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Landfill trips reduce productivity - Waste and Recycling
There are three main factors that contribute to the Curotto-Can having the highest productivity of any automated curbside collection system. One: when operated at maximum efficiency the driver of a Curotto-Can starts to extend the grabbers as they are pulling up to the cart. Then it takes approximately 4-5 seconds to pick up, dump, and return the cart to its original position - the shortest of any automated system. The wheels are stopped only for the 4-5 seconds it takes to complete the dump cycle. The operator retracts the slide and grabbers as the unit is driving away.
With an Automated Side Loader (ASL), you must bring the truck to a complete stop before the arm can be extended. The dump cycle is longer and then you must fully retract the arm before driving away. ASLs spend 3-4 times longer in front of a house than a Curotto-Can.
Pickup: 1.5 sec. Dump: 1 sec. Return: 1.5 sec.
The time an automated front loader with a Curotto-Can spends in front of a house is the shortest of any automated system. Less time servicing a home means more homes serviced per day.
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With other automated collection systems, the cart dumps material in the same place each time, creating a central pile and not filling the container to the edges.
The patented off-set arm on the Curotto-Can spreads the material evenly in the can, from streetside to curbside, fully filling the can.
Fewer hopper dumps mean more time to service homes.
On an ASL, because the arm and the lifting mechanics are located behind the cab, the body size, and thus the carrying capacity, is limited.
The Curotto system mounts ahead of the cab on a front loader and thus all the space behind the cab can be used for carrying capacity.
This means fewer landfill trips are required for a friont loader equipped with a Curotto-Can as compared to an ASL.
Landfill trips reduce productivity because they reduce time spent servicing homes.
Landfill trips reduce productivity because they reduce the amount of time available to service homes. Thus, a front loader with the Curotto-Can system can service more homes per day. Plus, fewer landfill trips mean less fuel consumption and lower fuel costs!