The remaining glass and plastic items are sorted by hand.Īfter the materials have been separated into different streams, they are crushed into bales and transported to various manufacturers where they are reprocessed into new products such as glass jars, plastic containers, cardboard packaging and steel products.
RECYCLE BIN MANUAL
The manual sorters on these lines remove contaminants such as plastic bags, quilts and pillows, gas bottles, carpet and other items. The recyclable materials from homes and businesses are sorted into different categories or 'streams' of mixed paper and cardboard, steel, aluminium, glass, and plastics.Īutomated machines sort the aluminium, steel, paper and cardboard. The truck which empties all the recycling bins transports the materials to a materials recovery facility in Wingfield.Īt the materials recovery facility there is a combination of high-tech machines and manual labour to separate all the recycling. Soft plastic such as plastic bags, bread bags, magazine and newspaper wraps, food packaging and old 'reusable' shopping bags can be taken to the supermarkets participating in the Redcycle program (link below). Videotapes, strapping, string, rope, soft plastics and chip packets can get caught in machinery, causing breakdowns at the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) so please put these items into the waste bin (red lid). Collect hard plastic lids and small plastic items such as bread tags in a plastic milk bottle and when full, place the container in the recycling bin.Ī steel lid can be placed inside a steel can and the top squeezed shut to prevent it from falling out. Plastic lids can be recycled when placed inside a clean plastic bottle. Remove lids from jars, bottles and plastic containers before putting these in the recycling bin (yellow lid). Heavily stained pizza boxes can go in the organics bin, compost bin or worm farm. Pizza boxes can be recycled if not heavily stained with oil or pizza scraps. Remove plastic wrap from newspapers and magazines. Leave newspapers and cardboard unbundled and loose.
RECYCLE BIN FREE
Ensure containers are free of food (rinse with leftover dishwasher or scrape any food out).