As the environment becomes more and more of a focus, trash collectors are also starting to take notice at the economic benefits that go along with the environmental ones.
As a result Cincinnati's leading trash collector,
Rumpke Consolidated Co., is installing a new $5 million system at its recycling facility that will allow the facility to scan, weigh and separate containers by plastic content which officials says will allow for handling twice the amount of material and a wider variety of plastics.
The new machines will allow for the facility to sort 50 tons of materials an hour, compared with 15 to 20 tons an hour by the current machines.
There are 23 plants nationwide currently using this technology, and Rumpke plans to install this system at its other plants in Dayton, Columbus and Louisville.
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