Solid waste management synthesis note No. 2. Vehicles for primary collection of solid waste

Primary collection is often the first stage in the waste management system when external actors are employed. Primary storage is usually carried out solely by the waste generators. Primary collection is the term used for the house-to-house collection of waste. Frequently, this service is not at all available in low-income countries and the task is carried out by the waste generators, for example, by placing the waste in communal bins. However, increasingly micro-enterprises and community-based organisations are forming to carry out this task. This usually involves the transport of waste from the point of generation either to communal bins or transfer points, where other vehicles are then used in the secondary collection process.