On Monday morning, Laurent Fish teamed with Coddy and Anthony. It is 10 a.m. in the Madeleine district in Angers, and he has nearly finished his day’s work. Hooked to the back of the truck pick up garbage, this ripeur is hard at work since 5 am in the morning, lifted after 4-h.
Rue du Haut-Pressoir, he began his second tour, ready to refill the truck of 7.5 tonnes. We keep the same areas of passage for approximately two years. We know them by heart
it ensures the agent.
Morning, day or evening
Every morning, Laurent-edge technical centre environment waste (CTED), to Saint-Barthelemy-d’anjou, which treats the waste from the surrounding area, (Angers Loire Métropole). He puts on his personal protective equipment, safety boots, a sleeveless jacket and pants with fluorescent stripes, then it takes knowledge of the precautions in the hall hiring. If bins have been poorly drained or that of the local residents have paid a claim, it is here that we talk about it.
One hundred and thirty-five people work at CTED : ripeurs, drivers, supervisors, managers… in The morning, day, or evening.
After having been five years in the private, Lawrence, a native of Saumur, and the holder of the permit truck, has joined the public 22 years ago. For the service of the first evening, in the historic centre. I stayed there for seven years, and I have asked to change. One always has the impression of disturbing !
Except for the hours of hire and first day of classes, the movement is more fluid in the morning, and the residents less visible. Posted in front of homes, ripeurs approaching the trays on the up-containers, ensure that contact, to climb, to the dump, and then put into place.
By all the time
According to the days of passage, the bins picked up are yellow (sort) or grey (garbage), and do 360 or 650 litres. In some areas, there is still that bags. He must be careful to have good posture because the muscle pain quickly. The back trinque, tendonitis, are common…
A week, Lawrence takes the wheel. At the end of the tour, it is itself, a driver, who must empty and wash the bin, and then refuel the vehicle. Even if it is a position that requires a lot of attention, it is more relaxing.
And it is safe. Because the ripeurs work regardless of the weather conditions. This is the hard part. When it rains for weeks, it is really boring
says Laurent. But the work of the team compensates. With the schedule, that’s definitely what that was hold out so long
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For more information : waste collection in France.
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