Weight based MSW collection
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The city of Farmington in Minnesota is installing the first system wide system of weight based refuse collection from residential, commercial and industrial sectors. With this system, automated refuse collection trucks owned and operated by the city are outfitted with state-of-the-art weight sensing and recording devices which will relay the information to a billing system. For this project, the city was granted financial support from the FY91 Capital Assistance Grant Program of the Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities area. The program has also been accepted in the Municipal Solid Waste Innovative Technology Evaluation Program of the EPA.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1993
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One pass takes off in Oakland
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Waste Management Inc. (WMI) starts the one-pass cocollection program in Oakland, California. Two streams of materials, refuse and recyclables, or refuse and yard trimmings will be picked up. The trucks used by WMI are horizontally split into top section and bottom section. The bottom is for trash and the top is for papers. The top section also contains comingled containers for recyclable materials and yard trimmings. Collections are made biweekly and a single crew member operates the trucks. WMI has invested $19 in the one-pass program.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1996
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The hauler's perspective
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Savage, MN-based Waste Management Pres. Michael Berkopec believes that the pilot program, Minnesota Source Separated Composting Project, presents an effective solution to the waste management problem in the Twin Cities region. However, important issues need to be resolved to ensure the effective collection and management of compostable materials. These issues include the management and cost of collection, restrictions in space in the waste processing facility and competition among companies for the recyclable materials.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1995
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