Waste handling method and apparatus for transferring waste from collection vehicles to transfer trailers
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1. A waste handling method comprising the steps of:
- (a) compacting waste into at least one bale segment;
(b) loading the waste in the form of said at least one bale segment into a shuttle container;
(c) moving the shuttle container to a storage location;
(d) moving the shuttle container containing said at least one bale segment so that one end of the shuttle container is operatively positioned with respect to an unloading device; and
(e) unloading said at least one bale segment contained in said shuttle container by means of the unloading device out of the other end of the shuttle container into a transfer trailer operatively positioned with respect to said other end of the shuttle container for subsequent transfer to a landfill site for disposal.
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Abstract
A compactor places baled waste into a shuttle container that is moved along a conveyor system. This shuttle container is then moved to an unloading device, where the compacted trash can be placed into a transfer trailer. The use of the shuttle containers on the conveyor system allows for the compacting and the unloading functions to occur independently. The system is a modular one that can be expanded as required. Shuttle containers on the conveyor system can be stored until a transfer trailer is available.
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1. A waste handling method comprising the steps of:
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(a) compacting waste into at least one bale segment; (b) loading the waste in the form of said at least one bale segment into a shuttle container; (c) moving the shuttle container to a storage location; (d) moving the shuttle container containing said at least one bale segment so that one end of the shuttle container is operatively positioned with respect to an unloading device; and (e) unloading said at least one bale segment contained in said shuttle container by means of the unloading device out of the other end of the shuttle container into a transfer trailer operatively positioned with respect to said other end of the shuttle container for subsequent transfer to a landfill site for disposal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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