A group of industry partners installed a portable secondary sorting system in Portland where selected materials from the area’s four existing materials recovery facilities (MRFs) will be further sorted in order to increase recycling bale quality and bale value while creating new streams of recycled material.
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Developing End Markets
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A group of industry partners installed a portable secondary sorting system in Portland where selected materials from the area’s four existing materials recovery facilities (MRFs) will be further sorted in order to increase recycling bale quality and bale value while creating new streams of recycled material.
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Portland, OR
By The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS), the American Chemistry Council (ACC), AmSty, Berry Global, the Carton Council, LyondellBasell and Metro (Portland, OR).
A group of industry partners installed a portable secondary sorting system in Portland where selected materials from the area’s four existing materials recovery facilities (MRFs) will be further sorted in order to increase recycling bale quality and bale value while creating new streams of recycled material.
Why it Matters
If the 60-day pilot project shows results then it can be replicated in cities around the country, making it easier for consumers to recycle more products and easier for plastics recyclers and manufacturers to get access to recycled materials.
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