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Apparatus and method of separating plastic films from garbage for collection

  • US 20040226864A1
  • Filed: 05/13/2003
  • Published: 11/18/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of separating plastic films from garbage for collection comprising the steps of:

  • (1) mixing garbage with water;

    (2) removing heavy garbage sunk in water;

    (3) separating light garbage and plastic films from the garbage while permitting organic matter and small garbage in water to pass through;

    (4) separating medium-sized light garbage and plastic films from the garbage by conveying the garbage in a waterway to a driving inclined conveyor; and

    (5) picking up the plastic films from the waterway by passing the plastic films under the inclined conveyor or dropping the plastic films into the waterway again via the inclined conveyor, conveying the plastic films along the waterway to reach a plastic film interception mechanism in the waterway for picking up the plastic films from the waterway and for separating the plastic films from the garbage still in the waterway.

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