Recycling Diverted
Definition
Recycling Diverted is the recycling material deliver to the Material Recovery Facility.
More information about the Material Recovery Facility
In 2020, almost 7.5 million KG (16.5 million lbs) of recyclable materials was delivered to the facility by either City collection crews or by commercial customers of the facility. This facility, known as “MRF” (murph) is considered a single stream facility as all materials—paper, fibers, plastics, metals, and other containers (City of Brandon).
The facility is operated by a staff of four who sort the materials into four (4) basic categories:
- Old Corrugated Cardboard (OCC) – One of only two commodities that are separated in the facility and marketed.
- Shredded Paper – This commodity is also sorted and marketed direct from this this facility.
- Commingled Recyclables – All other recyclable materials that are accepted under the Multi Material Stewardship Manitoba (MMSM) program.
- Residue – This is any material not currently accepted through the MMSM program.
Each of the three (3) recyclable material categories are sorted, baled, and then loaded on trailers where they are either marketed or are transported to another MRF where the comingled materials are sorted into specific commodities and then sold to processors who convert the product back into raw materials (City of Brandon).
At certain points in the process each item you recycle is turned into something new (City of Brandon).
Data Source
“Open Gov – Scorecard Details.” Opengov.brandon.ca, opengov.brandon.ca/scorecard-details.php?var=Recycling%20Diverted. Accessed 26 Jan. 2023.
Reference
“City of Brandon – Material Recovery Facility.” Brandon.ca, brandon.ca/recycling/material-recovery-facility. Accessed 26 Jan. 2023.
Recycling Diverted in the Sustainable Development Goals
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