The sustainable technology of ESA's 2AS System at IFAT 2022 . The last edition of IFAT, the world-wide reference event for the most advanced technologies for the environment, has just ended in Messe München (Germany), which took place from 30 May to 3 June and saw the influx of over 120,000 visitors from all over the world. The event was an opportunity to present the latest technical innovations of the 2AS System, the robotic equipment for bilateral waste collection: the new F-90 gripper, different types of recycled HDPE containers and the modern human-machine interface (HMI), which makes the work of the operators extremely simple and comfortable. The constant attention to the needs of Customers and international Partners has allowed ESA to reveal a novelty much awaited by the market: the F-90 gripper for hooking all above-ground and underground containers equipped with mushroom hooks. The new equipment allows containers to be emptied in just 65 seconds and allows modern Smart Cities that are already equipped with bins with F-90 to be completely free to choose the desired equipment, without constraints. This novelty expands the company's offer and joins the Kinshofer and Multi-Mushroom grippers, the latter presented at the last Ecomondo and designed for containers with different lengths of Kinshofer and F-90 hooks. To complete the system, the new versions of containers in recycled HDPE, the essence of the circular economy, have been introduced in the Standard and Slim series, which can be fully customized by the Customer with loading points and bascules in metal or HDPE, Kinshofer or F-90 hook and electronics for user recognition. Noteworthy is the strong attention paid to the comfort of the drivers: the latest version of the 2AS human-machine interface, consisting of a touch screen monitor integrated into an ergonomic armrest, specially designed by the technical team, allows for better posture when checking the cabin operations and reduces arm and joint fatigue. ESA's strength is also the reduction of the environmental and economic impact of shipments, especially in today's global economic context. In fact, the company showed the many IFAT visitors the solution adopted to reduce pollution and costs deriving from the international handling of its equipment; by anchoring the robot to a skid, which allows to reduce its size, ESA ensures the safe transport of 4 robots in a single container, allowing Customers all over the world to receive the 2AS wherever they are, ready for installation on trucks. 2AS System is compatible with all natural gas, hybrid and electric powered trucks, and is the technological and sustainable solution for Smart Cities: it can be integrated with all ESA waste logistics technologies and contributes to less pollution thanks to the management software, which defines the best path, avoiding unnecessary emptying and bringing significant economic and environmental savings to the user companies. ESA would wholeheartedly like to thank each of the numerous visitors who came to the stand to try our solutions.
La tecnologia sostenibile del 2AS System di ESA a IFAT 2022 . Si è da poco conclusa a Messe München (Germania) l’ultima edizione di IFAT, manifestazione di riferimento a livello mondiale per le più avanzate tecnologie per l’ambiente, che si è svolta dal 30 maggio al 3 giugno e ha visto l’afflusso di oltre 120.000 visitatori provenienti da tutto il mondo. La manifestazione è stata l’opportunità per presentare le ultime innovazioni tecniche del 2AS System, l’attrezzatura robotizzata per la raccolta dei rifiuti bilaterale: la nuova pinza F-90, diverse tipologie di contenitori in HDPE riciclato e la moderna interfaccia uomo-macchina, che rende il lavoro degli operatori estremamente semplice e confortevole. La costante attenzione alle esigenze dei Clienti e dei Partners internazionali ha permesso ad ESA di rivelare una novità molto attesa dal mercato: la pinza F-90 per l’aggancio di tutti i contenitori fuoriterra e interrati dotati di gancio a fungo. La nuova attrezzatura consente lo svuotamento dei contenitori in soli 65 secondi e permette alle moderne Smart Cities che già si dotano di cassonetti con F-90 di essere completamente libere di scegliere l’attrezzatura desiderata, senza vincoli. Questa novità va ad ampliare l’offerta dell’azienda e si affianca alle pinze Kinshofer e Multi-Fungo, quest’ultima presentata allo scorso Ecomondo e progettata per i contenitori con diverse corse di gancio Kinshofer e F-90. A completamento del Sistema, sono state introdotte le nuove versioni di contenitori in HDPE riciclato, essenza dell’economia circolare, nelle serie Standard e Slim, totalmente personalizzabili dal Cliente per bocca di conferimento e bascule in metallo o HDPE, gancio Kinshofer o F-90 ed elettronica per il riconoscimento utente. Di rilievo anche la forte attenzione riservata al confort degli autisti: l’ultima versione dell’interfaccia uomo-macchina del 2AS, composta da monitor touch screen e integrata in un bracciolo ergonomico appositamente progettato dal team tecnico, permette una migliore postura durante il controllo delle operazioni da cabina e un minore affaticamento del braccio e delle articolazioni. Punto di forza di ESA è anche la riduzione dell’impatto ambientale ed economico delle spedizioni, soprattutto nell’odierno contesto economico mondiale. L’azienda ha infatti mostrato ai tanti visitatori di IFAT la soluzione adottata per ridurre inquinamento e costi derivanti dalla movimentazione internazionale delle sue attrezzature; attraverso l’ancoraggio del robot ad uno skid, il quale consente di ridurne le dimensioni, ESA si assicura il trasporto in sicurezza di 4 robot in un unico container, permettendo ai Clienti in tutto il mondo di ricevere il 2AS ovunque si trovino, già pronto per l’installazione su motrice. 2AS System è compatibile con tutte le motrici ad alimentazione a metano, ibrida ed elettrica, ed è la soluzione tecnologica e sostenibile per le Smart Cities: integrabile con tutte le tecnologie per la logistica dei rifiuti di ESA, contribuisce ad un minore inquinamento grazie al software di gestione, che definisce il percorso migliore, evitando gli svuotamenti non necessari e apportando un notevole risparmio economico ed ambientale alle aziende utilizzatrici. ESA tutta vuole ringraziare sentitamente ognuno dei numerosi visitatori che è passato allo stand a provare le nostre soluzioni.
