- Glass jars and bottles placed in mixed recycling are transported to the recycling center at the landfill.
- Next, all recyclables collected at the recycling center are transported to a Material Recovery Facility (MRF).
- At the MRF, glass containers are separated and crushed.
- The crushed glass heads to Momentum Recycling to be screened and cleaned.
- After Momentum Recycling processes the glass, it is shipped to bottling plants in Colorado.
- Glass cullet is sold and melted down to make new products.
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- Metal cans arrive at the MRF mixed with other recyclables.
- Various methods separate the mixed recyclables based on material type.
- Screens isolate fiber from containers.
- Magnets and eddy currents (powerful magnetic fields) separate steel and aluminum.
- Both types of metal are baled separately, shipped to domestic aluminum and steel smelters, and made into something new!
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Glass recycling at Momentum Recycling
See what happens to the glass you recycle after it's transported to Momentum Recycling for processing. Momentum Recycling is located in Broomfield, CO.
