Abstract: A protective housing and scale structure for use with a crane boom is disclosed. The housing enclosure includes an upwardly extending crane link compartment that allows for the enclosure and the scale to be attached simultaneously and the enclosure also includes a pair of stabilizers and an aperture in its bottom portion. A load bearing member depends from the scale, extends through the aperture, and engages with the stabilizers to prevent torque and/or compression from affecting the scale. The enclosure also includes a locking means as an anti-vandalism or theft feature and the invention incorporates a wireless remote readout.

Abstract: A portable mobile recycling center having a drop deck semi-trailer with an enclosed storefront section for office and storage with a bulk recycling section comprising an articulated boom mounted thereto providing means for handling and weighing recyclables and a roll-off recyclables receptacle at the rear of the trailer providing for bulk storage of recyclables. The mobile unit provides recycling opportunities for residential areas that have no means of recycling their large and small unwanted materials.