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Collect and Recycle

Collect & Recycle is exhibiting at RWM Expo 2026 16–17 September · NEC Birmingham Stand RS-D164 · Hall 19 Hazardous waste · WEEE · Batteries · Chemicals · Nationwide collections

What Happens to Recycled Waste

Key Takeaways For households, collected materials are taken to a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). Materials are then cleaned, sorted and baled to be sold to reprocessors. Waste that can’t be recycled often goes to waste-to-energy plants, where it’s burned to generate electricity and heat. In recent years, the UK has...