Using Best Practices in Solid Waste Disposal, CCTV, and Aerial Surveys to Provide Cutting-Edge Solutions to Project Managers

Human activity generates waste. However, more than waste, it’s the manner in which it is handled, collected, stored, and disposed of, which can pose risks to the health of people and the environment. When waste is improperly disposed of, it can exacerbate health risks because it may contain infectious medical waste and hazardous waste. It also contributes to a variety of diseases, in addition to polluting the environment by releasing noxious gases and soil due to leachate leakage into underground water.

Construction and demolition (C&D) waste is a significant component of waste that requires the use of specialised solid waste disposal solutions. Aside from C&D waste, residences, industries, and commercial establishments in Australia contribute significantly to solid waste. Aussie Hydro-Vac Services provides custom solid waste disposal solutions that are in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations. The company uses the best solid waste disposal practices, such as micro-routing to create a specific path for its drivers and macro-routing to optimise collection and transportation routes. Additionally, transportation and collection time are matched by proprietary software used by the company to balance the driver and vehicle workloads. All vehicles and equipment used by the company's solid waste disposal services are subjected to rigorous scheduled maintenance to ensure that they are in best working condition. The software also reduces the number of turns to improve safety and fuel efficiency.

Using specialised equipment and vehicles

The company uses vehicles that are equipped with specialised features to provide industries, companies and residences with the most efficient solid waste disposal solutions such as dump trucks, and trailers, hydraulic excavators, steer loaders, storage and treatment tanks, landfill tippers, walking floor trailers, and more.

Recycling and reusing waste

The company’s solid waste disposal services use recycling solutions to reuse and recycle anything that can be recycled. Glass, wood, metal scraps, plastic, rubber, yard trimmings, and other types of waste collected by the company’s solid waste disposal service are appropriately recycled and reused as raw materials for the manufacturing of new items. Recycling not only reduces the need to extract raw materials, but it is also environmentally friendly because less waste, trash, and debris would be sent to a landfill. Many rare earth metals, such as cadmium, lithium, iridium, gold, and others, are used in electronic devices and are extracted and reused as raw materials in the manufacture of new devices.

Composting solutions for organic waste

Organic waste is reused and recycled through composting, vermi-composting, and bio-methanation. Microorganisms convert biodegradable components of solid waste disposal into humus-like material that can be used as fertilizer during composting. Vermicomposting treats organic waste with various types of worms to produce compost with high nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorous content. The company's solid waste disposal services use a bio-methanation technique that uses microorganisms to convert organic waste into waste that can be used as renewable energy, a process known as waste-to-energy (WtE).

CCTV pipe investigation services

Building and facility contractors use CCTV pipe investigation services to investigate the condition of pipes and assess any damage or blockage. Aussie Hydro-Vac's CCTV pipe investigation services make use of a crawler equipped with a camera that provides the operator with high-resolution images and videos. The CCTV pipe probe's camera can be rotated and the area of interest zoomed in to reveal more details. The inner surface images are captured and videos are recorded, which are then analysed by the CCTV pipe investigation team's field engineer. A laser profiler can be attached to the CCTV pipe probe to precisely measure welds, taps, debris, clogs, and branches, among other things. CCTV pipe investigation services can be used to assess the condition of pipes made of a variety of materials, including metal, plastic, concrete, and fiberglass.

Aerial survey services

Aussie Hydro-Vac Services conducts aerial surveys with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones. Field technicians process the images captured by an aerial survey of an area or a site to extract data and produce various deliverables. The company's aerial survey service can provide you with customised solutions based on the size and requirements of your project. If a topographical survey is required for the project, the company's aerial survey service can provide project managers with a 3D surface model. The aerial survey drawings are provided in a variety of 2D and 3D formats that can also be printed on paper.

Aside from solid waste disposal, CCTV pipe inspection, and aerial survey services, Aussie Hydro-Vac Services also provides a variety of ancillary services to industries in and around Queensland and NSW, such as drain cleaning and culvert cleaning, vacuum loading, vacuum excavation, gross pollutant traps, road sweeping, industrial cleaning and shutdown, and many more. Aussie Hydro-Vac Services' technical services include geotech and pavement investigation, subsurface engineering and maintenance, cable and pipe location, and many more.