Development of a Trash Harvester for MnDOT - Phase II

Details

• Creators:
  Chaplin, Jonathan ; Magisson, Emmanuel
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Minnesota. Dept. of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  Minnesota. Dept. of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Waste disposal
  • Solid waste disposal
  • Environmental monitoring
  • Trash Harvester
  • DOT
  • ROW
• Publication/ Report Number:
  MN/RC 2008-21
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Minnesota ; United States
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  1107776
• Corporate Publisher:
  Minnesota. Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  Trash collection along a roadside is usually done by hand which requires a lot of workers and time. There are machines available to remove trash on smooth surfaces such as concrete, but none of them are able to pick-up litter on grassy areas. The objective of this project is to design and build a machine to collect trash and litter lying on grassy areas alongside a road. A "trash harvester" would make the process easier, safer, faster, and more economical. The trash harvester was initially designed with a shredding attachment; however this has been superseded with a conveyor design. The trash harvesting principle has been proven in field trials and the machine will collect 100% of paper, bottles, and soda cans. The machine will also lift 2 x 4s up to 15” in length.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  (c) 81655 (wo) 174
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/39328/dot_39328_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.22 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:906f5731c3d1c4eadb7cdf830acc2396f5e3e3a0d02b91a9d1705c427134905a