Materials Recovery Facility

The MRF (pronounced "murf") is a key element of the WPWMA program to help Placer County communities meet California's mandated recycling goals. To continue meeting the goals, the MRF is scheduled for expansion starting in 2006. This expansion will double its processing capacity to over 2,000 tons of garbage per day and increase the amount of recyclable materials recovered from the waste stream by about 20%.

The MRF receives and sorts through both municipal and commercial waste to recover recyclable materials, including:

• Wood/greenwaste processed for compost & woodchips
• Metal - ferrous/metallic items
• Plastic - many grades
• Glass - all colors
• Paper - newspaper, junk mail, phonebooks, magazines, scrap paper, paperboard and cardboard

Materials that cannot be recycled are taken to the landfill. Currently, the MRF diverts approximately 40% of the material received from going to the landfill, helping Placer County comply with a state-mandated recycling rate.

• Acceptance of self-hauled waste (fees)
• Recyclable materials Buy-Back Center
• Disposal of Household Hazardous Waste
• Sale of Compost and Wood Chips
• Hours and Location for the above facilities

MRF Tours – have resumed, now that our expansion is complete.

If your school or group would like a tour of the MRF, please call
(916) 543-3985 or send a request to info@wpwma.com