2AS containers in HDPE in Taranto
Taranto continues its path of technological and sustainable innovation in waste collection with the adoption of intelligent containers in recycled HDPE combined with the 2AS System collection system already in use by the municipality. Last week the positioning of the first 2AS HDPE containers for separate collection began in the city of Taranto. The Municipality, which already uses ESA's bilateral lifting equipment 2AS System , has decided to embrace the complete collection system, choosing the combined containers in recycled HDPE, thus opting for the best performance and maximum operational safety given by the adoption of the whole system. The containers made by ESA on behalf of Kyma Ambiente , the urban hygiene company owned by the Municipality, follow the subdivision of the fractions for Taranto: yellow for multi-material (paper, cardboard, plastic and metal), green for glass, brown for organic waste and gray for unsorted waste. Composed of 40% recycled material and fully recyclable at the end of their life cycle, the 2AS HDPE containers are equipped with electronics for user recognition and intelligent telemetry systems that alert the collection company if the container is full and needs to be emptied, making it possible to better plan waste logistics. The sustainability of the solution adopted passes both from the container itself, which promotes a lower turnover through the longevity and resistance of the construction materials, but also from the energy self-sufficiency of the electronics and sensors, which are recharged through the photovoltaic panel positioned below the loading point. The benefits of adopting the 2AS System are innumerable: reduction of atmospheric emissions, thanks to the possibility of planning the passage of collection vehicles and the speed of the operating cycle, of only 65"; reduction of noise pollution, especially during the conferment of glass; particular resistance to salt spray - not negligible benefit in a seaside area; unlike metal, in fact, salt does not corrode HDPE, making it suitable for the seaside; improvement of the urban decor, thanks to the resistance of the rotomoulded HDPE (which allows the container to maintain its original shape even in the event of accidental impacts and collisions) and to the texture of the coating, which prevents spray paints and adhesives from attacking the surface. The city, which was the first in Southern Italy to experiment with eco-friendly waste collection systems during markets and events, with the adoption of the solar-powered compactor KSolar by ESA, continues to innovate and invest in the improvement of separate collection, being mindful of both the environment and citizens. «This environmentally friendly supply - comments the President of Kyma Ambiente Giampiero Mancarelli - serves as a further stimulus to commit everyone to correct separate waste collection. We are talking about a real revolution that must change everyone's habits. It is precisely for this reason that collective collaboration is fundamental, only in this way can our Taranto be able to keep up with other Italian cities». Giorgia Iasoni, Vice President of ESA, declares herself «proud of this choice made by Kyma Ambiente and the Municipality of Taranto. The quality of the recycled material used for the production is such that it also goes well with the climate of the city, characterized by the sea, salty air and sun. Therefore, it is more durable than traditional metal containers. We are convinced that citizens will appreciate these new containers and will be used to the fullest ». https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsJhsO9xXCE
After two years of forced stop, ESA returns to Ecomondo and presents an awaited novelty for waste collection. The 24th edition of Ecomondo, the reference event in Europe for technological innovation and green economy, which is back in presence after almost two years of pandemic, has just ended in Rimini. ESA, for the occasion, exhibited the complete 2AS System to the numerous professionals of the sector, showing the conspicuous research and development work carried out in recent years, and presented a particularly awaited novelty: the MULTI-MUSHROOM CLAMP , capable of lifting all containers on the market, above-ground and underground, equipped with Kinshofer hook and now also F90. The new clamp, designed to operate with extreme speed and precision, finally frees Customers to choose vehicles and containers without obligations or ties. 2AS, the automatic and single-operator equipment for bilateral waste collection, thus confirms itself as the system with the most complete range on the market, which can be combined with the well-established smart containers in recycled HDPE, in the Standard and Slim versions, and the new underground containers for areas of architectural prestige, all customizable with the hook at the discretion of the Customer. The equipment, compatible with all methane, hybrid and electric powered trucks, is the GREEN and INTERCONNECTED solution for Smart Cities ; integrable with all waste logistics technologies, it contributes to the reduction of emissions into the atmosphere thanks to the management software that defines the best path, avoiding unnecessary emptying. To complete the solutions for waste logistics, the K-Solar roll-off compactor with controlled access, particularly suitable for urban separate collection during events or utility peaks, self-powered by the photovoltaic panels on the roof. Collaboration with Gruppo Hera was at the center of ESA's participation in the event, thanks to the display at the main entrance of a Group's vehicle, set up with the robotic system, used by the municipal company in the historic center of Rimini, and a customized nozzle of a 2AS underground in the Uniflotte stand, already present in various locations in the city. Learn more about the underground systems in Rimini HERE . This edition of Ecomondo was not only an opportunity to meet consolidated Customers and partners in presence and to establish future collaborations, but also an important moment of sharing and unity for all of us at ESA. ESA wholeheartedly would like to thank each of the numerous visitors who came to the stand to try our solutions.
