Botany Bay Bottles Recycling Pt 1

One Wednesday during January 2009, I visited the City of Botany Bay when they still had the manual recycling collections with crates. Down in Botany everything is collected weekly, with the council removing the garbage and green-waste and Veolia taking care of the recycling.

The truck in this video is what I believe to be one of Veolia's (formerly Collex) original recycling trucks, specifically designed for the collection of bottles and containers. The truck is broken into four compartments: the top is for steel cans, aluminium, cartons and plastic containers, and the bottom three compartments (from left to right) are for clear, green and brown glass. The bottles are tipped into a 'tray' like section which spans across the rear of the truck where all the sorting takes place. I remember a lot of these types of trucks existed when recycling was first introduced, before MRFs started to really come into fashion.

I hope you enjoy the footage of this rarely seen collection, it'd be great if you rated and commented, be sure to check out the second video of this and take a look at the other Botany videos. I'd also like to give a big thanks to the hard-working guys on the back of this truck, very friendly blokes and nice to have a chat to. With what I saw, they're a speedy team and definitely deserve a cold beer at the end of the day!

Body Make: Collex (now Veolia)
Model: Kerbside Bottles Sorter
Chassis: Mitsubishi FUSO Fighter
Council: City of Botany Bay
Contractor: Veolia Environmental Services
Collection Type: Bottles Recycling

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[Binboy97]

Is that a lifter on the side? If it is a lifter can u get a vid of them using the lifter to lift a bin?

[MitchellM15]

@Binboy97 Yes that is a lifter on the side, but the guys never use it. I won't be returning to Botany Bay, already videoed another of these trucks in Woollahra and that's the last of where they are used as far as I know.

[Trashman242]

Wow, now this is awesome!! Definite favorite + feature! Didn't realize they sorted it on the spot until seeing the video and descr.! Looks like there's also a tipper on the side there--would love to see that in action. Can't wait to see part 2!!!

[MitchellM15]

Yer I was hoping they would use the tipper for those bins towards the end, but obviously didn't - I bet it's because it's a slow piece of shit. When I'm in Woollahra I'll see if the guys can operate it (if there's a lifter on their truck).

[Aussiegarbo13]

Awesome! wow never seen a truck like this before XD so do these trucks have anykind of packer? Does VES have all Botany Bay's collections?, and if so what trucks do they use? Fantasic Work( Y )

[MitchellM15]

Nope no kinda packer, only things that comes close is smashing the glass :) VES only does the paper and bottles; you know what the bottle truck is and I'm not totally sure about the paper truck - but it's an RL, I'm sure I'll find out when I'm in Woollahra. The council does the garbage and greens; I only saw the garbage truck that morning, but it looks like it's JP5s for everything - also could swear I saw a brand new one!

[firewacker432]

is it me, or are they just showing off because the camera is there...? lol

[labrieexpert2000]

forgot a cart at 6:05

[shadofax96]

Just wanted to jump in her and say Mitch, watching trashmen in your country is just crazy. Should be an Olympic sport. The guys in this video have some serious talent.

[RecoveryTTA]

Excellent Video, why cant all citys be like this. You guys make it looke organized and well maintained with seperation. I am not sure if the residents are provided those recycling bins. If thats the case, every city should organize the same proceedures. Were would we be if we were all uniformed as your city program is.

[garagecrap]

They only worked so hard coz they knew they were on camera.

[MrDubist]

bijna zelfde manier als hier

[michaeldebruin18]

op dze manier of bedoel je die ondergronds bakken bij de supermarkt