Editorial photo #1817235 Human Interest

Zero Waste Goal for Recyclables Recovery Process in Philadelphia, PA

Employees manually sort out as a conveyer belts transport sorted and unsorted materials during the recyclables recovery process at the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), in South Philadelphia, PA, on February 13th, 2017. Recyclables collected on the weekly Philadelphia Streets Dept. Sanitation Division' routes are sorted at the MRF and at the end of the process bundled in bales of the same type of materials. (Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto)