December 16, 2020 – The Rijeka utility company for cleaning and waste management “Čistoća” introduced five more new smart modular containers for mixed municipal and valuable, recyclable waste in the center of Rijeka.
As Rijeka.hr writes, to upgrade the existing waste collection service, “Čistoća “already installed 12 smart containers in June 2019, of which 7 in the very center of Rijeka. Five new smart containers will be installed in the city center area: in Trpimirova Street and on the Riva (at bus stations), on Karolina Riječka Pier, on the 111th Brigade of the Croatian Army Square, and Klobučarić Square.
The director of “Čistoća”, Jasna Kukuljan, said that the containers have built-in fill sensors that send data to the management software, that is, the tanks themselves report the need for emptying. They also have a press that compresses waste, thus enabling the disposal of more waste than is possible in conventional containers.
Artists will paint the containers
All the needed energy-smart containers use a photovoltaic panel located on top of the container body. Using advanced technologies achieves significant savings in time, human resources, and energy and contributes to reducing emissions of pollutants into the environment.
In addition to being useful, Rijeka artists will also beautifully paint the containers. Namely, through the competition, “Čistoća” selected the 20 best artists from Rijeka who will paint smart containers with their works. Therefore, they will undoubtedly be interesting and attractive elements of urban equipment.
These are the artworks: Biciklistica, author Tina Radosavljević; Cranes, by Ariana Sušanj; Octopus, by Hana Dutina; Let’s recycle in the city that flows by the author Nora Vlaša, and Love your city – think green, author Mirta Tomulić.
Rijeka separates a third of the waste
Deputy Mayor Marko Filipović emphasized the importance of applying new technologies in all segments, including the one related to waste collection, which places Rijeka at the very top of Smart Cities – cities that are entirely ready for the digital transition.
In addition to containers, citizens collect waste separately through recycling yards. In Rijeka, they currently have three fixed and two mobile recycling yards at their disposal, and the plan is to expand the system of recycling yards.
Together with waste collected in recycling yards, Rijeka separates almost 30 percent of its waste.
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