Inside a Single-Stream MRF

摘要

Is single-stream collection "the beginning of the end" of successful recycling, especially for recovered fiber, as one paper mill critic warned this year at a recycling conference? Or is it a way to both increase fiber recovery and help municipalities keep their recycling programs by making curbside collection economical, as a single-stream supporter countered? The proof, of course, is in the paper, which is why Brian Fielkow, a vice president of Recycle America Alliance (and the single-stream supporter mentioned above), isn't shy about inviting potential customers, critics, students, and the just-plain-curious to visit one of his company's newest, state-of-the-art single-stream facilities.