Product Spotlight

1. Tomra Tom Waste Compaction System. Stamford, Conn.-based Tomra Collection Solutions has released the Tom, a trash receptacle/compactor system designed to handle solid waste in public areas. Selected product features include:

• Holds up to seven times more waste than conventional bins
• Suitable for use at cafés, restaurants, transportation hubs, malls, arenas, parks and supermarkets
• Touch-free sensor-based automatic shutter
• Adjustable for periods of high or low traffic and can be emptied from the front or back
• Digitally alerts managers when at capacity

Visit www.tomranorthamerica.com for more information.

2. Rotobec Elite Loader. Rotobec of Sainte-Justine, Quebec, offers the Elite Loader among its line of truck-mounted loaders. Product benefits include:

• Designed to be tough without unnecessary weight
• Combines smoothness and precision with high lift capacity
• Designed to mount to trucks or railroad flatbeds for easy transportation
• Continuous rotation in addition to other options
• Available with various Rotobec grapples suited for the application
• Available grapple saw to assist in storm cleanup duties

Visit www.rotobec.com for more information.

3. Meese Orbitron Dunne Poly-Trux P-405 Extra Heavy-Duty Tilt Truck. Meese Orbitron Dunne Co., Ashtabula, Ohio, has introduced the new Poly-Trux® P-405 Extra Heavy-Duty tilt truck for handling loads of up to 2,200 pounds in a one-cubic-yard capacity. The manufacturer states a number of product benefits:

• Heavy-duty cart combines proprietary internal rib design, hidden steel tube support frame and one-piece, rotationally molded construction
• Set atop a powdercoated steel base with 12-inch-by-3-inch rear wheels and premium 5-inch-by-2-inch swiveling casters
• Ideal for collection and transfer of construction and demolition debris, bagged refuse, recyclables, office waste, scrap and other materials
• Rotomolded from 100 percent waterproof high-density polyethylene (HDPE) with a consistent wall thickness

Visit www.recycleosaurus.com for more information.

4. Blubox Recycling Plant. Available from BluBox Trading AG of Birrwil, Switzerland, is the Blubox “plug & recycle” automatic recycling plant for mixed lamps and screens such as LCDs. The plant offers a number of capabilities, according to BluBox:

• Fully automatic flat screen recycling
• Simultaneous recycling of lamps and screens
• Conversion of hazardous waste into valuable raw materials with no mercury evaporation
• All moving parts are contained
• 40-foot high-cube container allows for easy transport
• Fast commissioning and low maintenance costs

Visit www.blubox.ch for more information.

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