Dumpster Gravity Lock
Individual components can be purchased separately.
Dumpster gravity lock. They are bar lock chain lock and gravity lock. Locks can help prevent unauthorized use of your dumpster which can help keep your costs down. Waste management has 3 main lock varieties available for commercial dumpsters. Since the introduction of our first gravity lock in 1988 our innovative products have been helping our clients to reduce costs protect their employees and.
We develop cost effective solutions that improve waste collection efficiency and safety. A tipping of the dumpster as occurs when a trash truck dumps it will rotate the weight by gravity and thus release the chain and open the lid so the load will fall out into the truck. Re locks automatically after bin is emptied at refuse. Replaceable parts and retrofit option.
Serio us lock is the leading designer and manufacturer of automatic locks for waste containers. Placing the dumpster back on level ground will automatically re lock the lid by engaging once more the chain and weight hook. The weight may also be locked open. Larger bins will have a gravity lock built into the dumpster whereas the more common smaller models will have a regular key lock to work with.
Lock release kit side mount automatic dumpster lock. The lock release kit can be purchased as a complete kit or as a retrofit to an existing lock bar on your container. The lock does not open when the container falls to the back to the left or to the right which can happen when the truck collecting the waste pushes against the container or when the containers falls down due to strong wind by vandalism etc. You will probably need to rent the key lock as well as the dumpster but that is not particularly expensive.
A quick guide to opening a locking bar on a front load dumpster. Charges vary by area. There is an additional charge to add a lock to your container.