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city of calgary video- what is it about
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recycling
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how much recyclable materials do we save in terms of trees
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1 million trees per year
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process of recyclables
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1) arrives by truck
2) conveyer belts and then people are also sorting (Set aside other bags)
3) you have a network of conveyers separting items
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EQUIPMENT: DISCSCREENS, MAGNETS, OPTICAL SORTERS, EDDY CURRENTS
meanings
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discscreens: get only the big pieces of cardboard, gaps in the screeen separates other items
MAGNETS: lift cans off the osrting line
opetical sorters: catches papers and mixed paper, strong jet of air pushes items
eddy currents: repels alumnimum foils and cans and pie plates
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