What Happens to the Recycling Material?
The recycling is taken to a materials recycling facility (MRF). There it is mechanically sorted and separated into its respective materials. The MRF then sells the material to merchants all over the country, where it is recycled into various products.
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Updated information about the expansion of the SWITCH (Saving Waste in the Charnwood Home) project in new areas around the Council.
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Information about what should be placed in the White Mind Recycling Sack.
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information on how to avoid unaddressed mail
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Summary of all recycling & composting consultations in Charnwood circa 2003.
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List of appendixes and links to PDF files containing recycling consultation
