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Milton Keynes Material Recovery Facility (MRF)

Milton Keynes Material Recovery Facility (MRF). Every year a typical UK household throws away. 120 kg of food waste. 20 batteries. 500 glass bottles and jars. 6 trees worth of paper. 10 truck loads of green waste. 1,000 food and drinks cans. Waste Issues for Milton Keynes and Nationally.

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Milton Keynes Material Recovery Facility (MRF)

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  1. Milton Keynes Material Recovery Facility (MRF)

  2. Every year a typical UK household throws away 120 kg of food waste 20 batteries 500 glass bottles and jars 6 trees worth of paper 10 truck loads of green waste 1,000 food and drinks cans

  3. Waste Issues for Milton Keynes and Nationally • Landfill environmentally unsustainable • Rising costs – landfill tax • Government Legislation – recycling targets • Growth of Milton Keynes

  4. Onepass Truck

  5. Rear and Side of Onepass Refuse Lorry

  6. Milton Keynes Recycling Containers

  7. Blue Box No Thanks!

  8. Green Bin and Kitchen Caddy

  9. Yellow bag

  10. Pink Sack

  11. Conveyor belts inside the MRF

  12. Sorting by hand in the paper cabin

  13. What does it all turn into when recycled?

  14. Why Should I Recycle? • Landfill is not sustainable – it is not a long-term solution to the problem of waste • Reduces amount of raw materials quarried, mined and grown • Saves energy instead of making from new • Creates jobs

  15. Contact Details www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/recycling recycling@milton-keynes.gov.uk 01908 252570

  16. We can all recycle!

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