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<br />TCMRF Single-Sort Constituent Test <br /> <br />. Post-Screens Sorting <br /> <br />. Paper from the screens is checked and sorted by hand as necessary to separate <br />materials into the appropriate categories. <br />. Containers proceed to the tipping floor portion of the TCMRF for processing on <br />separate sorting equipment. Paper mixed with these containers, not separated by <br />the screens, is removed by hand and recycled with other paper. <br /> <br />For this test, both in-feed and process lines for the single-sort system were used. Staffing <br />levels were consistent with normal operations for running both sides. No additional <br />sorters were added to improve sorting operations for this test. Ten persons were provided <br />for pre-screens sorting and ten were provided for post-screens sorting. <br /> <br />The following categories represent materials produced/sorted from the single-sort process <br />system: <br /> <br />. acc <br />. Mixed Paper <br />. Unrecoverable material (categorized as residue) <br />. Scrap steel <br />. Newspaper <br />. Containers, tributary to additional processing <br /> <br />Container Process System Described: CP Manufacturing supplied the container sorting <br />system for the TCMRF. In some single-sort facilities, there is no break in the flow of <br />materials from the paper sorting and screening equipment to the container sorting <br />equipment. At the TCMRF, containers from the single-sort process system proceed to <br />the tipping floor section of the facility for separate feeding to the container process <br />system. <br /> <br />During normal daily operations, the containers fall from an elevated conveyor on the <br />single-sort process equipment onto a pile of other containers. This helps cushion the fall <br />and prevents some breakage of glass bottles. For this test, the tipping floor was <br />completely emptied prior to the start of the test, eliminating such a pile. In order to <br />mimic the normal daily operations, a bucket loader was used to catch containers from the <br />single-sort process system. When the bucket was full, the loader operator proceeded to <br />the infeed conveyor for the container process system. While loading the system, <br />containers from the single-sort process system were allowed to fall directly to the floor. <br />In this way, some cushioning and some falling were provided for the test in an effort to <br />mimic actual operating conditions. <br /> <br />5 <br />