By Roy W. Young, Manager, Custodial Services, Walt
Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Walt Disney World is showing the rest of the world that there is a more economic and hygienic way of removing and disposing of solid waste material through innovative planning and engineering.
The method in use at the showcase vacation resort near Orlando, Florida is an automatic waste disposal system designed to carry solid waste at speeds up to 60 miles per hour to a central collection point. This automated vacuum collection system is the largest and first operating system of its kind in the United States, and is actually a prototype. Other such units are now being planned for many projects all over the country, ranging from hospitals to housing developments. The ultimate aim is the same the efficient, economic, and clean removal of trash.
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