I have just discovered that those odd waste/recycling bins that are all over the oldest bits of Bergen, Norway, link to an UNDERGROUND PNEUMATIC WASTE TRANSPORT SYSTEM. The waste collects for a bit and then WHOOSH... it's off to the recycling centre. All underground. No bin lorries (garbage trucks), fewer road vehicles, less noise... amazing. @davidho says that my (considerable) excitement about this is entirely unreasonable. I disagree.
https://www.envacgroup.com/how-it-works/the-envac-system/
@helenczerski @davidho Love this concept! One weird thing. People are supposed to separate the waste, but the pipes appear to all lead to the same big pipe. But then again, people aren't very good at separating waste.
@AskPippa
I'd guess each street level chute is released down into the transport pipes at separate times, and the routing at the end changes depending on what is being transferred at the time?
@helenczerski @davidho
