Hoover
The common term used to refer to the waste management system that operates in the Metro Areas. The official name is the Pneumatic Refuse Disposal System.
The first Hoover system was built by Ultracorps in 1989 in the Los Angeles MA. After a successful 3-year pilot program, Ultracorps went on to construct Hoover systems in all of the Metro Areas save the Houston MA. The Hoover system handles over 95% of the sewage and garbage waste created by the Metro Areas it serves.
The Hoover system is made up of a series of Maceo Steel pipes that cover the Metro Areas and run into many buildings. The pipes contain a powerful vacuum, which sucks up any materials that come close to the opening of the Hoover. Small pipes are used for sewage, while larger pipes carry garbage.
The pipes use of indestructible Maceo Steel allows them to withstand the immense pressure exerted on the pipes as a consequence of the vacuum. A series of valve systems within the pipes directs the flow of sucked up refuse, maintaining the vacuum within the pipes. The vacuum in the Hoover Main line is strong enough to suck up over four tons of weight.
There are two methods used to generate the vacuum used by the Hoover System. The first is the Turbine System. The Turbine system relies on a giant 50,000 cubic foot chamber made of Maceo Steel. Within the chamber is a giant turbine, also made of Maceo Steel. A Strong-Man Different is used to crank the turbine, which sucks all of the air out of the chamber, creating the vacuum that fills the pipes. The system relies on a Strong-Man capable of generating a minimum of 20,000 lbs of force.
The Cryonic System is the alternate method used to generate the vacuum used by the Hoovers. The same large Maceo Steel chamber is employed. A Cooler Different absorbs the heat in the chamber lowing it to such incredibly chill temperatures that the air within the chamber freezes. When the oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide become solid, their volumes drop considerably. Since the chamber is left sealed, the newly created empty space is a vacuum.
The sewage collected by the Hoover system is sent to an Ultracorps owned waste management facility, where much of it ends turned into fertilizer used to grow crops in the Manna Fields. The collected garbage, is sorted by Speedster Differents, and recycled or moved to a landfill as appropriate.
The equipment of the Hoover systems is officially the property of the U.S. government. Ultracorps was granted an indefinite contract for the construction, maintenance, and operation of all the Hoover systems.
There are concerns about the ability of the Hoovers to keep up with the expanding populations of the Metro Areas. The limited supply of Maceo Steel endangers future expansion of the system, but Ultracorps promises Maceo Olrich created enough pipes before his death to ensure years of growth.
