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Premier Waste Management & the University of Sheffield. What happens to your recycling. Two bin system 1. Paper and card. 2. E verything else. Both t aken to a material recycling facility (MRF). Material is sorted by machine. Magnets. Separate the ferrous metals e.g. tin cans. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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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