2AS System underground containers in Rimini
Rimini begins separate waste collection with the Underground Waste Collection Systems by ESA . A project strongly desired by the Municipality and Hera , which sees the 2AS System computerized underground containers as protagonists. The Councilor for the Environment, Anna Montini, and the Head of Hera Environmental Services Rimini, Fausto Pecci The first 4 of the 14 stations planned throughout the city were inaugurated on 28 July. The ceremony, which took place on the undergrounds of via Bastioni Occidentali, was attended by the Assessor for the Environment Anna Montini, the Head of Hera Rimini Area Fausto Pecci, the CEO of Heratech Antonio Dondi and the Head of the Press Office Monica Guidi, in addition to the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscapes. A choice of decorum, environmental sustainability and innovation, the one undertaken by the municipal council, to re-evaluate the historic center. "The redevelopment of urban spaces and the efficiency of waste logistics are key points for citizens - said the Councilor". The initiative, aimed at strengthening the current separate waste collection systems, involves 5,000 users and involves the construction of 14 2AS undergrounds that will allow the collection of all fractions through controlled access with card or smartphone and a better organization of urban spaces through the reduction of the number of above-ground containers, the timing and the passage of collection vehicles, with a consequent reduction in pollution. To promote hygiene, waste flows under the road surface, preventing odors and liquid residues from escaping. The undergrounds allow to accommodate 3500L of glass and organic waste, and 5000L of the remaining fractions. "We have decreased the aesthetic impact but increased the available volume" - commented Pecci. The undergrounds, in the visible part, consist of corten-effect turrets, agreed with the Superintendency of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscapes. At the base an engraving of Tonino Guerra's butterflies, a symbol of beauty, decorum and culture. Above, the short-stroke Kinshofer hook, which allows the 2AS robot to hook and empty in just 105”. Through the 2AS System underground containers, Rimini intends to develop a sustainable and smart collection system, improving the perception of environmental and architectural quality. With the gradual elimination of old containers and the insertion of new undergrounds, the aesthetics of the historic center will be enhanced, especially near historical-monumental elements. 2AS System Underground with access control system
2AS System underground containers in Massa
2AS System underground waste containers, located throughout the city of Massa, have been inaugurated. On 17th July the first ESA 2AS underground waste collection systems were inaugurated. The ceremony was held in front of the Town Hall, in the presence of the Mayor, Francesco Persiani, the leaders of Asmiu Massa and the Vice President and CEO of ESA. An important turning point for the city, one of the first to have adopted the new computerized undergrounds combined with the 2AS collection system. A choice aimed at encouraging and increasing separate waste collection, in addition to kerbside collection, which meets the needs of citizens and tourists, who will be able to confer throughout the day, thanks to access controlled by card. Minimalist design and small size make 2AS undergrounds easily adaptable to different areas of the city, resulting discreet and extremely hygienic. In fact, the waste, flowing under the road surface, never comes into contact with people and operators, avoiding possible odorous emissions. The height of the conferment point has been thought to make the service accessible to all users, especially the weakest, while the electronics, simple and intuitive, are designed to facilitate operations and are equipped with a photovoltaic panel to allow energy autonomy. The combination of underground waste containers and the 2AS bilateral collection system adopted by Asmiu Massa allows a considerable reduction of emissions into the atmosphere, thanks to the high capacity of the containers and the emptying time of only 105 seconds, which allows the vehicles not to interfere with city traffic. 2AS System is equipped with a modern management software for planning waste logistics, which allows for cutting the costs of unnecessary travels. Thanks to various sensors, GPS and IoT, the truck only goes where containers needs to be emptied, further contributing to the reduction of pollution. 2AS underground waste systems are available in volumes of 3, 4 and 5 cubic meters and can be customized in colour and conferment point.
