December 16, 2022
An Australian-first piece of machinery will soon go into operation at the new Yarraman Waste Management facility.
Cr Nancy Sommerfield said the Toowoomba Regional Council had bought a Bergmann mobile jumbo bin compactor for use at Yarraman which has the potential to save ratepayers more than $1 million over the life of the machine.
“The Bergmann mobile bin compactor, which has been nicknamed ‘Kermit’, is the first mobile bin compactor of its type in Australia,” Cr Sommerfield said.
“It can compact around eight tonnes of waste into a 30 sq m RORO bin which would normally only be able to accommodate 2.5 tonnes.
“Compaction will reduce the number of RORO bin truck and dog trips between Yarraman and the Toowoomba Waste Management Centre, saving around $68,000 per year and more than $1 million across the 15-year life of Kermit,” Cr Sommerfield said.
“The mobile nature of Kermit is an Australian-first and Council is proud to add the machine to our waste management fleet and deliver real savings for our ratepayers from day one.
“As well as compacting waste to maximise tonnage, Kermit can move bins around on site, enabling full bins to be set aside for transport and empty bins to be placed for filling by residents and users of our Yarraman facility.”
