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US 7,341,156 B2Granted
Systems and methods for sorting, collecting data pertaining to and certifying recyclables at a material recovery facility
AssigneeCasella Waste Systems, Inc.
InventorsJames W. Bohlig, Sean P. Duffy
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Abstract
Systems and methods for collecting data pertaining to glass, plastic and/or paper composition within an input stream that includes recyclable material. The data collected can pertain, for example, to the weight and/or volume of the glass, plastic and/or paper within the input stream. The data can be certified for use a third party.
Claims18
A system, comprising:
- an input conveyor for conveying recyclable material comprising a paper component;
- a first automated sorter for sorting out cardboard material;
- a second automated sorter for sorting out newspaper material;
- an optical paper sorter for collecting data pertaining to at least one of a volume and weight of at least one type of paper;
- and
- an automatic controller that receives the data for adjusting a first operating speed of the conveyor to a second operating speed based upon one of the weight and the volume data collected to facilitate system operation.
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A system, comprising:
- an input conveyor for conveying recyclable material comprising a glass component;
- a first automated sorter for sorting out cardboard material;
- a second automated sorter for sorting out newspaper material;
- an optical sorter for collecting data pertaining to at least one of a volume and weight of at least one color of glass;
- and
- an automatic controller that receives the data for adjusting a first operating speed of the conveyor to a second operating speed based upon one of the weight and the volume data collected to facilitate system operation.
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A plastic processing system, comprising:
- a conveyor for conveying recyclable material comprising plastic and non-plastic material;
- an automated sorter, receiving the plastic and non-plastic material from the conveyor, and separating the non-plastic material from the plastic material;
- an optical recorder for collecting data pertaining to at least one of a volume and weight of at least one type of plastic material;
- and
- an automatic controller that receives the data for adjusting a first operating speed of the conveyor to a second operating speed based upon one of the weight and the volume data collected to facilitate system operation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.