The City of Sydney is considering implementing an automated system that silently gathers garbage via an underground pipe network as part of their new draft Waste Strategy, which details how the city will reduce landfill and greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
The automated systems for large apartment buildings would give residents a 24-hour, seven-day service for recyclable and general waste.
Under the proposed system, rubbish would be sucked through vacuum-sealed chutes to a central collection point. Rubbish will be collected automatically from buildings and street rubbish bins along the vacuum tube routes, meaning fewer trucks in the inner city and less disturbance for residents.
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Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP said that automated systems are already being used in cities across Europe and Asia.
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