Management of Automated Vacuum Waste Collection Systems in Suburban Apartment Complexes

Oh, Jeongik; Lee, Hyunjeong; Oh, Jeongik; Lee, Hyunjeong

doi:2016.38.2.56

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J Korean Soc Environ Eng > Volume 38(2); 2016 > Article

Original Paper

J Korean Soc Environ Eng 2016;38(2): 56-62. doi: https://doi.org/10.4491/KSEE.2016.38.2.56

신도시 아파트단지의 생활폐기물 자동집하시설 운용 및 관리실태

오정익¹, 이현정²

¹한국토지주택공사 토지주택연구원 미래기술연구실
²경희대학교 주거환경학과

Management of Automated Vacuum Waste Collection Systems in Suburban Apartment Complexes

Jeongik Oh¹, Hyunjeong Lee²

¹Advanced Technology Research Team, Land & Housing Institute, Korea Land & Housing Corporation
²Department of Housing & Interior Design, Kyung Hee University

Corresponding author

Hyunjeong Lee ,Tel: 02-961-9192, Fax: 02-961-9192, Email: ecohousing@khu.ac.kr

Received: January 8, 2016; Revised: February 1, 2016; Accepted: February 5, 2016. Published online: February 29, 2016.

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this research is to explore both on-site manager’s and resident’s assessment of the Automated Vacuum Waste Collection System (AVWCS) in suburban apartment complexes. In doing so, a self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted in 10 districts and their 11 apartment complexes in the Seoul Metropolitan Area. The main findings can be summarized as follows: the managers considered the AVWCS to be economically efficient and environmentally fiendly, and suggested that the system be managed in a more professional way, with an advanced technology and by more qualified technicians. The recommendation was related to residents’ complaints and frequent mechanical failures frequently occurring in waste inlets and waste transport piping of the system. For residents using the system, the system was satisfactory, and should be necessarily improved with more user-friendly features. Further, most comments made by the residents were relevant to waste inlets such as safety, cleanliness, prompt repair, odor reduction, waste separation. It’s of significant to train residents with how to properly use the system, which is expected to substantially fall a number of residents’ complaints. Therefore, both professional management of AVWCS and regular workshops on how to utilize it are crucial in order to heighten its strengths.

Key Words: Automated Vacuum Waste Collection System, Apartment Complexes, Housing Management, Sustainability, Residential Environment