Problem · High weekly collection frequency · Over owing waste bins in public areas · Waste bins placed across large campuses · 12% recycling diversion rate
Solution · Installation of 144 Clean Cubes across four university campuses · Real-time monitoring with Clean City Networks (CCN) · Route optimization for waste collections
Results · Weekly waste collections reduced from 12 to less than 2 · Less litter and cleaner public areas Case Study · Increased recycling diversion rate to 54% Four Korean Universities in Seoul · 82% reduction in operational costs
“Ecube Labs’ solutions have been a great success. Bureau of Facilities Management Signi cant cost reductions, cleaner public spaces, Seoul National University and it also increased our recycling diversion rates by over 300%.”
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Cleaning up campuses the green and smart way. Clean City Networks (CCN) provided immense The top four universities in Korea : Seoul National value by providing waste operators a way to mo- University, Korea University, Yonsei University, and nitor the status and ll-level of bins in real-time, Dongguk University wanted a solution that would allowing them to schedule their collections for only allow them to keep campuses clean while keeping the bins that required collection. costs down. Traditional bins often faced the over- ow of waste, which led to more littering across Additionally, CCN optimizes waste collection by campuses. They couldn’t a ord to increase the fre- calculating the fastest way to collect all the bins quency of waste collection. that require collection. This results in shorter colle- ction trips, which means less fuel and maintenance The universities came to Ecube Labs because the costs for waste collection vehicles. waste compaction that the Clean Cube provided using solar energy allowed it to increase bin capa- Dean of the United Campus Sustainability O ce city by six to eight times.This meant that even with Kim Jang Hee praised the e ectiveness of the “By installing just 144 of the waste less bins, waste over ow can be prevented, leading Clean Cubes, saying that “Ecube Labs uses compacting Clean Cubes, we mana- to cleaner campuses for both students and visitors. smart technology to allow university campuses to ged to replace over 400 traditional more e ciently provide waste collection services. bins.Waste collection costs have went Additionally, Clean Cubes are designed to promote Their solutions not only save universities money down by 86% and public areas are environmental awareness. With clear signs and spe- by reducing required labor, time, and fuel, but it cleaner than ever. cially-fabricated bin openings that encourage single also ensures cleaner public areas and encoura- The waste collection workers nd stream recycling, Clean Cubes allow universities to ges people to recycle.” using the monitoring system to be achieve higher recycling diversion rates. convenient, and it allows them to provide better service much more Due to the size of the universities, traditional bins Clean Cubes has set the new standard of waste e ciently. Everyone wins!” were spread out across the campuses. Not kno- bins for Korean universities. wing how full any of these bins were meant that waste O ce of Campus Facility Management collection operators had to collect all of the bins on Korea University a regular schedule.