Rome marks an important stop to a more efficient and more sustainable management of waste with the introduction of two thousand new generation of bilateral clocks. These bins, already successfully tested in earlier experiments, are an important evolution in the panorama of individual collection
Bilateral clocks for a more sustainable future
Separate collection A Roma He lives an important turning point thanks to the positioning of two thousand new bilateral clocks, an innovative type of waste container that is designed to improve waste management and to respond to the needs of the city. This project, officially started on January 17, 2025 in Via Appia Nuova, represents one of the most important initiatives established by the municipal administration to make the capital more sustainable and more orderly.
A new era for separate collection
To tell the truth, the bilateral clocks are not new. The result of a project that was first experimented two years ago in the Neighborhoods Prati and Trieste Salario, are designed to combine functionality, aesthetics and environmentally durability. Their innovative design allows you to position them in a strategic way, to occupy them away from commercial branches and without useful spaces for pedestrian transit. In addition, thanks to the possibility of emptying them from above, they allow faster and more safe operations. Which considerably reduces the impact on city traffic.
The mayor Galtieri underlined the importance of this initiative and defined the bilateral clocks “A step forward to a more modern and clean Rome”. He explained that “These new bins have an optimal space capacity relationship and improved functionality that facilitates both citizens and ecological operators, reducing times and discomfort with regard to the collection”.
A strategic cooperation
The project was carried out thanks to the close cooperation between the municipality of Rome, theAgriculture, Environment and Waste Cycle Department one OrThe company that is responsible for the management of urban waste.
The goal, it was written in the memorandum, consisted of implementing a system that would make the individual collection accessible to everyone, the model would overcome based on the undifferentiated. These bins symbolize change, combining functionality and environmental responsibility.
But let’s try to better understand what these bins consist of.
Innovation and sustainability
The peculiarity that makes bilateral clocks unique is the presence of a double opening, a design solution that considerably facilitates its use. With this function, citizens can give waste intuitively and quickly, reducing the risk of errors in the removal process.
The bins, firmly anchored on a beam that has been set on the ground, retain a stable and recognizable control. Each bell is devoted to a specific fraction of refusal: undifferentiated, organic, carta Or plastic. This ordered provision not only improves urban aesthetics, but also contributes to making waste daily easier.
A further value of these innovative containers is attention to inclusion: the design is designed to also respond to the needs of people with motor or visual problems, which shows how innovation can be combined with sensitivity and accessibility, making the city more welcome to everyone .
The President of Ama, Bruno Manzi, explained that the new system represents a flexible and scalable model, adaptable to the different parts of the city. “In Magliana, for example, the clocks are installed in smaller spaces, which shows the versatility of this approach”.
Environmental and social impact
The bilateral clock project is in the context of a broader strategic plan, aimed at improving urban waste management and reducing the amount of non -recyclebare materials intended for landfills. This initiative responds concretely to European directives with regard to the circular economy and the sustainable management of waste, which imposes ambitious but essential objectives for the Member States.
European regulations, in particular that defined by the Directive 2008/98/CESet up a clear legal framework for waste management. Under the most important objectives, they include a recycling percentage of 55% for urban waste by 2025, intended to increase by 2030 and 65% to 60% by 2035. These standards are not limited to promoting recycling, but they also encourage prevention in waste production on, efficiency in the use of resources and the use of solutions that limit the use of landfills, the use of which must be reduced to less than 10% of the total waste produced in 2035.
Rome is currently experiencing considerable difficulties in achieving these goals, with a percentage of individual collection still far from the values imposed. However, initiatives such as the introduction of bilateral bells are an important step towards a change in natural.
Alderman Alfonsi repeated that “These bins are a symbol of our dedication for a cleaner, sustainable and civil -friendly city ».
In addition, the introduction of thirty new heavy vehicles AMA, specifically designed for emptying the bilateral clocks, will help make the service more efficient and less invasive. The reduction of the collection times will translate into a decrease in traffic generated by the emptying of operations, with clear benefits also for air quality.
Future prospects
The project includes the installation of two thousand calls by April 2025 in the neighborhoods San Giovanni-Appio, Prati, San Lorenzo and Magliana. Once this phase is completed, the administration will evaluate the expansion of the system to other parts of the city, which will be adapted to specific territorial needs.
«We are working on a Rome looking at the future – The mayor Galtieri concluded –With a waste collection system at the height of large European capitals. It is only the start of a path that will give us to make sustainability an absolute priority ».