How do you get rid of 3,000 tons of trash each day while reducing the amount of waste buried in a landfill? Burn it and generate electricity.

That’s the solution that Palm Beach County, Florida, started using after opening a four-year $670 million trash-burning incinerator construction project in June. The incinerator project is projected to prolong the life of the county’s landfill in Riviera Beach for another 30 years.

Today, the Palm Beach County Sanitation Authority’s incinerator burns garbage, which boils water into steam. The steam turns turbines that are connected to generators to produce electricity for about 40,000 homes annually. The waste ash is buried in the county’s landfill.

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The JCB 714 articulated dump truck is highly maneuverable, quick and powerful vehicle that helps contractors move earth and debris around job sites.

The JCB 714 is used in a variety of applications, including site preparation, hauling, building residential and commercial developments, golf course construction, landscaping and land contouring.

The JCB 714 is a versatile all-round performer. The six-cylinder 150 HP Cummings engine and Smoothshift transmission with six forward and three reverse gears propels the 714 at a top forward speed of 24.8 miles per hour and reverse top speed of 18.6 miles per hour.

The 11.2-foot dump height is easily cleared by Read more