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The core difference between Underground Garbage Station and Underground Garbage Station lies in whether they are equipped with garbage compression technology and related equipment. This leads to a series of differences such as space utilization, transfer efficiency, equipment configuration, environmental impact, and operating costs. Both are underground layouts, sharing the common features of "saving ground space and good concealment". The differences mainly lie in the underground operation processes and supporting designs.
Underground Garbage Station: It only undertakes the functions of garbage collection, temporary storage, and direct transportation. There is no compression and reduction process. After garbage is input, it remains in a loose and original state. Its main function is to achieve "underground concentration" of garbage, replacing the ground open-air trash cans and solving the problem of dirt and disorder on the ground.
Garbage Compression Station: On the basis of "collection, temporary storage, and transportation", it adds the core compression and reduction function. Through professional compression equipment, loose garbage is compressed and made denser, significantly reducing the volume of garbage. It is the mainstream efficient garbage transportation node in cities. Its main function is to improve the efficiency of garbage transportation and reduce transportation costs.
Underground Garbage Station:
Core equipment:
Only infrastructure: underground collection boxes, garbage lifting equipment, transfer vehicle docking platform, without compression unit
Equipment maintenance: no complex hydraulic components, extremely low failure rate, only requires daily cleaning and simple maintenance of the lifting equipment, low maintenance difficulty and low cost
Space utilization: garbage is loose, the same underground space can store less
Transfer efficiency: single storage unit storage capacity is small, transfer frequency is high, and the transfer volume per vehicle is low
Garbage Compression Station:
Core equipment:
Infrastructure + core compression equipment, hydraulic power system, garbage sealing chamber, leachate collection and pushing system. The equipment system is more complex.
Equipment maintenance: There are wear-prone parts such as compressors and hydraulic systems, which require regular maintenance. The maintenance requirements are high and the failure rate is slightly higher.
Space utilization: After compression, the waste reduction rate is 30% to 60%. The same underground space storage capacity is increased by 2 to 3 times, and the space utilization rate is significantly improved.
Transit efficiency: The storage capacity of the compressed garbage in the transit box is large, the transit frequency is low, and the single transit volume is increased by 2 to 3 times, and the overall transit efficiency is high.
The differences in operation procedures between the two devices stem from the "compression stage". The Underground Garbage Station process is extremely simple and suitable for easy operation; while the Garbage Compression Station has more steps, it can handle a larger batch size at a time and has more efficient overall operation:
Underground Garbage Station: Residents deposit → Garbage is collected and stored in underground temporary storage boxes → When the box is full, it is lifted hydraulically to the ground → The transfer vehicle directly loads it → It is transported away. There are only 3-4 steps, the operation is simple, and personnel can get started with simple training. The single batch operation time is short.
Garbage Compression Station: Residents deposit → Garbage is poured into the underground compression chamber → Compressor compresses → When it is fully compressed, the transfer vehicle connects → Loading → Transported away. It has multiple core compression steps. The single batch operation time is slightly longer, but due to the low frequency of transfer, the overall labor and time investment is less.
The underground layouts can all reduce interference from the ground environment. However, due to the different states of the garbage, the difficulty and actual effect of environmental control inside the underground vary significantly, and this is also an important consideration when making a choice.
Underground Garbage Station
Disadvantages: The garbage is loose and has large gaps, odors can easily spread, leachate is prone to seep through the gaps in the garbage, and mosquitoes and cockroaches can easily breed;
Advantages: No compression equipment is required for operation, the operation noise is extremely low, and the noise disturbance to the surrounding residential buildings underground can be ignored.
Garbage Compression Station
Advantages: The garbage is compressed to become dense, and there are matching transportation containers. Odors and leachate are less likely to spread, there are fewer mosquito breeding grounds, the underground environment is cleaner, and the leachate can be collected centrally for unified treatment, with no leakage risk.
Disadvantages: The compression equipment will produce slight hydraulic noise during operation, but underground stations usually have sound insulation and vibration reduction measures, so there is basically no perception on the ground, and the interference to the surrounding underground area is also relatively small.
The cost differences are manifested in the aspects of initial construction and long-term operation. Without a compression station, the initial cost is lower, but the long-term operation cost is higher; while a compression station requires higher initial investment, but it is more cost-effective in the long run.
Initial construction cost
Underground Garbage Station: The equipment is simple, the civil engineering requirements are low, and the construction cost is low;
Garbage Compression Station: The core compression equipment is expensive, the civil engineering is complex, and the construction cost is high.
Long-term operating costs
Underground Garbage Station: The maintenance cost is extremely low, but the frequency of transfer is high, and the costs of fuel, labor, and transportation are high;
Garbage Compression Station: The maintenance cost is slightly higher, but the frequency of transfer is significantly reduced, the costs of fuel, labor, and transportation are significantly decreased, and the frequency of road transportation is reduced, which can alleviate urban traffic pressure and result in lower long-term comprehensive operating costs.
The applicable scenarios of the two devices are entirely determined by the regional waste generation volume. This is the core basis for the choice, and there is no superiority or inferiority; they merely adapt to different needs:
Underground Garbage Station: Suitable for areas with relatively low garbage production, such as old residential areas, small communities, remote streets and alleys, rural residential areas. These areas have low population density, with daily garbage volume of only a few cubic meters, and have limited budgets and weak equipment maintenance capabilities of property management for cleaning. It features simplicity, practicality and low cost.
Garbage Compression Station: Suitable for areas with high garbage production, such as large communities, urban business districts, office complexes, urban villages, schools / hospitals, where the population is dense and the daily garbage volume ranges from several dozen cubic meters to several hundred cubic meters. These are scenarios with high requirements for environmental cleanliness and transfer efficiency. It is the mainstream garbage transfer facility in the main urban areas and also the core node of the city's garbage collection and transportation system.
Underground Garbage Stations are small, dispersed, and temporary source storage facilities that address the problem of nearby waste collection and storage;
while garbage compression stations are centralized, large-scale, and processing-oriented core nodes that optimize the collection and transportation chain through compression and volume reduction, and are a key link connecting the front-end collection and back-end disposal of modern urban waste management.
