ASTRX Five Elements of the Recycling System

ASTRX Five Elements of the Recycling System

Manufacturersturnprocessedrecyclablematerialsbackintoa

productforsale.Reprocessorstakebalesofrecoveredrecyclablesandprocessthemtoaformthatcanbeusedasmanufacturingfeedstock,suchasaluminumsheet,plasticflakeorpaperpulporsheet.

OnceattheMaterialsRecoveryFacility(MRF),recyclablesmustpassthroughanarrayofmachinerydesignedtoseparatematerialsintoindividualbalesforsaletoreprocessors.

Inthisstageoftherecyclingsystem,localgovernments,brandsandother

stakeholdershelpconsumersunderstandwhattorecycleandhowtodoitproperly.

Recyclablesaretransportedfromthecurbordrop-offfacilitytothe

MaterialsRecoveryFacility(MRF)ortransferstationbylocalgovernmentor

privatehaulers.