recycling area

Sorting station locale

A recycling area is a designated space where recyclable materials are collected or sorted.

The term applies at various scales—from a corner of an office with labeled bins to a municipal facility where residents drop off glass, paper, and plastics: The recycling area is behind the main building.

Also called a recycling center or recycling station.

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sorting station · waste · waste management · containers · green · compost · plastic · glass · bottles · bottle return · cans · cardboard · deposit · collection · dumpster · center · drop-off · curbside pickup

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waste destination

recycling arealandfill

Waste burial ground

garbage dump · dump · trash heap · incinerator · rubbish tip

material flow direction

recycling areamine

Ore excavation site

quarry · oil well · logging site · manufacturing plant · factory

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