Atlas Copco Construction Tools is introducing six new hydraulic compactor attachments, designed for use on carriers with an operating weight between 1 and 40 tons. A key innovative feature is the housing attachment offset at 15 degrees, a design which improves force distribution on the vibrator plate while also reducing the stress and wear on the compactor.
The Office of Facilities Management recycling program, coordinated by Helen J. McCoy, is moving toward the shredding of sensitive documents instead of incinerating them, too, in an attempt to make practices greener all over campus.
Wastequip, Charlotte, N.C., has introduced its, 4-yard, self-contained compactor. The compactor features a charge box that is twice the size of traditional 2-yard self-contained compactors, while using up to 65 percent less electricity. The energy savings comes from its large charge box that allows operators to fill the compactor with up to 24 bags of solid waste versus 12 bags with a typical 2-yard self-contained compactor.
A Sheepshead Bay legislator insists that high-tech, solar-powered trash compactors will solve the neighborhood’s litter problem — and claims he’ll pay to have them installed — even though the city says it’s tried them already and knows they’re destined to fail.
The city of Markham, Ontario has just announced their wide-scale adoption of solar powered recycling compactors on city streets in an effort to achieve zero waste.
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