Communities ensure the operational management of waste collection and processing. Choosing the right bins to install in public spaces encourages good behavior and selective sorting. How to choose this essential piece of street furniture?
Selective sorting bins come in several forms to distinguish the different waste streams:
glass
paper and cardboard
plastic
scrap metal and metal
wood
In public spaces, along a sidewalk or near a bus station, a 3-stream bin is enough to recycle most of the products thrown away. Scrap metal and wood are generally added to activity zones or near company buildings. Since 2016, professionals must apply the 5-stream sorting of their waste. In addition, local authorities are targeted by a decree, which provides for the transition to 7-stream sorting of waste.
The colors of selective sorting
Each new waste stream must be clearly identifiable by users, professionals and individuals. The majority of them have integrated the yellow and green that adorn the paper/cardboard and glass bins.
But some colors are less well-known and not always harmonized across the territory. This disparity is the result of different sorting procedures from one municipality to another, from one region to another, etc. The harmonization of the color of trash cans is part of the provisions of the anti-waste law for a circular economy.
Style, materials… Other criteria for choosing your public trash can
Outdoor trash cans are also chosen for their ability to withstand and adapt to their environment.
Trash bag holders
The trash bag holder is regularly set up as part of a sustainability plan. Coupled with transparent bags, these trash cans leave the contents visible from the outside. These solutions are very widespread in sensitive places and axes: train stations, tourist sites, museums, administration, etc.).
Openwork or perforated trash cans
Openwork or perforated trash cans also play with transparency, but for an essentially aesthetic purpose. These solutions blend more easily into their installation environment.
The most emblematic model is certainly the tulip bin that is regularly found in public gardens.
Metal trash cans
Metal trash cans are regularly used in urban areas. Simple and robust, these products can be installed anywhere without difficulty.
Public metal trash cans are generally made from galvanized steel. A particularly strong material that is resistant to the outdoor climate.
Wooden trash cans
Street furniture meets wood in most green urban spaces. Trash cans are no exception. Wood is also an ecological, durable and recyclable material.
It is not uncommon to find this natural material in a metal core. The product then combines the advantages of both materials.
Concrete trash cans
Resistant, modern and not very dirty, concrete is a material of choice for making trash cans for public spaces.
Concrete trash cans are resistant to fire, damage, bad weather, frost, UV rays, etc. Perfectly suited to outdoor hazards, concrete is also a material with a sober and contemporary aesthetic.
HDPE plastic trash cans
High-density polyethylene (HDPE) makes it possible to design very basic city trash cans. They can nevertheless be worked in different designs to accompany the architectural style of the site. The structure of the HDPE gives these bins good resistance to UV and bad weather.
Bins, container shelters, ashtrays… Concrete furniture for all your junk disposal uses!
Junk disposal companies of Iowa support you in the installation of qualitative and incentive street furniture. They favor simple and timeless shapes. Their public concrete bins come in different styles: with or without cover, front opening like a mailbox, ground socket or not… Depending on the model, you can also combine concrete with metal by opting, for example, for a stainless steel lid.
They also offer concrete ashtrays and container shelters of all sizes to meet the different needs of communities in a given area. For a building, a large residential complex or an activity zone, they offer public ashtrays, with or without a collector, and large-capacity container shelters. You will also find more compact ones to install in parks or near a busy natural site.
All the parts in the cleanliness range are made in Iowa. Designed to last, these elements are fireproof and cut in a fine and elegant style to support the community in the long term.
