Collection System Design

Behaviour

The size of the bin given to householders and the frequency with which it is emptied can also vary according to the behavioural change being targeted by the relevant Waste Collection Authority. By constraining the capacity of the residual waste container issued to its residents the more the resident is 'pushed' into increasing the items consigned to the Dry Recyclate collection scheme.

For instance a Waste Collection Authority may choose to issue a smaller bin to restrict individual household residual waste or it may supply a slightly larger bin that is collected less frequesntly. The other option available to the Waste Collection Authority is to issue its residents with a smaller bin that is also collected less frequently.

Whatever the size of the bin chosen by the Waste Collection Authority it must do so in tandem with more frequent collection of Food Waste and [Dry Mixed Recyclables]] to compensate for the reduced capacity.