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Best Practice Municipal Waste Management

WC/C-06_BIG

Fact Sheet

Sheet index

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For the description of:

Process

Equipment

X

Measure

Specification

Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container - Bigbag

Application objective

Facilitating the collection of larger single amounts of dry solid waste
(especially in places with limited space availability)

Outline on application framework(see also footnotes where required)

Mixed household waste
Paper/paperboard
Scrap metals
Waste oil
Hazardous wastes
Branch specific waste
Other waste materials

Particularly applicable for waste types
(X)1 Light-weight packaging
Biowaste
X Glass
Bulky waste incl. electronic
& household appliances
Wood waste
C&D waste
Old paint & lacquer
Waste tyres
-

X
-

X for example excavated contaminated soil and other material of inert type
Special characteristics and requirements of the application
Pretreatment of the input material: Not necessary, except of size reduction for oversized items to fit bag
dimension
Options for the utilisation of the generated output: unlimited, no dependencies from type of receptacle used
Protective needs: There could be health dangers during the filling and transportation process caused by
developing dusts, by the uncontrolled discharge of sharp pieces and/or uncontrolled discharge of the content
through tears in these receptacles. Persons involved in collection/pickup operations have to keep distance and
wear helmets when the receptacles are lifted by crane
Limitations in use: Special versions of this receptacle are needed to capture liquid and sharp wastes
Restrictions or influence of externalities on the application
Infrastructural conditions: Bigbags are easily to position, but transportation after filling can be done with
technical help only. The technical means used can be forklift or crane, thus sufficient space is required for them.
Climatic conditions: no limitations but possibility to freeze on the ground in areas with cold temperatures
Technical details

General overview
Abstract

Basic requirements
Specific advantages

1

Bigbags are receptacles made out of reinforced fabric for the collection and
temporary storage of small dimensioned solid waste materials that arise at
specific places in quantities larger than mobile waste container can carry but
well below the capacity of large sized containers such as roll-off or skip
container. They are also a good alternative for the collection of certain waste
material in areas with limited available space, i.e. places where large sized
containers such as roll-off or skip container cannot be used. Bigbags are
specially suitable for waste materials of mineral type such as C&D waste.
A basal area of 900 x 900 mm is most common for bigbags. Aside from that
they differ especially in height which leads to different carrying capacities.
They are sold as one-way or multi-way version.
A crane or forklift is needed for loading the bigbags on a pick up vehicle.
• little capital intensive
• little space demanding when stored or used
• can easily be kept in reserve and used for strongly varying waste amounts
• requires no special collection vehicles or specialised equipment for pick up

a very low moisture content provided

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Specific disadvantages

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for dry and small dimensioned materials only
difficult to empty after compaction
may be considered a nuisance in the city environment
transfer or loading of filled bigbags is possible with the help of heavy
technical equipment (e.g. crane only)
• adds to the waste if used for one-way pick up
Application details

Technical scheme

Pict.a: Bigbag with extension for filling

Pict.b: Bigbag with carrying strap

Pict.c: Special sized bigbag for sheets of asbestos
Pict.d: Self-standing bigbag
(Picture sources: www.decongmbh.de, Intecus GmbH)

Quantity aspects
Scale of application
Interoperability

Bigbags may have the following features:
• with in-/outlet,
• with and without inner sealing
• material designed for various grain size
• different dimension to fit materials of varying size and quantities.
Bigbags are used for waste consisting of small pieces and a volume between
sack and skip.
Bigbags are offered for medium accruing waste amounts in short term with
limited space requirements.
Bigbags can be used for the non-systematic collection or as a complement to
any other collection arrangement, e.g. on building sites. Bigbags are often
used to deliver industrial raw material. The emptied bigbag is then used to
collect waste.

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Operational benchmarks
Resource consumption
Aids and additives
Usually a platform truck with an onboard crane is used for the pick up.
needed
Human resources needed Loading and unloading can be done by 1 person, usually the truck driver.
Spatial needs
The space demands are low.

Bigbags should be set up at their final place because moving them in a filled
state is difficult and requires heavy equipment.
Cost dimensions
Investment costs

Operating costs

The capital demands for bigbags are comparatively low.
A bigbag costs between 4.50 and 13 Euro depending on the quality and
number of pieces ordered. Racks for bigbags are also available.
To allow for reuse arrangements for bigbags, 30% of the intial investment
may have to be spent per each tour (for example for additional lining)
Other relevant aspects

Miscellaneous

Market information
Reference facilities
(important note: the list of
firms does not constitute a
complete compilation of
companies active in the
specified fields)

The collection of dry solid waste, above all C&D waste, with bigbags is a
common practice worldwide.
Most waste service providers in Germany do use bigbags in their operations
or offer services where this type receptacles are being used.

Recognized producer and Production and retail of bigbags is a domain of several companies in
provider firms
Germany, most of them are small and medium-sized enterprises. In
(important note: the list of
firms does not constitute a
complete compilation of
companies active in the
specified fields)

Germany, such are for example:
Decon GmbH, Kaufering,
Ixkes Industrieverpackung e.K., Kempen,
DESABAG/Türy Industrieverpackungen, Dillenburg

www.decongmbh.de
www.bigbagshop.de

Remarks and reference documents
Reference for applicable norms/standards: in Germany: DIN 55461-2: big packages, flexible IBC,
dimensions (Großpackmittel; Flexible IBC; Maße)

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