Collection Frequency for Residual Waste

Cutting down collection frequencies for RW constitutes in itself one of the most important tools to optimise schemes for the source segregation of food waste. Its use is particularly effective in those areas where high collection frequencies are in place for traditional, mixed MSW collection (mostly Southern Europe). 

The following scheme (Table 14.4) shows the typical collection frequencies for mixed MSW and for integrated collection systems where food waste is segregated. Frequencies applied in Southern Italy work perfectly in many Mediterranean situations, as well, where a mixed collection is traditionally run 6 times/week. 

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