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By Peter Hildebrandt
MRFs will most likely continue to change, grow, and take advantage of exciting new technology in addition to being quite tuned in to product and economic shifts as the tide of materials thrown away rises and falls. Some MRFs related that the tonnages of materials being processed at their facilities are steadily rising, for the most part. Expansion Means Higher Volumes Lee County, FL’s MRF complex is just above the town of Naples, some two hours south of Tampa, FL. Recently, the facility did a conversion...... continue reading
From: MSW Management Topics: Environment, Equipment, MRF-TS, Operations
By Daniel P. Duffy
What operational and situational factors affect the size and type of equipment used at a landfill? Money is always the first concern. Available credit and cash flow, along with the current market prices for new and used equipment, will place a ceiling on how large and capable a site’s equipment fleet can be. Within these budgetary constraints, the landfill’s equipment fleet will have to be outfitted and organized according to such external factors as the local climate (especially areas where freezing, i...... continue reading
From: MSW Management Topics: Equipment, Landfill, Maintenance