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Question:
Design area 1.1 mentions using a repurposed sea container. What size are they able to handle on Saibai Island?
Answer:
For this particular design opportunity, there are some established requirements for waste storage under section 19 of the SeaSwift Preparation and Packaging Guide.
A modular waste transfer station in the form of a repurposed shipping container will generally have the same size handling limitations as a regular shipping container (e.g. you need to consider how shipping containers are stored, ease of transport, modifications to allow waste to be emptied and how the metal frame needs to be sealed to prevent leaking). Consider the hydraulic assets needed to handle a shipping container sized asset on the island.
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Anthony
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