Advanced Disposal, a hauler that operates in 17 states, explains the processing that occurs within a Materials Recovery Facility:
Advantages
- Reduced sorting effort by residents leads to increased participation
- Reduced collection cost, single compartment trucks interchange between waste and recycling
- Expands the list of acceptable recyclable materials
Disadvantages
- Initial capital cost for carts, collection vehicles, and processing facilities
- Contamination of raw materials can degrade quality of certain final products
- Unmarketable end products head to the landfill
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