Culture and Ecology meets at the readings at sunset with children. ESA, as part of the initiatives in support of territory, sport and culture , promotes the value of ecology and respect for the environment, collaborating in a series of itinerant literary evenings entitled “ Fili d'Erba... Intrecci di Storie! ”, organized by the Municipal Library of Gattatico (RE) and dedicated to children aged 2 to 10. On the occasion of the "Ecological and Recycling Stories" meeting, held on 12th of July at the historic location "Corte Garibaldi", the CEO of ESA, Nicola Chiastrini, and Francesca Fragliasso from the communication office chatted with children and adults and shared with them ideas and daily actions to be adopted to help the planet, according to the principle of the circular economy.
Restyling of underground waste containers in Cervia
ESA supports circular economy with the restyling of underground waste containers in Borgo Marina (Cervia), Italy. The underground waste containers located in the suggestive tourist port, characterized by numerous fish restaurants, have undergone an important modernization and technological adaptation by ESA, maintaining the minimalist design, as required by the nature of the place. The underground containers will implement and increase the separate collection separate waste in the seaside village and, thanks to the applied electronics, will give both greater flexibility of conferment to citizens, who will be able to access the service by card throughout the day, and the possibility for the municipal Company Hera to trace the conferments, in favor of the punctual rate. The peculiarity of Cervia containers, which are part of the K Series equipped with a retractable compactor, is the ability to store large quantities of waste in a hygienic and odor-free way, reducing the need for periodic emptying and thus helping to reduce CO2 emissions released from the trucks used for waste collection. The restyling carried out by ESA supports the numerous circular economy projects undertaken by the Municipality of Cervia in recent years for the benefit of the entire community, which has invested in the recovery and revaluation of an existing work, rather than in its replacement.
Elevation Residences - Ethiopia
Ethiopia chooses a wastewater treatment plant by ESA to promote environmental sustainability in the USA Embassy's accommodations. Inspired by western sustainability model and guided by the need to better enhance such a precious resource as water, the Elevation Residences - an elegant residential building located in the earth of Addis Ababa for the USA Ambassadors in Ethiopia - has chosen ESA to give a second life to water that will be used inside the building. The structure, in its completion stage, thanks to the solution adopted, will be the first residential purpose building in the Country to be completely eco-sustainable in the reuse of the wastewater coming from the sanitary facilities, which will be used for irrigating green areas dedicated to leisure. ESA's wastewater treatment plant is equipped with MMBR (Moving-Bed Biofilm Reactor) technology and PLC for the automation of every phase of the treatment process; provided of a sand filter for the final filtration of the water, it's able to carry out the backwash mode autonomously, thanks to the pneumatic valves with electric actuator managed by the PLC: a feature that guarantees high efficiency of the process, an even longer duration of the filters and ensures minimal maintenance interventions. Pic courtesy of Verdant Ventures
Proximity and community composters
Ecologia Soluzione Ambiente enters strategic food waste recycling partnership with Tidy Planet . ESA has joined forces with Tidy Planet, a British company specialized in technologies for composting food waste, to promote greater resource efficiency. An increasing appetite in Italy for composting and equipment that helps enhance food and green waste is the main driver behind the partnership that will see ESA apply its know-how to the range of "Rocket" composters. “Italy, like many other European Union Member States, is under pressure from its government and policymakers to minimise its carbon emissions, and demonstrate the Country is working towards the United Nation’s 17 sustainable development goals. In this regard, environmental awareness is growing in Italy and composting is becoming an increasingly favoured solution to reduce the quantity of organic fraction conferred, also facilitated by a new update in Italian law, which allows small-scale, municipal composting to be implemented more easily, making it a priority on the waste management agenda, especially for companies that deal with waste management". Elaborating on the current landscape in Italy, ESA’s president, Enrico Benedetti, said: “There’s an upward composting trend in our country at the moment – with a handful of municipalities having already released tenders to supply in-vessel composters to mountain and rural communities". “At the heart of this partnership is the desire to equip our Nation’s villages with with increasingly sustainable waste systems and infrastructures, for a truly green future. In fact, if we’re able to process our food wastes at source, this will not only reduce disposal costs, but it will also drastically decrease our carbon footprint , with less collection vehicles on the roads, and allow for a landfill diversion strategy which can enhance the recycling of food waste and promote circular economy” - continues Benedetti. Italian Biorepack scheme, which centres around extended producer responsibility for compostable packaging, also came into force in 2020, to help reach the Waste Framework Directive’s target of recycling 65% of municipal waste by 2035. "At ESA we are constantly committed to expanding our offer of solutions to support the circular economy".