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in the CoP. He explains that the transi-
tion has been smooth and it has only
had to tweak its bin sizes. Bin sizes
have changed from 40 kilos to 60 kilos
to meet the requirements of the CoP.
Casepak has a dedicated sampling
area to do this "safely and efficiently",
according to Bradbury. It has a two-
deck sampling conveyor and 660L bins,
which are weighed.
Elsewhere at the MRF, quality inspec-
tions happen every week and it receives
2,400t of material every week. There is
a deadline on how long materials can
stay in their bays. They can only be on
site for a maximum of six days before
they are processed. Bradbury says: "We
like our materials fresh. The physical
aspects of materials can change if they
are left out for too long. For exam-
ple, the composition of old corrugated
cardboard can change and deteriorate,
which makes it difficult to process."
Overall, it seems that Casepak has a
handle on its MRF and is continuously
improving and generating high quality
material. Bradbury says: "We treat our
MRF like a production process and we
do not just throw materials at it. We
focus on the 'ins', the middle and the
'outs'. You can squeeze much more out
of the process if you understand what
is happening on your tipping floor. The
Code of Practice is a good thing to hap-
pen because it's giving everybody infor-
mation to see what is truly going on."
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