This trash collection system sucks. It’s great news for the planet
Bergen: gateway to Norway’s fjords and home to one of the world’s biggest underground waste management systems. Underneath the narrow cobbled streets of this historical /../
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Half as Interesting – Roosevelt Island’s Pneumatic Trash System
Half as Interesting explores Roosevelt Island’s pneumatic waste system: an underground network that whisks trash through tubes to a central plant, reducing trucks, odour and kerbside bins—an entertaining look at how vacuum collection keeps dense neighbourhoods cleaner.
Business Insider – How Disney’s Magical Trash Tubes Ended Up In New York City
Business InsiderA Business Insider “World Wide Waste” video traces how Disney’s Magic Kingdom pioneered pneumatic trash tubes and how a similar AVAC network ended up serving New York’s Roosevelt Island—reducing curbside bins and truck traffic with fast, underground collection.
Global Cities Makers Forum – Joakim Karlsson – Envac
Joakim Karlsson – Envac at the first edition of the Global Cities Makers Forum on February 14 & 15, 2019.