Trash
Trash is taken to the Fitchburg, Mass. landfill.
Paper
Paper is taken to the FCR Recycling Facility in Auburn, Massachusetts. At this site paper is loaded onto a conveyor belt where it is manually sorted into various separate categories. These categories include newspaper grade, magazines, high grade office paper, corrugated cardboard, kraft paper bags, and low grade paper. Once sorted the paper is baled and then sold to manufacturers for use in new paper products.
Commingled Containers
Glass, metal, and plastic containers go to the FCR Recycling facility in Auburn, Mass, where they are emptied onto the floor of the facility and then scooped onto a conveyor belt. From there they are sorted using a combination of mechanical and manual sorting techniques.
Glass - Glass is sorted into clear, green, brown, and small broken pieces.
Metal - Metal is separated into aluminum and ferrous metals.
Plastic - Plastic is sorted into #1 (mostly soda and juice bottles), #2 (mostly milk/water containers and laundry containers), and #3 - #7, all other containers.
Once sorted materials are baled and then marketed for reuse in new products.
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