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48 <br />4, <br />6. two compost bins sales, <br />Added efforts focusing on development of hazardous waste <br />collections have included the following: <br />1. Continued promotion and operating the latex paint exchange, which exchanged over 2,000 gallons of <br />paint; <br />2. Expanding hazardous waste collection program by modifying our permit application to include small <br />business waste, <br />Next Year (1999-001 <br />• General recycling volumes are estimated to total 6,800 tons without landfill salvage or white goods, <br />resulting in a cost of $145 per ton without a tipping fee credit, or $105 with a $40 per ton credit. Removing <br />the projected $110,000 cost of household hazardous waste puts recycling collection costs at a projected <br />average of $128 per ton or $88 with a tipping fee credit of $40 per ton. <br />• General programs will include the following: <br />1. monthly collection of household hazardous wastes and latex paint one Saturday per month; <br />2. expansion of commercial glass collections to five additional sites and food waste at four sites; <br />~~ 3. expansion of multifamily to ten additional sites; <br />Key objectives for fiscal year 1999-00 include the following: <br />• to recycle about 7,600 tons of materials, including only those materials from Orange Community Recycling <br />programs plus white goods and landfill salvage. Programs excluded are mulch, I1NC, other private <br />collections, Orange Community's curbside program and private, in-house efforts, such as grocery store <br />cardboard); <br />• to assist the small business sectors of the community in compliance with proper disposal of hazardous <br />wastes using the existing household hazardous waste facility, <br />• to improve the efficiency and increase amount of public outreach and education on recycling and waste <br />reduction targeted at specific sectors including at least one campaign each for multi-family housing, hotels, <br />schools and office complexes; <br />• to maintain all existing programs and improve general recycling rates, without curbside by 9%; <br />• Continue with implementation of County-wide solid waste reduction plan <br /> <br />