Mercedes Econic Faun Variopress - Berlin Stadtreingung

BSR/Berlin Stadtreingung, (Berlin City Cleaning) is responsible for handling residential waste in the city. Watch one of their newest units tackle a trash (restmüll) route in Berlin.
After seeing some of the first Freightliner Econic chassis in North America, it was a real treat to catch a Mercedes Econic on its home turf in Germany. Between the near-silent electric drivetrain and the impressive turning radius from the rear-steer axle, this machine was a true culture shock.
The Faun Variopress body is as far as you can get from North America. With automatic bin lifters, hopper curtains, push button controls and tons of proxy switches, this thing screams German engineering. From what I read on Faun's website, this body is especially designed for an Econic electric chassis: "A battery-electric chassis with hydrogen fuel cell as a range extender for the most diverse application." But it's not clear what the battery range is without kicking on the hydrogen power. You can read more on their website here:
www.faun.com/en/products/alte...
Thanks to the crew for being so kind and answering my questions!

[@user-pp8ok9kx4s]

Great trucks with the rear steering and good trucks to drive around in stick to the roads like glue best truck I ever had 😉😉👍

[@zp12684]

This is pretty cool! I've always wondered why the rear steer axle hasn't taken off more in America, especially in the tighter West Coast cities. The rear loaders outside of North America always seem more high tech and are always fun to watch. Bet the crew also likes controls on both sides of the truck. Hope to see more from Europe!

[@trashmonster26]

Thanks! It’s funny how these bodies have virtually nothing in common with their American counterparts. Even the East-Coast style rear loaders that work in denser routes look nothing like this. This truck’s functions are as “automated” it gets without having an actual ASL. Although I did see the City of Vienna orders these bodies with a dead-man style lever to control the lifter, much more American, I didn’t get a video of that. The turning radius on these is insane. I’ve seen them make u-turns in busy intersections that would be suicide in an American truck. One of these chassis with an ASL could easily swing through the coul-de-sacs of say, Clairemont without ever reversing. Sadly this was the only full length video I got on the continent :( Thanks for checking it out!

[@paulkemnater9216]

awesome vid ! very busy and cooperative packer crew !

[@piterpan6838]

Great job boys. Greeting from Poland.

[@trashmonster26]

Greetings! I also got to see some trash trucks in Krakow but I didn’t take any videos sadly. Glad you enjoyed

[@edwardleecaliforniausa]

Nice video brother glad you captured the new Signage Truck which this one is smoothly

[@christianlemke2794]

Sehr sehr schönes video👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@gdsteven7566]

I Miss The Euro 3 Diesel Econic

[@hunterdawg89]

High vis shorts are pretty fresh I want some

[@trashmonster26]

In Vienna the trash men have orange fedoras

[@thaibaba7481]

Very good video and nice H2O Truck

[@mariobros651]

nice video beautyfull truck

[@BluFlame3712]

Great coverage! 11:02 Wonder if they have spare bins on hand or quick distribution of new ones? • And, what did the garbage man say to you, trashmonster26? 12:26 Nice angle!

[@trashmonster26]

I think they may be instructed to leave the bin in the hopper for safety reasons. In the US some trash companies prohibit employees from entering the hopper of an automated side loader for any reason, I can see that logic applying here. Thanks!! Not a lot of angles available on this type of route but I tried to make it work. The helper was telling me that the driver’s English wasn’t great, but the driver did his best to answer my questions after they finished. Super nice guys

[@BluFlame3712]

@@trashmonster26 Nice when the workers are cooperative.

[@Ymparistohuollonurho]

Wow, this looks cool. You should come check out what waste collection looks like in Finland 😎

[@trashmonster26]

Some day my friend. I would love to visit

[@Mike-sy8do]

wow supernette Jungs, die Typen bei uns von Schönmackers, schnauzen einen immer nur an und lassen die Tonnen auf der Strasse stehen!

[@007Miami]

Dove è tutta questa tecnologia in questo compattatore X raccolta rifiuti urbani ??? Con 3 operatori al seguito ??? Sapete quanto è aumentato il costo x questa raccolta manuale di rifiuti, rispetto alla raccolta meccanizzata con camion raccolta laterale modello Brescia … Farid , OMB 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

[@Darkangel9531]

Can tell you the full range within a few months ;)

[@anthonyfeeney1210]

Have a Beer

[@rustamgaisin3625]

Minus one trash bin:)

[@trashmonster26]

And it’s probably been there since 1986

[@christopherlovelock9104]

Makes me laugh. - We beat Germany in WWII and now, (apart from space), they seem to be 'one jump ahead' in most things. What are the leather aprons for several were wearing.?

[@okko16]

That's why the WW2 happened. It had economic issues.

[@ct_refuse]

How often is trash picked up? Weekly?

[@laurin4339]

Berlin is pretty weird when it come to collection frequency as it depends on the area you live in. In some more dense areas they offer biweekly, weekly and fortnightly collections for regular trash and fortnightly for garden waste while in more suburban areas, they offer weekly and fortnightly trash pick up but weekly garden waste collection

[@trashmonster26]

Couldn’t have said it better myself. What’s interesting is that you won’t find a city in Central Europe (at least, I didn’t) that has single stream recycling. And paper/containers/glass/food waste is usually picked up on separate days. From what I saw in Berlin, the food waste participation could be better but it opened my eyes to what recycling could look like in North America.

[@laurin4339]

@@trashmonster26 I live in Germany so I know exactly what you‘re talking about haha Yep no single stream recycling in most of mainland Europe, I‘m pretty sure in Germany single stream recycling is actually forbidden by law. Nearly all German cities and councils have a recycling bin for plastic, foil and metal and a second one for cardboard and paper aswell as communal bins for glass which is sorted into three different colours to ensure high recycling quality. I know Berlin actually offers glass bins for big apartment complexes however that‘s unusual for Germany. Usually you have to bring your glass to a communal drop off point. I‘ve been in quite a few European countries and from what I‘ve seen, the only country that has widespread single stream recycling is France (however they too collect glass seperatly) and the British Isles, all other countries I‘ve been too including Italy, Spain, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands all have dual/triple stream recycling. Definitely a stark contrast to the US and Australia where single stream recycling is basically the norm (excluding Oregon of course haha). Concerning food waste, in these dense areas food waste participation is usually quite low, however in the more suburban areas they usually have a higher recycling rate for food waste. Europe isn‘t perfect when it comes to waste diversion but I do feel like our system in Germany and most other countries in Europe works better simply because both glass and paper is collected seperatly meaning the quality of both is many times higher than in a single stream recycling system. Single stream recycling really destroys the quality of the paper and cardboard collected

[@ct_refuse]

@@trashmonster26 I don’t know a ton about Europe, although I know about Amsterdam suburbs, Antwerpen in Belgium, and Paris. Antwerpe was 4 streams w/ payt trash AND bottles. Unlimited paper and yard/food. All once a week. Although glass had to be brought to a drop off. Even deep in the inner city. Amsterdam suburbs when I was there they had bins for food/yard and trash. Each barrel rotated a week. So either trash or yard each week. Recycles had to be taken to the recycle center. Paris weekly glass, twice a week mixed recycle, and daily trash. Good system.

[@trashmonster26]

@@ct_refuse I never made it that far west. But every city I visited had a system like you describe that would be considered incredibly strict and ambitious in the United States. I saw pay as you throw bags for aluminum cans in Vienna, glass drop offs all over Germany, and Ljubljana Slovenia had underground bins collected by an automated side loader that could only be opened by local residents who scanned a key card.

[@Burrtectruckfinder217]

nice video u in the uk or astrelia

[@trashmonster26]

Thanks! No sir i am not

[@Burrtectruckfinder217]

@@trashmonster26 where are you then

[@trashmonster26]

@@Burrtectruckfinder217 not sure

[@gdsteven7566]

Berlin Read Title 💀🤦‍♂️

[@XabiExplores]

@@Burrtectruckfinder217germany area I’m guessing

[@hope8612]

Now those in the USA can see how great technology is here in Europe and not Stone Age like in the USA

[@trashmonster26]

I was most impressed by the European recycling culture. These trucks are neat but they are built for European cities

[@laurin4339]

@@trashmonster26 good point. I hate when people compare European trucks to Americans ones. The collection systems, roads, bins, laws are so vastly different that you simply can‘t compare them. Americans trucks work well in America and European trucks work well in Europe haha Now using the truck in the video on a American suburban garbage run with extra waste allowed would be a nightmare while using a American truck with low level manual lifters and a two stage packer in a dense European city would be just as much of a nightmare Yes American trucks are sometimes more simple than European ones and not packed with as much tech but isn‘t neccessarly a bad thing in my opinion

[@gdsteven7566]

but the lifters are not compatible to be used in USA

[@miles5600]

@@laurin4339i hate that there's basically no rear turning axles on American garbage trucks. they're much need especially in cities and for navigating tight spots. i find european trucks not only to be more packed with tech, but also to be much more quiet and less squeaky.

[@onu8511]

@@laurin4339good point The simpler systems allowed faster production

[@NB252]

this would not work where i live because we buy our won cans and most ppl dont have the ones that tip like this.

[@Schmokkie1984]

in Germany we have standards, it includes mounting, size and colors :) your not able to get a not compatible can/bins. If you use a different can or bin they are allowed to refuse it to emty it.

[@batesjan6651]

Für die Handhabung einer 1,1 m3 großen Mülltonne müssen immer 2 Personen zuständig sein. Es handelt sich hier um einen Verstoß gegen die Arbeitssicherheit.

[@trashmonster26]

In the USA our garbage collectors are capable of handling much larger, heavier bins. Are the German workers not strong enough? kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5SbqphuZ86joposi=29CXiCDk0Q5IwKM3

[@batesjan6651]

@@trashmonster26 Es ist nicht so, dass wir zu schwach wären. Wie du in diesem Video sehen kanst, schaffen es sogar deutsche Männer. Ich spreche davon, dass es nach den Arbeitsschutzgesetzen in Deutschland verboten ist.

[@mooreeniitaa_graam]

B;8