Selection/Re use and

recycling of materials
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Prepared by: Yuson Jr., Reynaldo, S.

What it takes for a material to be consider
as recyclable ?

3 Factors that Determine if Something Can Be

Recycled:
• Collection
• Processing
• Selling/Remanufacturing
 Collection
Recycling collection has evolved from segregating paper, cans and glass at the curb to a
commingled collection where you don’t have to separate your recyclables. Today, you
commingle your recyclables into a bin, bag or cart for collection. This method has made
collection more efficient but has complicated the recycling of household recyclables
because thez sorting residents used to do themselves must now be done at a processing
facility called a Material Recovery Facility (MRF). The mechanical sorting that takes
place at these facilities limits the types of materials that can be recovered for recycling.
These systems are engineered to sort specific items based on their shape, size and
material type.
 Processing
Once picked up, residential recycling travels to a MRF for sorting and
processing. The mixed recyclables travel through a series of conveyors,
disk screens, optical sorters and magnets to separate the cans, cartons,
fiber, glass and plastic bottles and jugs into separate commodity streams.
Questions that MRF owners ask before deciding what to accept include:
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*What is the machinery designed to manage? What can it capture?
*Can the item be safely sorted by the machinery?
*Is it dangerous or hazardous to the employees or the machines?
*Is there a buyer for the material that is being sorted?
*Can I sort the material and still make money?
 Selling/Remanufacturing
Once curbside recyclables are sorted, they are usually baled and
sold on the open market.  Recycling is part of the global economy
 and the following market and economic factors will help determine
the recyclability of a particular material. Questions that
manufacturers
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• Is recycled material cheaper to use than virgin material to produce a product?
• Can energy be saved by using recycled materials instead of virgin materials to produce a
product?
• Is the material supply free of contamination?
• Is there a reliable supply of a material to support using it as a raw material?
• Can the material replace virgin material in a product and meet the same quality and
performance standards?
• Can the material be sorted and processed economically?
The curbside recycling system is designed to collect, sort and market the following items only:
Cans, cartons, glass bottles and jars, paper and cardboard plus plastic bottles and jugs. If an
item is not on this short list, leave it out of your curbside recycling.
There are certain items that our recycling systems cannot support at
this time, including many plastics that can’t be processed or sold like
clamshells, takeout containers and cups. People should avoid using
these items because they can only go in the trash.

Some items should not go in the curbside recycling but can be

recycled elsewhere. Plastic bags can be recycled at local retail
stores, clothing and textiles can be donated to a worthy cause and
scrap metal can be dropped off at a bin in your city service
department or a local scrap metal yard.

If non-recyclable items are put into curbside recycling, they must be

sorted out and thrown away, making it an expensive piece of trash.
Proper recycling is important.
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