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February 2014 Local Authority Waste & Recycling 13 OVERSEAS SPOTLIGHT areas and provides a second collection service for the larger inner city streets mid morning with the round finishing between 2 – 3pm. There are also separate collection vehicles which collect waste from the famous town of Sami, Antisamos and Agia Effimia, Poros, Skala and Katelios, Lourdas, Pesada and Gerasimos, Minia, Metaxata, Lakithra, Spartia and the International Airport for the island as well as two collection vehicles collecting waste in the town of Lixouri, Zola, Assos and Fiskardo to the north of the island. Kefalonia boasts a modern fleet of waste collection vehicles. Traditionally, the island used to buy its waste collection vehicles from Germany second hand when they were around ten-to-twelve years old. These would mainly consist of a Mercedes SK two axle chassis with Faun/Kuka Rotopress rotating drum compaction equipment with one larger vehicle being a Mercedes SK three axle with Haller X2 intermittent loading equipment. All of the collection vehicles purchased in this period had a trunnion arm lifter which could lift containers of 660 and 1100l capacity DIN 30700 type. The island also purchased several Steyr 91 two axle chassis new with Kaoussis CRV1600 rotating drum compaction equipment in the late eighties and early nineties era. These too were fitted with trunnion lifters to DIN 30700 specification. From 1996, the existing fleet of waste collection vehicles started to be updated. The island purchased a new Mercedes SK 2024 18t two axle chassis with Faun Variopress waste collection bodywork and trunnion lifting equipment mounted to it. This vehicle was assigned to collect waste in the town of Sami, Antisamos and Agia Effimia. The second purchase was in 1999, a Mercedes Atego 1523 two axle chassis of 15t with 12 cubic metre Kaoussis CRV 1600 rotating drum compaction equipment. This vehicle was purchased for accessing the narrows streets across the island, for example, in Lixouri, Zola, Assos and the Port of Fiskardo as well as some more small villages near to Argostoli. In 2002, five additional new waste collection vehicles were added to the fleet. These consisted of one Mercedes Actros 2640 three axle chassis with Kaoussis Norba RL300 22 cubic metre bodywork mounted to it. This vehicle was purchased to collect waste in the large streets of Argostoli and Lassi. In 2004, the council also purchased a Mercedes Atego 815 7.5 tonne two axle chassis with Mazzocchia satellite waste collection equipment mounted to it. In 2008, four more larger waste collection vehicles were purchased, three Iveco Eurocargo 190EL28 two axle 18 tonne chassis with Kaoussis Norba RL300 16 cubic metre bodywork and an Iveco Trakker 450 three axle 26 tonne chassis with Kaoussis Norba RL300 22 cubic metre bodywork. All of these four new waste collection vehicles have a bar lift fitted to them to the same specification as the other collection vehicles which have been recently purchased by the island. The whole thing looks impressive to British eyes. In conclusion, the island of Kefalonia council operates an effective and sustainable waste collection system for both its inhabitants and tourists for many years to come.

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