Material Recovery Facility: Difference between revisions

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A Material Recovery Facility is often referred to as a ‘MRF’ and is generically a facility that sorts, grades and prepares waste fractions suitable for onward dispatch to Reprocessors. Many also refer to a MRF as a Material Recycling Facility, which is not strictly true in that the MRF separates the material for onward recycling rather than recycling the material in its own right.

There are essentially three broad types of MRF:

"Clean" MRFs that accept materials from source separation schemes and Dry Mixed Recyclables (DMR).
"Dirty" MRFs which extract recyclables from mixed MSW and Commercial Waste and are generally more focused on producing a Waste Derived Fuel (WDF).
Material specific MRFs for example:
- Construction and Demolition Waste and skip wastes
- Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
- Plastic materials and purpose designed PRFs

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-A Material Recovery Facility is often referred to as a ‘MRF’ and is generically a facility that sorts, grades and prepares waste fractions suitable for onward dispatch to [[Reprocessors]]. Many also refer to a MRF as a Material Recycling Facility, which is not strictly true in that the MRF separates the material for onward recycling rather than recycling the material in its own right. "Clean" MRFs accept materials from source separation schemes and [[Dry Mixed Recyclables]] ([[DMR]]). ‘Dirty’ MRFs extract recyclables from mixed [[MSW]] and [[Commercial Waste]] and are generally more focused on producing a [[WDF]]. There are other MRFs which are focused on particular waste streams as well – for example [[Construction and Demolition Waste]] and skip wastes, and [[Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment]].
+A [[Material Recovery Facility]] is often referred to as a ‘[[MRF]]’ and is generically a facility that sorts, grades and prepares waste fractions suitable for onward dispatch to [[Reprocessors]]. Many also refer to a MRF as a Material Recycling Facility, which is not strictly true in that the MRF separates the material for onward recycling rather than recycling the material in its own right.
+There are essentially three broad types of MRF:
+*'''"Clean" MRFs''' that accept materials from source separation schemes and [[Dry Mixed Recyclables]] ([[DMR]]).
+*'''"Dirty" MRFs''' which extract recyclables from mixed [[MSW]] and [[Commercial Waste]] and are generally more focused on producing a [[Waste Derived Fuel]] ([[WDF]]).
+*'''Material specific MRFs''' for example:
+**[[Construction and Demolition Waste]] and skip wastes
+**[[Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment]]
+**[[Plastic]] materials and purpose designed '''[[PRF]]s'''