5 December 2016 Case study

The Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs) Sorting Guide

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Our sorting materials guide provides end-to-end guidance on Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs) compliance, regulation, material sources, quality output, and the key aspects of running a successful sorting and reprocessing operation.

There are a number of strict regulations MRFs operators must abide by whilst also developing technological and testing processes and best practices to ensure both compliance and efficiency. This includes the value, volume and quality of material as well as the testing processes involved in the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2014.

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  • WRAP-pb14150-mrf-guide.pdf

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  • WRAP-WRAP Plastics Compositional Analysis FINAL v2b_May 1 2015_0.pdf

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  • WRAP-Materials facilities regulations information sheet.pdf

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  • WRAP-MRF Output Material Quality Thresholds Report.pdf

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  • WRAP-MRF Quality Assessment Study.pdf

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  • WRAP-RecoveringValueMRFs.3644.pdf

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  • WRAP-MF Sampling Guidance April 2014.pdf

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  • Sampling procedure flow chart and sampling requirements 7 0 FINAL.pptx

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  • WRAP case study - Bywaters (Leyton) Ltd MRF.pdf

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  • WRAP case study - Milton Keynes MRF.pdf

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