FLEET OF VEHICLES TO BE MAINTAINED
Every local body should work out the need of vehicles as under.
(i) No. of containers placed in the city.
(ii) No. of containers to be removed on day to day basis.
(iii) No. of containers to be lifted 1st, 2nd and/or 3rd shift.
(iv) Distance to be travelled.
(v) No. of containers a vehicle can lift in one shift.
Normally during the busy day time 4 to 5 containers can be transported from the city to the processing or disposal site if distance to be travelled is within 5 to 9 Kms. The no. of trips could be more if the distance to be travelled is less than 5 Kms. And could be less if distance to be travelled is more than 9 Kms. More trips could be made if transportation is carried
during night time when the roads are free from traffic flow.
(vi) No. of vehicles required to lift the required No. of containers in two shifts.
(vii) Stand by vehicles required @ 30% of the total vehicles to be used each day.
(viii) Total no. of vehicles required on the fleet.
It must be ensured that local bodies remove daily quantities of waste equal
to the total quantity of waste produced each day to avoid any backlog, which can
be estimated by taking all the vehicles small or big, carrying waste to the waste
treatment/disposal site through a public weigh bridge for at least 3 days continuously or correctly estimate the quantities of waste transported each day taking into consideration the volume and density of the waste being transported on
day-to-day basis. Some studies, conducted by NEERI, Nagpur in past have estimated waste generation rates as per Table 13.2.
