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Collecting places, as well as systematic collection
in schools are very important component of selective
waste collection system.
People coming to our collecting places are i.e.
local community, representatives of local companies
and institutions and "collectors".
For many of our customers financial issue is main
reason and motive to collect wastes. It is necessary
to underline the social aspect of collecting places
operation - for some people payment for the materials
is the only income they have. The collecting places main principal is assumption that the waste is the article which we buy from local community and companies according to free market rules. There are factors having influence on secondary materials price: . The final customer price i.e. glasshouse, paper-mill, . Transport price, . Dispatch preparation price (segregation, baling), . Own prices, . Margin. Components which are necessary for good collecting place operating: . Place - hardened, proper sized square with storehouses and social space, . Commodity scale, . Containers, big-bags, etc, . Service and price list. In the collecting place there are accepted wastes such as: . Waste paper: newspapers, cardboards, mixed waste paper, . Plastic: colorless foil, colorful foil, PET bottles, boxes, . Steel scrap metal, . Colorful scrap metal: cooper, brass, etc, . Packing glass: colorless and colorful, . Electronic and electronical hardware wastes. Factors having influence on collecting place location: . Ground availability (renting possibility), . Proper amount of incoming secondary materials assurance, . Minimal environmental interference and minimal difficulty, . Good access (even for large transport vehicles). Secondary materials from the collecting places are transported with containers or delivery trucks to the main store (division). After baling, condensation and preparation secondary materials are transported to the companies specializes in waste reclamation and holding proper permission in this area. Average monthly amount of wastes in one collection place estimates around: . Waste paper 21 Mg . Plastic 3 Mg . Steel scrap metal 14,5 Mg . Colorful scrap metal 1,5 Mg . Glass 0,5 Mg |


