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Urbaser of Madrid: Iveco EuroTech/OMB Technolgy Side Loader

Urbaser is the environmental division of the ACS Group, and is one of the contractors that provide waste collection services in Madrid. Although there are multiple contractors operating within Madrid, each has to utilize the same green and white color scheme as seen on this truck.

 

In Madrid, waste is sorted into four different categories: glass, paper/cardboard, containers/plastics, and garbage. Glass and paper are placed into communal bins throughout the entire city that are collected by trucks utilizing a crane system. The way plastics and garbage are collected varies upon area.

 

This truck was seen in the San Blas neighborhood of the city. In this area residents had large communal bins for plastics and garbage, as well as the normal communal glass and paper containers.

 

The San Blas neighborhood is the the only part of the city that I've seen utilizing side loaders. The rest of the city is dominated by single and dual chamber rear loaders for the collection of plastics and garbage.

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Uploaded on September 23, 2016
Taken on September 23, 2016