Waste Equipment
The primary purpose of the stationary compaction is to densify the waste for hauling. Achieving a high rate of compaction allows the use of fewer bins and reduces the number of loads transported from the site. Numerous types of stationary compaction systems are available. Manufacturers are continually refining and redesigning compaction equipment to meet changing needs and to apply advances in technology. Trends in the industry include increased use of computer-aided equipment and electronic controls.
Corio Waste Management provides specialised engineering design, manufacturing and installation of solid waste compaction equipment. Containers with capacities from 10 to 40m3 can be supplied with the stationary compactor. Self-contained compactors have a compaction chamber volume from 5 to 30m3. Stationary compaction is suitable for dry solid wastes, i.e. plastic, paper and cardboard. Self-contained compactors are suitable putrescible wastes. The following types of equipment can be manufactured as a self-contained or stationary compactor.
- Hydraulic ram compactors contain a horizontal hydraulically-driven ram. The ram pushes the waste from the compactors receiving chamber into a second chamber, e.g. compaction chamber or container. In this system, the chamber of the stationary compactor must be adequately reinforced to withstand the high pressures created by the compaction of the waste. The hydraulic ram can also be designed to cycle back and forth through an arc within the compaction chamber forcing waste into the collection body on the forward stroke.
- Single and dual auger compactors contain a spiralled and tapered screw that crushes and grinds the waste and continuously forces it from the front towards the rear of the container, thus there is no need to consider the volume of the feed hopper or cycle time. Subsequently waste can be continuously fed into the feed hopper, since the operator is not required for wait for the compactor to cycle before filling the feed hopper. In general, the auger compactor is smaller since there is no ram moving back and forth.
- The roller compaction method uses a heavy steel roller to compact waste in open-top containers. A heavy roller runs back and forth in the container, crushing and compressing the waste to about one-fifth of the original volume. The loading and unloading of the open-top containers is accomplished by a roll-off system with a hook receptor.
There a number of optional features available with compaction equipment supplied by Corio Waste Management including: ¾ and compactor full warning lights, SMS text message and email alerts and refrigerated containers or self contained compactors. Stationary compaction equipment can also be mounted onto a hydraulic sliding sub-frame. A hydraulic ram operated by a remote control panel on the wall of the building is used to roll the sub-frame back and forth away from obstructions, i.e., walls, awnings, overhead structures etc. to an area that is suitable for vehicular access and then back to its original position. The sub-frame is hinge mounted to the wall in one corner while the other three corners are mounted on to heavy-duty steel or rubber castors. This type of design in suitable in circumstances where the compaction equipment must be located in a particular area for the waste to be efficiently loaded into the hopper, i.e., a loading dock or enclosed building where there is insufficient space or overhead clearance available to lift the full container and set down the empty container.
The method used to transfer the waste from individual generation points around the site to a compactor or collection point and the loading of waste into the compactor hopper or open-topped bin is a critical consideration in the design of a waste handling and transfer system. A well designed waste handling and transfer system will eliminate the need to manually handle waste materials and thus reduce manual handling injuries and labour costs.
Corio Waste Management specialises in the design, manufacturing and installation of waste handling and transfer systems including:
- Automated guided vehicles;
- Mechanical handling equipment such as conveyors systems;
- High-density polyethylene, zincalume, stainless steel or galvabond garbage chutes;
- Fork-lift operated tippler bins; and
- Hydraulic bin-lifting equipment for loading of transfer bins into the compactor hopper.
