In mixed waste collection, recyclates are collected mixed with the rest of the waste, and the desired materials are sorted out and cleaned at a central sorting facility. This results in a large amount of recyclable waste (especially paper) being too soiled to reprocess, but has advantages as well: The city need not pay for the separate collection of recyclates, no public education is needed, and any changes to the recyclability of certain materials are implemented where sorting occurs.
In mixed waste collection recyclates are collected mixed with the rest of the waste and the desired materials are sorted out and cleaned at a central sorting facility This results in a large amount of recyclable waste (especially paper) being too soiled to reprocess but has advantages as well The city need not pay for the separate collection of recyclates no public education is needed and any changes to the recyclability of certain materials are implemented where sorting occurs