Fuel consumption estimation for kerbside municipal solid waste (MSW) collection activities

Abstract

Fuel consumption during seven different daily activities of a garbage co-collection truck and a normal packer truck was estimated from the trucks' global positioning system (GPS) data and fuel consumption records. The co-collection and the normal garbage packer consumed approximately 1.8 L and 1.26 L of diesel per km, respectively, while travelling within the collection areas. Using these fuel rates and the GPS data, the results show that both types of trucks consumed more than 60% of daily total fuel while actually collecting waste on the route. The average daily fuel consumption was 2-4 times higher on rural routes compared to urban areas. Fuel consumption varied significantly depending on the housing density along the collection route. In addition, approximately 5-6 times as much fuel was required to collect a kilogram of waste on a rural route compared to an urban route. Potential methods of reducing fuel consumption were examined. Consistent use of optimal collection routes could potentially save an average of 7.5 L of fuel per truck per day. Reducing the loading time per stop was also studied, but the results suggest that this method does not have significant potential to reduce fuel consumption.

Optimisation of the economic, environmental and administrative efficiency of the municipal waste management model in rural areas

“…According to Entec, an average multi modal compaction refuse collection vehicle (RCV) which travelled 7.47 miles for collection a tonne of waste consumed 8.41 L (Entec, 2010), which makes 1.13 L/mile or 0.7 L/km. According to Nguyen and Wilson (2010) a co-collection and the normal garbage packer RCV consumed approximately 1.8 L and 1.26 L of diesel per km, respectively, while travelling within the collection areas (Nguyen and Wilson, 2010). In order to restrain on the minimum expenses, 0.7 L/km was taken as base fuel consumption.…”

“…The fuel consumption was calculated basing on two empirical researches: Entec (2010) and Nguyen and Wilson (2010). According to Entec, an average multi modal compaction refuse collection vehicle (RCV) which travelled 7.47 miles for collection a tonne of waste consumed 8.41 L (Entec, 2010), which makes 1.13 L/mile or 0.7 L/km.…”

Modelling fuel consumption in kerbside source segregated food waste collection: separate collection and co-collection

“…Fuel consumption for refuse collection is likely to be higher than that of a typical heavy duty vehicle, however, due both to the use of hydraulic equipment for bin lifting and the 'stopand-go' driving pattern during the collection phase. [18,19] A correction factor of 1.35 was therefore applied to the calculated fuel consumption during collection. [18] The average road gradient was taken as zero on the assumption that the vehicle returns to its start point each day, and the higher fuel consumption in upgrade road sections could be compensated for by the lower consumption on downgrade sections.…”

Inversion-based control of series-parallel HEV for municipal trucks

“…It has been reported that waste collection trucks are classified as one of the five least fuel-efficient vehicles because they burn a great deal of fuel while idling and waiting for the collector to empty waste bins [4] - [5]. Therefore, research and development has been widely pursued for such vehicles to equip them with electric propulsions.…”