Please make sure you only place those items listed above in your yellow topped recycling bin.
There are no markets for other materials, even if they do contain the recycling symbol. As items are sorted by hand as well as by machine, unwanted items "clog" the system and slow the sorting process down.
Please place items in your bin LOOSE, not inside plastic bags as bagged items cannot be sorted properly and are treated as general waste and end up in landfill.
Please be careful with plastics as there are many different types and some are not recyclable. Only plastic bottles that display the recycling symbol on the bottom are recyclable and can be placed in your recycling bin.
How are recyclables collected?
Trucks use a "remote robotic arm" to grab ahold of the bin and to tip the contents in the hopper on top of the truck. Recyclables from approximately 300 bins can fit into one truck load. When the truck is full, your recyclables are taken to a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). The back compartment of teh truck tips up and the back door opens. Recyclables are deposited into the MRF holding area and are eventually palced onto a conveyor belt that trasnports the recyclables into the trommel.
At the MRF, the recyclables are sorted, separated and baled, ready for transportation off site for further processing. Further information with photos are available on the Mandurah Materials Recovery Facility page.
