Materials recovery facility (MRF)

Materials recovery facility (MRF)

This is a facility where recyclable materials are separated, sorted and processed for sale. This process includes separating recyclable materials (manually or by machine) according to type, and baling or otherwise preparing the separated material for sale. Operating costs and revenues for MRF's are accounted for as a separate line of business.

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materials recovery facility (MRF)

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