The Ford Materials Recycling Facility is one of the most technically advanced centres of its type in the country. Our photo gallery gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse of what takes place there. Find out more in our full report here: What happens to your recycling in West Sussex? We visited the Ford facility to find out
Tony Longworth, the MRF production manager, is one of 74 staff at the site
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By the end of the process, it will end up in a single-material bale like this
Derek Martin
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Around 76,000 tonnes of recycled material goes through the facility each year
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Four people remove any items that should not be in the recycling by hand
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