Minneapolis Recycling Class
Residential recycling services overview
Contamination rate definition and metrics
Recycling sorting process at Material Recovery Facility (MURF)
Contamination inspection and cart removal policy
Recyclability criteria: collection, sorting, and marketing
Specific sorting techniques: magnetism, eddy currents, optical sorting
Material-specific guidelines: paper, metals, plastics, and glass
Challenges of problematic packaging and black plastics
Recycled product lifecycles and downcycling
Quiz requirements for cart reinstatement
Full Document Analysis
Notable Quotes (3)
If you're here because your recycling carts were taken away for contamination, you must take the quiz to get your carts back.
Every sorting facility in the country has to shut down at least twice a day to do this. Not only is it costly to shut down, but it's also dangerous for the employees who have to crawl into the machine and cut out the bags.
There are currently no laws when it comes to what packaging producers can put on their products. So don't believe everything you see written on the packaging.
People (1)
AngeloRecycling InstructorExplaining residential recycling procedures and policies.
2 quotes
Explaining residential recycling procedures and policies.
“If you get more than one of these tags within a six-month period, a work order is automatically generated for your recycling carts to be removed.”
Describing the consequence of repeated recycling contamination.
“When in doubt, throw it out.”
Advising on how to handle ambiguous recyclable materials.
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Events & Meetings (1)
- Recycling Training Class (Duration approximately 14:38)