One Of The First . . . loads of refuse from Council Bluffs is dumped at the Omaha baling station Monday by its crew, Harry Ahrens, and Jack McCart. The Council Bluffs landfill closed Sunday night in compliance with a state order.
A Bag Of Garbage . . . is tossed onto the city's Mechanical Bag Retriever (MBR) by City Councilman Dan Lewis. He is researching the garbage collection situation in Council Bluffs.
Testing the Maxon Shu-Pak refuse loader Friday at the City Garage are Jack Bowen, Public Works mechanic and Bob Martin, city sanitation director. The city is using the $33,000 machine on a week's trial basis. It is operated from the right side by the…
A Pile Of Bags . . . placed on the steps behind a parked car makes the job as Mechanical Bag Retriever (MBR) operator very difficult for Everett Malone.
Maps of Four Areas . . . selected for the Mechanical Bag Retriever (MBR) pilot program of garbage collection also show on which days collections will be made. Residents of these areas will be receiving free plastic bags on Sept. 10, enough for three…
Reaching An Arm . . . to pick up trash is the new Mechanical Bag Retriever (MBR), a combination garbage compactor and hydraulic arm. The city is planning to lease the truck for one year to test its effectiveness in collecting bags of trash in the…
Donald LaPointe Sr. (left), chairman of Nebraska's Santee Sioux Indian tribe, and Richard Kudrna, chairman of the board of Harveys Resort Hotel and Casino of Stateline, Nev., presented an 18-page proposal outlining plans for a proposed $67 million…
Continuous Rolls For Shipment . . . are wound on an overhead reel. The half-inch thick slices are heat sealed at the ends to form the roll and will probably be used for clothing insulation. The plant, started in Council Bluffs 17 years ago, employs…
A Saw Slices . . . the 30-foot long sections of foam to any desired thickness. The machine is operated by Gary Lee, 2224 Fourth Ave. Here he checks the accuracy of his cuts. The machine, operated by push buttons, handles the material on reversible…
The polyurethane foam machine at Future Foam Inc., 400 N 10th St, pumps out mattress material at the rate of 15 feet a minute. The material is 2.5 feet thick, about six feet wide and is cut into 30-foot lengths for handling. The process starts on the…