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MaterialRecoveryF In contrast, a MWPF accepts regular municipal solid waste. The waste is sorted from the tipping floor into recyclable materiais and non-recvclable residue. The recvclable stream is then sorted furtherinto marketable maren- als streams, and the residue is trans- ported to a landfill or to other disposal alternatives. MWPFs, on average. tend to handle larger amounts of waste on a daily basis than do MRFs. J STATUS OF FACILITIES There is no question that recycling processing has been a growth indus- trv. This growth was driven in the early 1990s by political, regulatory and popular demand and is now being driven in pan by market demand for certain materials. The strength of certain markets, particularly paper, has created a new interest in the processing municipal recyclables. 11' Eastern Wire Products offers a full range of wire products that assures outstanding performance — at the right price. • Galvanized single -loop bale ties • Square -Lok bale ties • Automatic baling wire on carriers or in 100# boxes • Straight and cut wire to your specs • Merchant -quality wire • Other specialty wire • Sod Staples For all vour wire needs, we've got you covered. Call today for a quote and/or samples. 5301 W. 5th Street • JacKsonville, FL 32254 Toll -Free Order Line: 24 -Hour Fax Order Line: 1-800.351.8138 904-781.1604 Circle 31 on reader service card 40 AUGUST 1995 RECYCLING Tooae Under certain circumstances, the adage of"gold in garbage" is becoming reality. GAA's 1991 study found 100 MRFs operating or planning to operate in the United States. More than one-half (55 percent) were found in the Northeast, with the other projects distributed over the remainder of the country. By 1993, this number hadjust about doubled to 222 projects. The Northeast still dominated with 41 percent of the projects, but the distribution had become more even with respect to other regions. Today, there are 337 MRFs, an increase of 52 percent over 1993, and the dominance of the Northeast has diminished even further. That region now contains 31 percent of the facilities, with the South containing 26 percent, the Nornccentral at 25 percent and the West with 18 percent of the projects (see figure 1, page 44). Both the Midwest and the South have seen great increases in the proportion of projects located there, while the West has remained stable Currently, there are 337 MRFs operating in the United States, an increase of 52 percent over 1993, with the majority of the facilities in the Northeast. since 1993. Clearly, recycling is no longer restricted to the population centers of the Northeast It is being done throughout the country. Interestingly, a predicted national trend towards MWPFs has not occurred. As of 1993, GAA identified 35 mixed waste projects, with the majority located in the Midwest and West. The Northeast had only a few of these facilities. Today, there are 47 MWPFs, ajump of about 34 percent The largest proportion of these projects are found in the West. Figure 2 reflects the regional distribution. What is most startling is the degree to which the South has embraced the concept of mixed waste processing. MWPFs have the advantage of not requiring a separate collection for recvclables. In addition, residents do no[ have to pre -son their refuse