Premier Waste Management & the University of Sheffield

Whathappens to yourrecycling

Two bin system1. Paper and card.2. Everything else

Both taken to a material recycling facility (MRF)

Material issorted by machine

MagnetsSeparate the ferrous metals e.g. tin cans.

Eddy current separators These separate the non-ferrous metals e.g. aluminium cans.

Ballistic separatorsThrow material up and forward over screens to sort material into light and heavy material also cleaning it of dust and dirt.

TrommelsA rotating cylinder separates material by size.

Air knivesA directed blast or flow of air that is used to separate light materials from heavier particles as they move along a conveyor or that have been blown into a column.It operates just like a hair drier.

This technology separates the recycling from your general waste

80% is recycled from your general waste

Once the various types of material are sorted

It is made into bales

The baler crushes and wraps the material

Making it easier to transport

They are sent to a variety of users

Paper

Is made back into paper

Then back into newspapers and magazines

And other paper products

Aluminium cans

Are melted into ingots

Or made into sheets

Then made back into cans

And other products

Cardboard is pulped

Then made into new cardboard

And not just boxes

Steel cans

Are made into new cans

Or building steel

Plastic bottles

Can be made back into plastic bottles

Or other (not so obvious) products

Plastic film comes in a wide variety of types

It can be recycled into a variety of plastic film

The organic fines are processed into a refuse derived fuel

Thanks for watching and happy recycling

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