It provides the waste industry with a unique ‘tip action’ solution that releases rubbish under gravity.
SafeWaste is easy-to-install and is the best and most cost-effective solution on the market.
With smart design and easy installation, SafeWaste® delivers an extremely simple, cost-effective solution to a well-understood and documented problem.
SafeWaste® will interest any organisation looking to minimise the environmental impacts and costs of cleaning up lost litter and spillage issues associated with Kerb Side bin collection.
The initial investment to equip bins with a SafeWaste® will be repaid many times over.
SafeWaste® helps to protect the environment by reducing litter and waste spillage from bins. Unsecured lids are blown open, and bins can be knocked over when placed kerbside for collection, resulting in spillages onto roads. Inevitably some of the spilled contents will get into storm water drains and from there into streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans where it is virtually impossible to remove. Land based litter has to be picked up, often at high cost.
SafeWaste® is the perfect solution to mitigate these lost litter issues. It also enables organisations to achieve higher environmental standards, as well as reducing the clean-up costs associated with waste and litter contamination.
SafeWaste® reduces the daily risks faced by collection crews:
The S-flex design is the key to how SafeWaste® works and functions in 2 ways:
SafeWaste® has been developed with input from a Waste Contracting company. Meeting their criteria was paramount and the valuable advice taken from this association played a crucial part in the design of the SafeWaste®.
Key design considerations from the industry were:
The standard installation of a SafeWaste® is as simple as buckling up a belt.
For bins which don’t have a handle feature to attach to, a push-in clip is available which only requires the drilling of a single 12mm hole through the lid, followed by inserting the push-in clip from the top.
SafeWaste® is engineered using the best material available, based on a thermoplastic rubber which is non-absorbent and self-cleaning. This material also has an antimicrobial additive to resist bacterial, mould and fungal growth. It is UV stable and chemically resistant to Oil, Grease, and common solvents.
SafeWaste® is designed to last.
It has been mechanically tested for strength and endurance on a continuous open/close sequence of 4000 cycles. Testing has indicated that the SafeWaste® has a lifespan exceeding the life expectancy of the bin it is attached to.
The product has also been endurance tested with intentionally splits and cuts up to 20% of thickness, demonstrating that minor nicks and cuts will not adversely affect SafeWaste’s effectiveness under normal use and conditions.
Built to last and designed to work in all weather conditions (-5 to 45°C).
Field testing on a variety of bin lifters and bin types was used to fine tune the lid holding and auto-opening parameters of SafeWaste® in the real world. A blind trial on pre-fitted bins showed that end users were able to identify the purpose of SafeWaste® and latch the bin lid without any instruction or prompting. Trialling and survey results have shown that end users like it, want it, and most importantly will use it.
The design of SafeWaste® looks simple. This is not by chance – it is an evolution of design based on function. Industry knowledge and production expertise has enabled SafeWaste® to meet all the required design criteria, and ensured “best value” for all end users.
Simple – Smart – Cost effective.
SafeWaste® works with all types of bins.
The standard SafeWaste® is designed for bins with handles, the installation can be done in just a couple of seconds.
For bins without handles, we have a push-in clip available which only requires the drilling of a single 12mm hole through the lid, followed by inserting the clip from the top.
SafeWaste® was field tested for six months in the windy suburb of Riverstone Terraces in Upper Hutt to assess and verify the effectiveness of the SafeWaste latch. Also to gather data on effectiveness in adverse weather conditions, usage rates, waste contractor feedback and end user feedback.
