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The Benefits & Pitfalls of Collection Automationand CNG powered Fleets

8th Canadian Waste Resource SymposiumHalifax, Nova ScotiaApril 27 – 29, 2016

George South, H.B.Sc., M.A.Progressive Waste SolutionsCentral Canada

8th Canadian Waste Resource Symposium,Halifax, Nova Scotia April 27 - 29, 2016

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Rationale

Safety is the overriding priority– Sanitation worker is the 5th most dangerous job in North

America (CNN, October 17, 2014)

Key operating principles through times of change– Focus on the wildly important– Act on lead measures– Keep compelling scorecard– Create cadence of accountability

Source: McChesney, Chris, Sean Covey, & Jim Huling. The 4 Disciplines of Execution:Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals.


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Collection: How we Manage Our Business

Driver manages minute to minuteDispatcher manages hour to hourSupervisor manages day to dayOperations manager manages week to weekDistrict manager manages month to monthArea manager manages quarter to quarterRegional VP manages year to yearExecutive team focuses on a 3 year plan


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What Automation Represents

Everybody wants to get better…But nobody wants to change

We need to change daily behaviour, re-evaluatebehaviour & strive to set best standards


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Planning for Change: How Do We Get Better?

Operational model leads to:

l The right type of trucks

l Technology

l Labour/supervisorycompetency

l Maintenance standards

l Procedures that lead tosafety culture outcome

Priorities

Investments in:

l Safety – essential &translates into ourcommunity &organization

l Training, role definition& responsibility

l Maintenance programs& systems


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Equipment: Present & Future

Present– Rear-loader has been king

– Most ubiquitous & productivecurbside vehicle in N.A.

Prediction: Rear-loader’s daysas industry mainstay are overNew direction focused on:– Enhanced operator safety

– Right piece of equipment for the right job

– Automation – infrastructure dependent

– Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) – but be careful!

End of an era for the rear loader?


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Equipment: Rear-loaders Put Employee’s In Harm’s Way


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Quick-view on Manual Collection

Pros– Productive; dependable; less moving parts– Adaptable for changing waste streams– Capital & operating costs lower than the options

Considerations– Safety issues– WSIB: manual collection is a young-person’s game


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Why Consider Automation

Pros– Enhanced safety– Increased level of Productivity– Adaptable for changing waste streams

Considerations– Capital costs (carts and collection units)– Training for maintenance technicians– Enhanced operator training


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Why Consider Automation

Manual collection video clipAntiquatedPhysical demandsAging workforceNegative to safety (We know that there is a safer way)

Negative towards injury/sprain/strain/trips/falls (Wehave a service delivery method that avoids or dramatically decreases thispotential)


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Equipment: Automated Side-loader (ASL) Styles

Automated Side-loaders: moreproductive thanever before butinfrastructure-dependent Automated

systems forsingle & 2-stream


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Quick-View on ASL Trucks

Short video on Automated Side Loader (ASL)Collection


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Quick-View on ASL Trucks

Pros– ASL comes in single or co-collection form; based on:

§ waste stream splits

§ distance to transfer/landfill/processing

§ whether multiple streams means multiple tip facilities

Considerations– Ergonomic constraints: driving ahead & looking behind at

all times/split attention– Little to no opportunity to handle bulky items– Need for “chaser” truck


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Equipment: Other Automated Options –“Curotto-Can”

Single or 2-stream trucks; frontbox can split longitudinally toaccommodate different streams


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Our Experience

Automated Front load collection video


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Quick-view on “Currotto-Can” Automation

Pros– High productivity– Can pick up carts & manual

loads– All activity takes place in front of driver position & on

curbside with truck between public & driver– Driver in cab; eyes forward– Ease of overflow & bulky item loading

Considerations– Higher capital cost– Length of arm


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Our Experience

Staff impact– Texas & Florida now 2 years and counting without a WSIB

claim– Age of workforce & no longer a young person’s career

Considerations– Automated in conjunction with CNG


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5281On-road vehicles

826Post-collection vehicles

Progressive’s Waste Fleet


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Progressives’ CNG Waste Fleet

CurrentVancouver, BC90 units

St Louis, MO (Bridgeton)30 units

Barrie, ON (Simcoe)110 units

Montreal (Laval) PQ30 units

Dallas, TX (expanding)23 units

Tampa48 units

Haltom City, TX32 units

McKinney, TX25 units

New Orleans (Bridge City)30 units

Pompano Beach, FL11 units

580CNG powered trucks


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CNG Sites & Future Planning

SiteIdentified

VendorSolicited &

Selected

Letter ofAuthorization

FeasibilityStudy

ConceptualPlan

Developed

CPApproval

Permitting &Zoning

Construction

Fuelingbegins

Average lead time is 12 months – start to finish8th Canadian Waste Resource Symposium,

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CNG: Siting to Start-up (1)

Trenching

Slow-fill fueling standpipes

Rebar section for compressor stations

Concrete pad


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Finished standpipesIn-ground pipeworks

Compressor arrives on skidsFinished compressor8th Canadian Waste Resource Symposium,

Halifax, Nova Scotia April 27 - 29, 2016

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Finished CNG system

Dryers remove moisture from CNG system8th Canadian Waste Resource Symposium,Halifax, Nova Scotia April 27 - 29, 2016

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Top, Bubble & Cab Mounts

Compressed natural fuel tankon top

Compressed natural fuel tank in tailgatearea; shielding prevents safety concerns


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Quick-view: CNG Vehicles

Pros:– CNG onboard tanks becoming more

innovative– Quieter with lower carbon footprint

Considerations– Cold weather challenges– Watch new diesel truck fuel use

§ Some are 30% more efficient than firstdiesel particulate fuel (DPF) systems(2008)

§ Throws out CNG economics


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Summary: Future Predictions

Rear Loader significance will decline in our industryWhere there are carts there will be automationSafety focus will drive activity in front of operatorEfficiency will drive special collections to be combined (bulky)– Necessitates adaptable truck body design

Diesel prices will influence CNG inroads, but can all bederailed by taxes & diesel efficiency improvementsEvolution in cart systems– Front-load automated collection, powered by CNG


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Thank you

When we execute, we win & deliver on the promise

For more information:

George South, Progressive Waste SolutionsArea Manager, Central [email protected]


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