Baling Efficiency and Best Practices - Recycling Today

Maintenance At What Cost• The need to incorporate a maintenancebudget in the planning stages of a MRFMost of the budgeted costs and time for service and preventivemaintenance are allocated for rolling stock, leaving little or no fundsto perform preventive maintenance and service on other facilityequipment. However, emergency repair costs of MRF equipmentcan greatly exceed a budgeted preventive maintenance program.When preparing a budget for a MRF first consider an adequatemaintenance program. Programs are readily available from mostequipment manufactures, several publications and the internet. Byusing a good program along with precise documentation many ofthe unforeseen repair costs can be avoided.