LANDFILL MANAGEMENT
The Caterpillar 336 and 320D have a focus on reducing running costs for operators.
Remediation for a greater outcome WORKING CLOSELY WITH VICTORIA’S ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY, AUSTRALIAN RECYCLING CORPORATION (ARC) CONTINUES TO PROVIDE WASTE SOLUTIONS, WITH THE SUPPORT OF CATERPILLAR MACHINERY.
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emediating a major waste management site certainly comes with its challenges. Just ask Leo Radiotis, the Director of ARC. Collaborating with Victoria’s Environment Protection Authority, ARC began the excavation and relocation of construction and demolition waste from a neglected waste site at Bulla, Victoria. As Leo recalls, the site required major remediation works. “When we entered the site, it was closed, as the previous owners’ avoidance of EPA restrictions had created a very big mess,” he says. Mainly consisting of demolition waste, the stockpile required a
thorough process of excavation and relocation to a temporary pit. With its clean-up plan approved in August 2019, ARC faced material fires at the remediation site, requiring both the spreading and cooling of waste, before it could be relocated. Using newly purchased Caterpillar® machines, including a 336 Excavator, 320D Excavator, 972M Loader and 740G Articulate Wheel Loader, ARC’s waste transfer process also separated clean materials from industrial waste. Items such as soil, rock and clay were preserved for later re-use for civil works. For Leo, the Caterpillar machines played an important part in this process.
“In terms of this waste, the machines have helped us to address hot spots and complete general duties such as loading the trucks,” Leo says. “When we are dealing with bulk materials, the excavators work best. However, when removing the clean fill, trucks will come out to collect and the loaders are best for that application. Both machines can perform either task, so we have flexibility.” With a focus on reducing running costs for operators, the 336 and 320D feature up to 15 per cent higher fuel efficiency than their 336F predecessor. These models also contain a threemode toggle to go between power,
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