD development is expected in early 2026.
The entire development will be completed in 2035.
News & Media
Queensland trash revolution
Australia got its first underground automated waste collection system from Envac in the Maroochydore City Centre on the Sunshine Coast. This project is one of the ambitious developments that make the new Maroochydore City one of the smartest cities in the country. It is another step towards achieving the vision for the Sunshine Coast Council to be Australia’s most sustainable region. In the interview with Today Show Australia, the significance of reducing pressure on landfill, promoting recycling, and building a smart city is featured. Also, Envac’s Operations Engineer, Scott Mackie, explains how the system works in the interview. Watch now and share your thoughts with us.
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