At a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), mixed recyclables, (glass, paper, aluminum cans) are sorted, crushed, shredded and/or baled mechanically or manually. This is an intermediate processing step between local curbside and drop-off collections, and the end users who recycle these materials into new products.
In 2008, in the St. Louis metropolitan area, three privately owned companies and two cities operate MRFs. These regional processing facilities service the District and the St. Louis metropolitan area.
Smurfit-Stone, Southside Recycling, Northside Recycling and Resource Management operate facilities that accept residential and commercial recovered materials from a variety of haulers.
Two cities in the region operate MRFs. University City operates a small scale MRF processing recyclables collected by the city. The University City facility also serves as a Transfer Station. The City of St. Peters, in St. Charles County, operates Recycle City as a MRF and Yard Waste processor.
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