Crane Claw Lifts Waste at the HERC Tipping Floor, Minneapolis

Crane inside the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC), Minneapolis
Crane inside the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC), Minneapolis.

A crane-mounted grapple lifts mixed municipal waste inside the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC) in downtown Minneapolis. Operated by Hennepin County, the facility began service in 1989 and processes hundreds of thousands of tons of trash each year, burning refuse to generate steam and electricity for the local grid.

Taken January 2019

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