This

Thisisismixed
mixedrefuse
refusebeing
beingpushed
pushedfrom
fromaatipping
tipping
floor onto a conveyor.
floor onto a conveyor.
sorting stations are elevated above picking floor. Note presence of improved lighting above
sorting stations are elevated above picking floor. Note presence of improved lighting above
pickers but that pickers are otherwise exposed to the conditions on the picking floor.
pickers but that pickers are otherwise exposed to the conditions on the picking floor.

Recyclables
Recyclablesdrop
dropinto
intoconcrete
concretebunker
bunker
below each station.
below each station.
Tipping
Tippingfloor
flooratatmixed
mixedwaste
waste
MRF
MRF
Bag
Bagopening
openingtrommel
trommel
Tipping
Tippingfloor
flooratataacommingled
commingledrecyclables
recyclablesMRF
MRF
Dumpster
Dumpsterbelow
belowaamagnet
magnet
Recyclables
Recyclablesarearepushed
pushedoutoutofofstorage
storagebunkers
bunkersonto
ontoaaconveyor
conveyorthat
that
feeds a baler. The person standing here is pulling contaminants
feeds a baler. The person standing here is pulling contaminants off off
the
theconveyor
conveyorbefore
beforethe
thematerial
materialreaches
reachesthe
thebaler.
baler. Note
Notethat
thatthe
the
conveyor feeding the baler can collect multiple different materials
conveyor feeding the baler can collect multiple different materials
based
basedononwhat
whatisisstored
storedinineach
eachbunker.
bunker.
Storage
Storagebunkers
bunkers
This is an enclosed picking room so workers are
This is an enclosed picking room so workers are
insulated from the general plant noise. Picked
insulated from the general plant noise. Picked
materials are dropped in here.
materials are dropped in here.
Material passing under a magnet
Material passing under a magnet
Bales waiting to be shipped
Bales waiting to be shipped
to a recycling facility.
to a recycling facility.
Here
Hereagain
againisisaapicking
pickingline
lineabove
abovethe
the
picking floor with no insulation. Workers
picking floor with no insulation. Workers
drop material down the red chutes.
drop material down the red chutes.
Another way to store materials after sorting and before baling.
Another way to store materials after sorting and before baling.
These bins are on wheels and could also be picked up and
These bins are on wheels and could also be picked up and
tipped with a forklift.
tipped with a forklift.
This
Thisisisthe
theback
backofofaabaler.
baler. Bales
Balesare
are
coming out one at a time and wait
coming out one at a time and wait to to
be
bestacked
stackedby byaafork
forklift.
lift.
dust curtain at entrance to enclosed
dust curtain at entrance to enclosed
picking room
picking room

Vacuum
Vacuumsupply
supply
Morton
MortonBarlaz:
Barlaz:
This
Thisisisaatrommel
trommelprior
priortotoinstallation.
installation. Notice
Notice
the different size openings in different
the different size openings in different
sections
sectionsofofthe
thetrommel
trommel