The distribution center for Mervyn’s Division of Dayton Hudson in Ontario, CA, generates 112,500 cu. ft. of trash per day, mostly in the form of empty 20" x 30" x 36" corrugated cartons. Their disposal system consisted of a 60" wide conveyor feeding a “big-mouth No Shred” baler which densified the waste to 1/5 lb. per cu. ft. In order to prevent clogging and keep the system operating, personnel had to be assigned on a full-time basis to

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