STOCKHOLM — Swedish company Envac has designed an underground pipeline system that can collect trash by vacuum.

According to the company, the waste inlets can be located outdoors or indoors. When the waste is being thrown into the inlet, it will then slide down a pipe and enter a waste tank underground. The waste tank is emptied by a vacuum truck when it reaches its capacity.

The truck empties the tank via a docking point, which is often located outside residential areas. It has a vacuum system on board, which sucks the waste out of the tanks and into the truck, where it is compressed.

The waste collection system can be upgraded to include a pay-as-you-throw function that charges users on what they throw into the inlets.

The vacuum waste collection system was developed in the late 1980s. It has since been installed in countries such as Sweden, Denmark and Norway.

According to Waste360, Coney Island and a new development in Chelsea district in New York are considering installing the vacuum system.