The Big Sort An Insiders Tour of a Recycling Plant

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http://www.sciencefriday.com • Every day at the Sims Municipal Recycling facility in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, roughly 800 tons of recyclables meander through a tangle of machines, scanners, and conveyor belts. Mountains of discarded metals, glass, and plastic are sifted, sorted, and bundled into bails, eventually transforming into marketable commodities. • Produced by Luke Groskin • Music by Audio Network • Additional Stills and Video by • Chittenden Solid Waste District - C.C. BY-NC 3.0 • NY City Lens - C.C. BY-NC 3.0 • Sims Recycling

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