Mixed waste arrives at the MRF
Your waste arrives at one of our special sorting facilities where it is weighed on a weighbridge before it is offloaded onto the sorting belt.
Why choose Averda for materials recovery facility (mrf)
Material recovery facility (MRF)
Averda is one of the few waste companies in South Africa that has its own MRFs, where our trained staff pick general waste from recyclable material to divert waste from landfill.
Recycling rebates
We share the profit we make from sales of reusable materials with our customers, allowing you to save money on the disposal of your waste. We’re able to do this through unique partnerships with key converters and end-users of recyclables.
Sorting at source
We can help you with the necessary training and equipment/tools needed to ensure correct sorting of your recycling from your general waste, at home, or in the workplace.
Transport logistics
We have a large fleet of our own specialised waste collection vehicles. At times we work with our recycling partners to take advantage of their logistics networks too. This allows us to ensure your recycling is collected at a time convenient to you.
How does it work?
Positively picking recyclables
Our team of pickers separate the waste into their various recyclable waste streams - plastic, glass, metal, cardboard and paper.
Baled recycling
Once sorted, the recyclable materials are baled up and sold on to one of our manufacturing partners to be reused.
Remaining waste
The remaining waste that cannot be recycled is then sent to a managed landfill site to be disposed of.
Averda is committed to driving up recycling in South Africa. We send mixed recyclables to our special sorting facilities across the country where plastics, glass, metals and paper are separated and baled for sale onto our partner manufacturers to be remade into new products.
These special sorting facilities are called ‘MRFs’ and as well as being good for the environment by diverting up to 85% of waste from landfill, they also provide safe, sanitary and regular employment for local communities.
How we support you
We support your recycling efforts through the proper training of sorting-at-source recycling, or by providing expertly trained labour to execute the sorting-at-source recycling for you.
We deliver visibility campaigns on your premises to provide education on the different waste streams, and why recycling is so important, to drive a positive culture change that has a big environmental impact.
We help you save money by sharing the rebates with you that we receive from the end-user.