The following are the main types of garbage trucks and their characteristics, which are compiled from authoritative and timely information:
1. Classification by function and structure
Compression Garbage Truck
Features: Fully sealed design, automatic compression of garbage, high compression ratio (large loading capacity), sewage directly flows into a special sewage tank, effectively preventing secondary pollution. Suitable for urban domestic garbage transfer, operation methods include manual or electronic control.
Sub-types: rear-mounted (common), side-mounted (manual hanging bucket or automatic grabbing bucket required), front-mounted (rare in China).
Hook-arm Garbage Truck (Pulling Arm)
Features: The garbage bin and chassis can be separated, and one vehicle can be equipped with multiple garbage bins for cyclic operation, which is suitable for short-distance transportation. The hydraulic control system is easy to operate and is often used for municipal sanitation or community garbage transfer.
Capacity range: 3-12 cubic meters, the chassis can be selected from Dongfeng Duolika, Dongfeng Tianjin, etc.
Swing-arm garbage truck
Features: The garbage bucket is raised and lowered by hydraulic swing-arm, with simple structure and high transfer efficiency, suitable for urban garbage collection. It can be equipped with garbage buckets of unified specifications nationwide to realize joint operation of multiple buckets in one vehicle.
Hanging bucket garbage truck
Features: It is used in conjunction with standard street garbage cans, automatically grabs, dumps, and puts back into the garbage can, with a high degree of automation, suitable for street or community garbage collection.
Sealed garbage truck
Features: Fully sealed structure to prevent garbage from scattering or odor diffusion during transportation, suitable for residential areas, commercial areas and other places with high environmental requirements.
Docking garbage truck
Features: Designed for garbage compression stations, the rear door is hydraulically opened and docked with the compression station, and the compressed garbage blocks are directly loaded, with high transportation efficiency.
Food waste truck
Features: It is specially used to collect kitchen waste, has strong sealing, is equipped with sewage tank and anti-odor design. It is divided into round tanks and square tanks, which can be adapted to garbage cans of different specifications.
