A MRF or Material Recovery Facility is a large machine that is specially made to sort through the recyclable rubbish that is regularly collected. It separates the rubbish into its different categories so they can be recycled.

The steps of the MRF are:

	Step 1. The recyclable rubbish is brought in and dumped near the MRF.
	Step 2. The recyclable rubbish is placed on a conveyer belt to be fed into the MRF.
	Step 3. Majority of paper is separated from rest of rubbish on a rotating drum called a Trommel.
	Step 4. Finer paper is taken out on a wobble conveyor.
	Step 5. A large magnet attracts all the steel cans and removes them.
	Step 6. Aluminium cans are taken out in a "Wind Eddie".
	Step 7. The plastic is then blown from the rest of the rubbish using an air draft.
	Step 8. This leaves glass which is separated into clear glass, green glass and brown glass.

Note: Each step has quality control personnel monitoring the progress of the MRF to optimise the amount of rubbish that will be recycled.

Constructing a MRF

Shoalhaven Recycling can construct a MRF from scratch at any new location as required. We are available to small to medium councils across NSW and can manage the entire recycling process from kerbside and commercial collection to material recovery.