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Asian Development Bank
50 climate solutions from cities in the People's Republic of China
Introducing an intelligence system into the sanitation process allows monitoring, and optimization of the system is reducing the carbon dioxide emissions, while improving the overall performance.
To optimize the work of sanitation vehicles and workers in Wuhai, the city has designed an environment sanitation cloud platform, linking 194 vehicles to a centralized system. The smart system gives an overview of vehicle performance and automatically generates optimal route plans for the fleet’s waste collection across the city. With optimized vehicle routes, workforce efficiency is improved, and the running time and distances of sanitation vehicles are reduced.
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Many stages of the sanitation process are covered by the platform, and data
is collected from vehicles and equipment, with industrial, environmental, and consumption data also uploaded to the cloud platform. Through intelligent data analysis, detailed information is provided on the sanitation process, waste classification, recycling, and resource distribution to optimize every aspect of the operation. Through implementation of the environment sanitation cloud platform, extensive management of the operation is a thing of the past and, with a standardized workflow in place, the working environment has been improved for the city’s sanitation workers.
The environment sanitation cloud platform generates automatic planning forvehicles’ operation route (photo by Lie Wu).
The Challenge
The urban management department of Wuhai city has been responsible for both the management and operation of the sanitation services in the city, but a lack of investment and personnel was affecting the overall image of the city. Implementing the smart environmental sanitation cloud platform has improved the service level and working conditions for the sanitation workers.
Co-Benefits
Economic Each year, fuel consumption is reduced by 26,907 liters, saving the city CNY139,900 annually.
Environment More efficient fuel and resource use, enabled through the cloud platform, reduces CO2 and particulate emissions in the already polluted city of Wuhai.
Social The project supports more than 1,200 jobs, and substantially improves the working conditions for Wuhai’s sanitation workers.