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sorting plant ![click to hear : sorting plant click to hear : sorting plant](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Facility that receives and sorts recyclable material and then delivers it to a recycling center.
nonreusable residue waste ![click to hear : nonreusable residue waste click to hear : nonreusable residue waste](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Waste that cannot be converted into useful matter for reintroduction into the production cycle.
paper/paperboard sorting ![click to hear : paper/paperboard sorting click to hear : paper/paperboard sorting](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
burial ![click to hear : burial click to hear : burial](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Operation of compressing waste into layers 2 to 3 meters thick, and then covering them with at least 15 cm of earth.
incineration ![click to hear : incineration click to hear : incineration](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Technique used to dispose of waste consisting of burning waste material until it is sterile; the gases released do not cause pollution.
paper/paperboard separation ![click to hear : paper/paperboard separation click to hear : paper/paperboard separation](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Paper and paperboard are usually separated by means of suction.
baling ![click to hear : baling click to hear : baling](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Paperboard and paper are compressed and wrapped separately before they are shipped to recycling plants.
recycling ![click to hear : recycling click to hear : recycling](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Process by which waste is converted into useful raw material and reintroduced into the production cycle.
shredding ![click to hear : shredding click to hear : shredding](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Operation of reducing plastic materials to flakes.
optical sorting ![click to hear : optical sorting click to hear : optical sorting](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Pieces of glass are sorted by color (white, green or brown) using an optical detector.
compacting ![click to hear : compacting click to hear : compacting](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Operation of compressing metal waste to facilitate shipment to recycling plants.
magnetic separation ![click to hear : magnetic separation click to hear : magnetic separation](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
It is used to separate ferrous and nonferrous metals (e.g., aluminum, copper, lead) from other waste materials.
separate collection ![click to hear : separate collection click to hear : separate collection](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Collection of waste material sorted beforehand according to type, carried out by those who generate it (households and industry).
conveyor belt ![click to hear : conveyor belt click to hear : conveyor belt](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Continuous band on which waste is unloaded.
manual sorting ![click to hear : manual sorting click to hear : manual sorting](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
glass sorting ![click to hear : glass sorting click to hear : glass sorting](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
crusher ![click to hear : crusher click to hear : crusher](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
plastics sorting ![click to hear : plastics sorting click to hear : plastics sorting](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)