Eaglebrook finds solutions for its plastics recycling operation

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1995 · Waste Age; (United States)

OSTI ID:6980563

Younger, G ^[1]

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1. Eaglebrook Plastics, Chicago, IL (United States)

Every day, a procession of trucks arrives at Eaglebrook Plastics' 250,000-square-foot post-consumer recycling plant in Chicago, delivering millions of pounds per month of baled commingled plastic bottles, numbers 1--7, hauled from some 400 waste collection agencies and municipalities in the region and beyond. In the past decade, the Eaglebrook group of companies, which was formed in 1983, has processed over 200 million pounds of plastics, the equivalent of 2 billion 1-gallon milk bottles. To make all this work efficiently, a number of problems--particularly concerning sorting and keeping the production line running smoothly--have had to be solved.

• OSTI ID: 6980563
• Journal Information: Waste Age; (United States), Journal Name: Waste Age; (United States) Vol. 26:1; ISSN WAGEAE; ISSN 0043-1001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320604* -- Energy Conservation
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& Utilization-- Municipalities & Community Systems-- Municipal Waste Management-- (1980-)
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MATERIALS
MUNICIPAL WASTES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLASTICS
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SORTING
SYNTHETIC MATERIALS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
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