Classic Refuse Trucks COBEY ANCHORPAC

ANCHORPAC

Tri-City Equipment of Louisville, Kentucky marketed the Anchorpac System beginning in the early 1960s, to address the burgeoning industrial waste problem. On-site stationary compactor units fed enclosed containers of 32 to 80 cubic yards capacity. Full containers were hauled away on trucks fitted with Anchorlift roll-off hoists.

Stationary packers served the needs of customers whose waste generation surpassed the capabilities of standard collection trucks. New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport is a typical example, where open refuse containers were being reloaded as fast as they were emptied, resulting in unsanitary conditions. A refuse contractor installed the first Anchorpac unit at the TWA commissary in 1969. The unit was in operation 24 hours a day, seven days a week for seven years with only two repairs required in that time (a ram packing and solenoid coil). Multiple installations followed to include all manner of waste from passenger and cargo terminals. The commissary units, which handled restaurant/food waste, were eventually fitted with high-rate compactors that could devour 128 cubic yards of refuse per hour! Drain lines were fitted to carry liquids to the sanitary sewer, reducing weight.

Eventually, Anchorpac became division of Kysor Industrial Corporation, and was acquired by Harsco Corporation in 1974, becoming part of the Cobey Waste Control Systems. With Anchorpac on board, Cobey now had a complete line of equipment to handle virtually any need in refuse collection.

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