Hooksett Recycling Facility Trip - September 29, 2010
Members of the Tewksbury and Billerica Recycling Committees travelled to
the Allied Waste recycling facility in Hooksett, NH to learn more about the
processes used. This information allows us to provide better guidance to
you.
Please:
- Remember not to put recycling in plastic bags (they slow down processing and ultimately increase costs
- Remember to keep heavily stained pizza boxes out of the recycling stream
- Remember to keep straws out of the recycling stream
Enjoy the pictures!
Facility Entrance
Conveyor belt with commingled items - initial trash removal
Stockpiles of commingled items
Commingled on one side, paper on the other
Trommel used for sorting
Conveyor belt for glass dropping out of the sorting process
Paper waiting for sorting
Metal cans magnetically distributed to proper chute
Sorting commingled items
Paper/cardboard sorting line
View of front-end loader for paper/cardboard line
Glass conveyor belt
Commingled sorting line (1 of 5)
Commingled sorting line (2 of 5)
Commingled sorting line (3 of 5)
Commingled sorting line (4 of 5)
Commingled sorting line (5 of 5)
Paper entering the baler
Paper exiting the baler
Aluminum cans
Glass holding area
Glass being transferred for transport
Baled paper/cardboard
Baled aluminum
Facility exterior (1 of 3)
Facility exterior (2 of 3)
Facility exterior (3 of 3)
Baled plastic
TRC and Billerica Recycling Committee members
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