EnviroSort

In November 2009 a new recycling sorting facility, EnviroSort, opened in Norton, near Worcester. EnviroSort, accepts all of the recycling collected in your recycling collection and is operated by our contractor Severn Waste Services.

Herefordshire Council, Worcestershire County Council and the District Authorities in Worcestershire have been working together to provide a common and simple system for the collection of dry (e.g. bottles, cans, paper) recyclable materials from households across the two Counties.

The authorities have adopted a system of mixed or ‘commingled’ collections whereby householders no longer have to sort or separate their recyclables before they are collected, all recycling can be placed in one container.

The commingled materials are delivered to EnviroSort, where they are separated and despatched to reprocessors for manufacture into goods.

To find out what happens at EnviroSort and use the link to see an animation of the sorting process.