INDUSTRY DEFINITION:
Recycled materials are collected from the curb or drop-off in two material streams, typically fiber or paper (newspaper, magazines, catalogs, mixed paper, cardboard, etc.) and commingled containers (plastic, glass, metal, and sometimes cartons, or aseptic containers). Further material sortation is required at the material recovery facility or MRF through a combination of automated equipment and manual sorting. Dual stream collection is considered a collection method that delivers higher-quality recyclables to end markets.
PUBLIC-FACING LANGUAGE:
Paper and Containers
CATEGORY:
Collection Term
NOTES:
Separates paper items like office paper, mixed paper, paperboard, and flattened cardboard from plastic, metal, nd glass containers and packaging. These items may be in separate collection containers/carts or may be collected on a different day of the week. Most people do not think of recycling in "streams" like waste, organics, and recycling strams. Our industry describes streams in the form of collection and processing.
