Donarbon, Cambridgeshire’s largest waste management park and mechanical and biological treatment plant, has replaced an analogue surveillance system with Axis network cameras.
The cameras have been installed in order for site staff to correctly identify unsuitable and hazardous waste entering the site, as well as providing clear images in the event of an incident.
Monitoring “out of the ordinary” waste disposal
Huw Gaskill, manager at Donarbon, said: “The Donarbon waste management plant is open to the public seven days a week.
“Although the majority of visitors abide by the rules of what can or can’t be taken to the site as black bag waste, we were becoming increasingly used to finding out of the ordinary objects. On one occasion a ship’s anchor was brought here.
“This issue is one of the main drivers for ensuring that the site is closely monitored to identify and discourage this practice.”
Axis’s cameras, recommended by installers 3IT, have been fitted at Donarbon’s plant to help reduce the down time of the machinery in the event of breakdowns.
Important lessons in waste management
Gaskill said: “The plant’s engineers are able to remotely monitor the equipment and quickly identify any faults, and the plant technology providers, who are based in Austria, also have remote access to the surveillance system to assist the on site technicians with fault diagnosis when needed.
“The cameras’ PTZ functionality means that we can rotate the cameras 360 degrees and zoom which greatly assists with quickly locating blockages.”
Since the installation, Donarbon’s IP surveillance system has been used to educate visiting school parties on recycling and waste management, meaning staff can show pupils how the plant works without them having to go anywhere near the machinery, Axis said.
