The state-of-the-art facility, supported by a £ 1.7 million investment by the Welsh Government, has the capacity to sort 270,000 t of comingled material and has been designed to achieve the highest recovery rates in the UK of 99%. In addition to a unique design, the facility has the latest sorting and screening equipment in the market.

Using UPM’s technical knowledge combined with world-class installers and technology providers, the MRF will output high quality materials for further reprocessing off site. 120,000 t of high quality paper will be recovered for paper making at the North Wales site.