 Portage County Material Recovery Facility |
 Material Recovery Facility |
 Weigh in first |
 On to the tipping floor |
 Recyclables come onto the line |
 Containers are hand and machine sorted |
 Sorting containers from above |
 Paper is hand sorted |
 Sorted Paper |
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 Down the line they go |
 Into the baler |
 Bales of cardboard weigh 1500 lbs! |
 Bales are stacked and stored for shipping |
 Bales of plastic weigh 1000 lbs! |
 Bales of like recyclables are loaded for sale |
 Trailers are then shipped to recyclable buyers |
 The MRF also recycles waste oil |
 And provides confidential document shredding to citizens and businesses |
 Here is the shredding machine |
 Composting education site |
 Education center and conference room |
