Yes and No.

Recycling must be source-separated (ie. by the resident or business) so that container recyclables are put in one blue bag and paper/fibre recyclables are put in a separate blue bag. Bags of recycling that have containers and fibres in the same bag cannot be processed in the Recycling Facility and go to landfill.

There are two processing lines in the Recycling Facility, one for containers and the other for fibres. As the recyclables move along the conveyor-belt line a combination of manual and mechanical separation takes place.

The fibres line is all sorted manually by staff who take items from the line and put them in the appropriate chute that leads to a bunker.

The containers line has both manual and mechanical separation. Mechanical separation using a magnet removes steel and an eddy current that removes aluminum from the line and to their appropriate bunkers. All other containers including plastics, tetra paks and gable cartons are sorted manually by staff.

The level of carbons in the gas may make a difference in how feasible it is to use as a fuel source for generating electricity.