TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
10.6.1 Hand Carts
The use of traditional hand carts should be discontinued and instead, hand carts having 4 to 6 detachable containers of capacity ranging from 30-40 litres i.e. 0.03 to 0.04 cu.m each should be used as shown in Fig.10.3. The containers should be of sturdy material preferably strong polyethylene/plastic with a handle on the top and rim at the bottom for easy handling of the container. The handcarts should have preferably three wheels and sealed ball bearing. There should be locking arrangement with a chain and a lock. The design and specifications of the handcart and the containers could be as shown in the Annexure 10.1.
FIG. 10.3 CONTAINERIZED HANDCART WITH 6 DETACHABLE CONTAINERS
10.6.2 Tricycles
Local bodies can use tri-cycles instead of handcarts in the areas which are spread out, and distances are long. The tricycles could have eight containers of 0.04 cu.m. (40 litres) capacity each as shown in Fig. 10.4 These containers should also be detachable from the tricycle and should have a locking arrangement.
FIG. 10.4 TRICYCLES HAVING 8 CONTAINERS FOR PRIMARY COLLECTION
10.6.3 Community Bin Carrier
A community bin carrier having a capacity to carry 40 containers (bins) in a two tier arrangement may be used to pick up community bins from residential areas and slums in the cities and towns where direct transfer of waste into the hand carts or tricycles is not found suitable. These vehicles with two member crew should pick up filled community bins and replace empty ones and take the vehicle, when 40 filled containers are picked up, to the nearest temporary waste storage depot (large container for transfer of waste) as illustrated in Fig. 10.5
FIG.10.5 USE OF COMMUNITY BIN CARRIER
