Balers Help Bail Out 16 Landfills
When fully operational, almost 100 percent of the waste stream generated from 39 governmental jurisdictions in south Georgia will arrive at the facility for baling during the first of two shifts. During the second shift, the bales will be broken for material segregation. Then more than 87 percent of the waste will be processed for reuse--much of its being re-baled for shipment to reuse plants. The remaining 13 percent will be baled, placed on open trailers, and moved to the adjacent Subtitle D landfill for depositing. The landfill's operators say that the baling will double the site's life and, reportedly, help preserve groundwater integrity.
The facility sits on 54-acres, 9 acres of which are reserved for composting. It is under permit to handle 1700 tons of waste per day and is described as facilitating the closing of 16 landfills in south Georgia.
Playing an obvious role in the facility's operation are five Harris Waste Management Group, Inc. balers. Four--three Model HLO 8110s and a Model HLO 7110--are newly purchased. The 8110s will bale such recyclable materials as paper, plastic, and aluminum. The 7110s will bale remnant plastics. A fifth--Model HRB-1045--has undergone several years of successful service at the landfill that now adjoins the CCIWPF. It will bale all material destined for landfill burial.
Wastech Equipment, LLC (Atlanta), which developed the processes and procedures that drive the facility, chose the balers. It also selected all the other equipment and integrated it into a network of systems, controls, and ancillary equipment and processes.
Wastech began design of the system for Atlanta's Municipal Waste Management (MWM) in October 1992 and has a five-year management contract with the Crisp County Solid Waste Management Authority, owners of the U.S$53-million facility.
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