The works
Sorting plant
Mixed dry recycling is separated by material here.
DraftA made-up place
Who works here
What happens here
Mixed recycling is sorted here, by people and by machines.
Paper and card are separated, magnets pull out steel cans, and scanners pick out different plastics. The sorted materials go on to factories that make new things from them.
This part is how it works in real life. Source: Recycle Now, how is it recycled?.
Stories here
The paper’s next chapterPriya follows old paper through the mill to a new roll.Read nowThe paper millBack to the town map
Draft, 21 October 2026. Gullbrae is made up, and its bins are not your council’s. The words and pictures are not yet reviewed by an educator.