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Sign upJanuary 1, 2020
City of Dunkerque
Dunkerque
In December 2020, the City of Dunkerque implemented the Unicollecte solution from Waste Robotics to revolutionize its waste management system. The robotic sorting line, featuring two high-performance robots, processes up to 15 tons of waste per hour and extracts 2,800 recyclable bags hourly, each up to 20 pounds. This innovation has streamlined operations, saving over $250,000 annually and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 25,000 tons per year.
The system enhances recycling accuracy and diverts more waste from landfills, aligning with the city’s sustainability goals. Dunkerque’s adoption of advanced robotics exemplifies forward-thinking leadership, setting a benchmark for efficient, sustainable, and cost-effective urban waste management.
Waste Robotics offers systems, which did not exist 4 or 5 years ago, and makes it possible to compete with an increase of performance and economies over Capex and Opex. Technological advances in recent years have made it possible to put artificial intelligence and robotics at the service of the environment at more affordable costs. The Waste Robotics system uses cutting-edge alternative technology that has more capacity than human sorters. Waste Robotic offers an avant-garde process which makes possible the selective collection of different types of residual materials (and namely organics) by the use of separate bags of different colours, using Waste Robotic's optical sorting. This allows a single picking of residual garbage and organics and promotes maximum citizen participation while ensuring optimum quality in sorting materials. Thanks to its simplicity, Unicollecte is convenient and cheaper than traditional "brown" or "green" collection bin, while reducing trucking and GHG emission.
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