Kerbside Collection & MRF Sorting Process
Kerbside Collection & MRF Sorting Process
Ever wondered what happens to your household recyclables?
Kerbside Collection
Residents place their commingled household recyclables into the yellow-lidded recycling bins
Weekly or Fortnightly kerbside bin collection via local council truck collection
Recyclables are then transported to APR Kerbside Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in Truganina for processing
What is a MRF?
A Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) is a specialised recycling facility that accepts source separated or commingled materials collected from homes and/or businesses. It has the capability to separate, process and store, ready to be sold to end buyers as raw materials for remanufacturing and reprocessing purposes.
A MRF, (pronounced MURF) is an essential part of residential and commercial recycling programs.
The main functions of a MRF are to:
Maximise the quantity of recyclables processed through high performance separation efficiency and sort collected materials into different waste streams
Increase the quantity of recyclable materials being diverted from landfill
Produce quality materials that will generate the highest possible value to end market users
MRF Sorting Process
Once delivered, on-site at your local APR site, commingled household recyclables are sorted and baled into groups of paper, cardboard, plastic, steel and aluminium.
The MRF uses a combination of processes including manual hand sorters and state of the art automated machinery to sort the recyclables into different product streams to be baled.