Collecting and sorting of waste are essential components of

successful circular logistics . Municipalities collect waste direct

from the kerbstone or provide local reception facilities . In Ghent

the idea is to put such a facility on water . . A barge serves as a

floating area both to hold appropriate bins for collection and to

move the trash for further sorting out of the city – all on the

waterway !

At a hub , immediately after the barges arrive , bins get unloaded

and emptied , the waste arranged for on - ward transportation and

processing . A complementary project even considers using inland

vessels for this .

FFC 6 - Floating Bins

Today

The future

This arrangement

allows not only for

efficient waste

logistics , but also for

mobile recycling

facilities to be

opened , for

example for street

festivals or other

large - scale public

events .

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