BRI's Recycling Transfer Facility is a staging area for loose single-stream curbside. The said marterials are weighed and then tipped onto the facility floor. At that point, the loose single-stream material is pushed (via a Cat Loader) into an organized pile and loaded into an awaiting walking-floor transfer truck and trailer. The material is again scaled out and transported to a processing facility (BRI).
E-Waste
Providing services to collect and dispose of e-Waste is another area where Burbank Recycling Inc. has significant experience
Tennis Shoe Collection
Burbank Recycling Inc. provides facilities for the recycling Tennis Shoes. The tennis shoes are collected from the public, transported to the City of Santa Monica Transfer Station where they are picked up in bulk by NIKE. NIKE has been recycling shoes for 15 years. The shoes are ground up and incorporated into sport & playground surfaces. NIKE offers free or matching grants to install such surfaces into qualifying communities.
Hazardous waste
Burbank Recycling also deals with Hazardous waste such as batteries, motor oil, anti-freeze etc.
Public Buyback
The Public Buyback is a retail location for the public to redeem recyclable materials. Various recyclable commodities (California Redemption Value and non-redeemable materials) are purchased from the public. The materials are weighed on a public certified scale and the customers are paid on site.
Equipment
- One 4 x 4 digital platform scale with printer
- Materials weighing containers for platform scale
- Additional 3-yard tilt bins (if needed).
- Roll Off Containers for buyback materials consolidation
- CompUweigh Scale software for 35-foot in-ground scale and 4 x 4 digital platform scale.
- Necessary computer hardware to operate both scales and consolidate information electronically for end-of-day batch transmission to Burbank Recycling Inc.
- Additional office equipment/furnishings as required.
- Scale operator for one public buyback scale and 35 foot in-bound commercial
- One Public Buyback Community Officer (off loading materials etc).
- Corporate support form Burbank Recycling Inc (operational and administrative).
Walk up / Drive Up Program
Burbank operates a successful drive up program. Last year the public of Burbank delivered approximately 2400 tones of recyclable materials to Burbank Recycling Center
Safety and Equipment Maintenance Planning
Carmen Arroyo, HR, Safety and Environmental Manager, has an organized and well documented safety and equipment maintenance plan. BRI's operation s teams meets weekly with her to discuss on-going procedures in the plant. Additionally, the entire operations staff meets with her on a monthly basis in the Education Center to discuss current issues and updates.
Reporting
Burbank Recycling Inc. has the ability to produce the reports that have been requested by the City of Burbank, namely;
- Daily report of city vehicle weights
- Monthly project report
- Independent annual audit report
