Construction has begun of a NZ$3.8 million ($2.5 million) recycling plant in New Plymouth, New Zealand, that is expected to boost recycling capabilities in the region.
According to a report in the Taranaki Daily News, the “New Plymouth District Council’s Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) is due to open in October” 2015.
A council employee quoted by the newspaper says the MRF is expected to keep future landfilling costs in check while also yielding revenue from collected cardboard, metal and other secondary commodities.
The MRF is being built next to an existing waste transfer station.
Once the MRF is built, New Plymouth District will expand its recycling collection to include plastics Nos. 1 through 7. Currently only No. 1 and No. 2 plastics are being collected.
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