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Waste handling method and apparatus for transferring waste from collection vehicles to transfer trailers

  • US 5,527,147 A
  • Filed: 10/31/1994
  • Issued: 06/18/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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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