▁materials ▁at ▁later ▁stages ▁in ▁the ▁rec y cling ▁process . ▁The ▁different ▁collection ▁systems ▁can ▁result ▁in ▁different ▁levels ▁of ▁cont am ination . ▁Depending ▁on ▁which ▁materials ▁are ▁collected ▁together , ▁extra ▁effort ▁is ▁required ▁to ▁sort ▁this ▁material ▁back ▁into ▁separate ▁streams ▁and ▁can ▁significantly ▁reduce ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁final ▁product . ▁Transport ation ▁and ▁the ▁comp action ▁of ▁materials ▁can ▁make ▁it ▁more ▁difficult ▁to ▁separate ▁material ▁back ▁into ▁separate ▁waste ▁streams . ▁Sort ing ▁facilities ▁are ▁not ▁one ▁hundred ▁per ▁cent ▁effective ▁in ▁separ ating ▁materials , ▁despite ▁improvements ▁in ▁technology ▁and ▁quality ▁rec y cl ate ▁which ▁can ▁see ▁a ▁loss ▁in ▁rec y cl ate ▁quality . ▁The ▁storage ▁of ▁materials ▁outside , ▁where ▁the ▁product ▁can ▁become ▁wet , ▁can ▁cause ▁problems ▁for ▁re - process ors . ▁Re processing ▁facilities ▁may ▁require ▁further ▁sorting ▁steps ▁to ▁further ▁reduce ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁non - target ▁and ▁non - re cy cl able ▁material . ▁Each ▁action ▁along ▁the ▁rec y cling ▁path ▁plays ▁a ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁rec y cl ate . ▁ ▁Qu ality ▁rec y cl ate ▁action ▁plan ▁( Sc ot land ) ▁▁ ▁The ▁Rec y cl ate ▁Qu ality ▁Action ▁Plan ▁of ▁Scotland ▁sets ▁out ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁proposed ▁actions ▁that ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Government ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁take ▁forward ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁drive ▁up ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁materials ▁being ▁collected ▁for ▁rec y cling ▁and ▁sorted ▁at ▁materials ▁recovery ▁facilities ▁before ▁being ▁export ed ▁or ▁sold