 1. Portage County Material Recovery Facility |
 2. Material Recovery Facility |
 3. Weigh in first |
 4. On to the tipping floor |
 5. Containers on one side |
 6. Paper on the other |
 7. Recyclables come onto the line |
 8. Containers are hand and machine sorted |
 9. Sorting containers from above |
 10. Paper is hand sorted |
 11. Sorted Paper |
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 13. Down the line they go |
 14. Into the baler |
 15. Bales of cardboard weigh 1500 lbs! |
 16. Bales are stacked and stored for shipping |
 17. Bales of plastic weigh 1000 lbs! |
 18. Bales of like recyclables are loaded for sale |
 19. Trailers are then shipped to recyclable buyers |
 20. The MRF also recycles waste oil |
 21. And provides confidential document shredding to citizens and businesses |
 22. Here is the shredding machine |
 23. Composting education site |
 24. Education center and conference room |
