Operations Report
This report looks at the labor necessary for on-site trash handling at a 4-story 650 unit apartment community.
The community has 4 trash chutes and 16 resident trash rooms. This community will have (2) 20 yard
compactors which was determined during the design phase of the project. (see waste volume analysis)
Recycling will be handled by 3-yard recycling bins, compactors will not be used for recycling.
Trash labor handling is broken into (2) areas- towing trash bins to the compactors and cleanliness of the
designated trash areas. The designated trash areas are 4 trash rooms and 16 resident trash rooms.
On-site waste handling (2) 20 yard Roll Compactors- one in each phase
Phase 1
Phase 2
408
244
4
4
20 %
20%
Estimated trash volume/week (CY)
125 cubic yards
75 cubic yards
Estimated recycle volume/week (CY)
32 cubic yards
19 cubic yards
Number of trash chute rooms >
2
2
# of trash bins towed per day
6
4
# of recycle bins towed per day
1.5
1
Total # of bins towed per day
7.5
5
Cleanliness of 4 trash chute rooms
On-going
On-going
Cleanliness of 16 resident rooms
On-going
On-going
2
1
2x per week
1x per week
Trash handling labor
Trash Volume
Number of units >
Number of stories >
Estimated recycling % >
# compactor of pickups weekly
Cleanliness of 2 compactor areas
Client version of report provides more detail
The waste handling efforts are highlighted in blue. Labor calculations are based on towing distances, room sizes, and
resident satisfaction. Based on these (4) variables, we estimate that trash handling duties will take between 26-32
hours a week. Terra Pacific also provides many other waste solutions to apartment communities (click here)