E ach automated collection cycle for the entire 178 hectare site will
take minutes as opposed to multiple waste collection teams and
vehicles taking all day to empty on-street bins – a process that
typically has a negative environmental impact.
Envac began installation work on the development in September.
The first phase of the system, which will serve around 1,700
homes, will launch in 2019.
Matthew Carpen, Project Director at Barking Riverside London,
comments: “Our sustainability-led ethos and commitment to
making this a clean, green and pleasant area in which to live led us
to this ground-breaking method of waste collection.
By integrating Envac and making waste collection one of the key
environmental strands of Barking Riverside London, we’ve not
only ensured that waste collection will operate sustainably and
effectively, but also taken the carbon emissions and traffic safety
aspects attributable to a constant flow of waste collection vehicles
out of the equation.”
Barking Riverside London anticipates that the system’s inclusion
will reduce waste vehicle-related carbon emissions by at least
90 per cent as multiple waste collection vehicles, each of which
typically empties every bin, are no longer needed.
The system is one of over 800 installations to have been built since
the company formed in 1961, has a lifespan of between 60 to 80
years and remains operational 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Dave Buckley, Managing Director of Envac UK, adds: “We are now
beginning to see a huge shift in the way major developments tackle
For more information on Envac visit www.envacuk.co.uk.
Envac estimates that the system will replace hundreds of daily
empties required to service 19,000 bins, made possible by having
eight industrial vehicles running full time every day.
waste collection. Whilst Envac can be used as a way in which to free
up space generally assigned to bin storage for further commercial
development, such as building more apartments, Barking Riverside
London has taken the decision to install it simply because they
want to make the site as pleasant a place to live as possible. As
London’s population continues to rise and the physical and
aesthetical limitations of rolling out more bins becomes apparent,
Barking Riverside London has not only demonstrated a strong and
long-term commitment to the environment, but also the residents
and the communities it will ultimately serve.”