Rhondda Cynon Taff council has now rolled its kerbside scheme out to every one of its 104,000 households.
 Garvin Freeman of Corus and Lynne Davies of AMGEN Cymru with cans destined for recycling in Rhondda Cynon Taff. |
The MRF – which has a capacity to handle 7,500 tonnes of waste – takes in paper, plastic, cans and glass after opening in November 2005. The facility is run by AMGEN Cymru – the Rhonda Cynon Taff council-owned waste company.
AMGEN Cymru has been assisted in developing the MRF by steel packaging reprocessor Corus, which provided an overband magnet for the facility to separate out steel cans that can then be taken by the company for reprocessing.
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Gavin Freeman, Corus Recycling's development representative for the South and South West, said: “Householders can recycle a substantial number of steel cans through their recycling boxes as two thirds of the ‘tins’ found on supermarket shelves are actually made from steel.
“Every household gets through a huge amount steel packaging so we would encourage everyone to remember to keep up their recycling efforts,” Mr Freeman said.
There is also a compost facility on AMGEN's site, where 8,000 tonnes of green waste is handled each year after collection from the kerbside.
Hopes are the new site will help Rhonda Cynon Taff council improve its position as the second worst authority for recycling and composting in Wales during 2004/05.
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