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Lorca's mayor, Francisco Jodar has reported that the Municipal Cleaning Company Lorca (Limusa) has renewed its stock of machinery with the purchase of four garbage trucks with the aim to reduce expenditure on repairs of dilapidated units now which service and replaced.

For the first time introduces the automatic transmission in collection vehicles, which promotes safe driving.

Currently there are five container trucks that collect up to eight different routes every day (5 to containerization system for lateral loads and 3 rear) and work 7 hours per day every single day of the year.

The units will be designed to cover the collection service for domestic waste containers for lateral load paths in town and parishes and other rear-loading, two at night and during daytime.

The three side-loading trucks are able to displace up to 25 cubic meters of cargo, which collect hundreds of units with a capacity for 2,400 or 3,200 liters, either.

And the rear cargo cubic to 30 cubic meters of waste.

The overall investment cost over a million euros, which will be funded through financial leasing and operating budget for 2011, despite which the company's budget has reduced municipal spending almost 6%.

In fact, the 2011 budget is 8.61% lower in the chapter on the 2010 material, and 1.05% lower in the departure of finance.

Technical Specifications

Iveco unit is a four axes that delivers 360 hp and complies with Euro 5 emission pollutants, applicable from January 1, 2011, which ensures a 80% reduction in particulate emissions compared of Euro 4 and 20% of emissions of oxides of nitrogen.

Renault Premium All three are three-axle trucks with 340 hp and the same stringent emission requirements.

AMS collecting boxes are ready to lift containers as well from 2,400 of 3,200 liters capacity, whose contents will be pressing to fill the 30 cubic meters capacity of the Iveco Stralis or 25 cubic meters of water seal Renault thanks to the hopper .

Each truck is equipped with an identification and weighing of the containers that determines its position and numbering.

The computerized system records real-time data with an accuracy of minimum error (5%).

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca