The Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) will accept waste that would otherwise have gone to landfill. The waste going through the MRF will typically be from retail parks and be rich in recyclable packaging such as cardboard and polythene. These recyclable materials will be sorted, separated out and then baled for onward transportation to reprocessors such as paper mills and plastics factories. The non-recyclable portions, such as waste from a canteen and contaminated packaging, will go to the Energy Recovery Building to generate renewable electricity and heat.

Having the MRF ensures that we are recycling materials of value rather than using recyclate to feed the energy plant (see section on Waste Hierarchy). The MRF will recycle in excess of 60% of the waste going through the plant. This will be some 13,000 to 15,000 tonnes of material each year that would otherwise have been landfilled and lost forever.

Job roles will range from management, administration, fork-lift drivers and operatives.

 

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