RCOVER®: the ideal system for optimizing your material recovery
02/04/2026
Other customer cases
Waste collection center: preserving cardboard recovery value with a watertight, fast cover system without climbing onto the container
Our client is a public joint authority responsible for managing household and similar waste for several municipalities: operation of waste collection centers, flow organization, sorting/recovery, and downstream waste management.
This is a specific case, as the organization manages a large part of its transport operations in-house, which remains relatively rare and allows it to maintain strong operational control over its fleet of containers and rotation logistics.
Issue encountered
To preserve the value of cardboard collected at the waste collection center, the authority needed to cover its dedicated 30 m³ cardboard container while ensuring operator safety.
Indeed, once cardboard becomes damp or wet, it loses value and may be downgraded, leading to additional costs (up to landfill disposal) instead of material recovery.
The “standard tarpaulin” solutions previously used had several limitations:
- Complex and hazardous handling: requirement to climb onto the container or use a suitable platform/dock.
- Water retention: risk of water pockets and sagging, sometimes requiring container adaptations and causing equipment deterioration.
- Compatibility with compaction: the container is compacted (packmat), with frequent concerns about incorrect handling damaging the equipment.
Solution provided by OTEXIO
OTEXIO recommended and installed a sliding RCOVER® system in a double-opening configuration, specifically adapted to waste collection center conditions (operation from ground level or from a dock) and to waste streams requiring protection, such as cardboard.
This solution meets three key objectives:
- Full access to the container for loading and compaction: the double opening allows choosing the opening direction depending on operations and provides wide clearance for loading and compaction activities.
- 100% watertight covering, without water retention: the dual-slope geometry of the RCOVER® system promotes water drainage and limits water pockets, ensuring daily protection of cardboard even in bad weather conditions.
- Ergonomics and safety: ground-level operation: the system is designed to be opened/closed from the ground or a dock, quickly and without climbing onto the container — a key requirement in waste collection environments.
An important operational point was highlighted: the packmat used for compaction had to remain compatible with the system while being used carefully to preserve the tarpaulin and system components over time (a practice already adopted by the on-site team).
Results & customer feedback
After a real-life testing phase, the result is conclusive:
The container dedicated to cardboard is now 100% watertight and remains protected from water, ensuring high-quality material for recovery without degradation. In addition, system handling is safer from the ground and significantly easier than with a standard tarpaulin. As a result, the operator is confident in daily use, fully compatible with compaction and the packmat system.
Satisfied with the solution, the customer now plans to deploy 6 additional systems on new containers, maintaining the validated double-opening configuration.