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Waste managing alternatives
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Sorting and recycling allows the recovery of raw materials, which can be later used to manufacture new products.
Consumers are asked to sort their waste using different refuse binds. That facilitates the work of the sorting centre staff.
Two types of waste are accepted at the sorting centre:
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Household waste: packaging (glass, plastic, aluminium, cardboard and steel) as well as newpapers and magazines. |
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Commercial and industrial waste: card, paper, wood, metal, plastic, building site waste,... |
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Once the waste arrives at the centre, it takes place an initial pre-sorting and a first phase of mechanical sorting. After that, a manual process is applied and material is separated in two different groups:
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Reusable material |
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Non-recyclable material, which is normally sent to incinerating facilities where it is recovered to energy |
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Reusable material is packed and sent either to recycling facilities or they are supplied to industry for reuse (for example, card for the paper industry, plastic for manufacturing piping, etc).
Sorting waste not only contributes to saving natural resources, but also provides citizens with the reassurance that the waste they sort in the home is indeed sent back to the relevant industry for recycling.
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