How We Recycle

The cycle for the collection, processing and shipping of the recyclable material is as follows:

1. Customer segregates recyclables by putting into blue bin/bags or commercial recycling bin/skip/bag
2. Materials are collected by truck and delivered to Barna Waste (Galway)
3. Materials are unloaded in the mixed recyclables section of the waste transfer building
4. Materials are fed into the Ballistic Separating Machine
5. The machine segregates 75% of the material for us
6. Materials are then fed by conveyor into our picking station to complete the segregation process manually
7. Materials end up in bunkers segregated into their own fractions
8. Materials are then taken from bunker and baled into large bales
9. Bales are loaded onto containers and shipped off site for recycling
   

Click here for a breakdown of the grades of material that are currently being produced through the picking station at the Barna Waste facility