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6 Solid waste collection and management would continue to be under local government control. It is possible that large increases in recycling may reduce the need for solid waste collection so the local governments may save on collection costs as the rate of waste generation goes down. , Processing: If the amount and types of recyclables is increased significantly to reach the overa1161% reduction goal by 2006, then Orange County would need a processing facility to sort out the recyclables and make them market-ready. Collection at the curb or business is, in some ways, the easiest part of the recycling cycle. Processing, sale and reuse are more challenging, since that is where the real "business" of recycling is. Sorting and processing are especially important if we are ever to achieve along-term stable market for mixed paper. The waste plan framework for construction and demolition waste Construction waste makes up approximately one- third of the material we landfill. As, much as 70% of this type of waste is recyclable as wood products, scrap metal, construction rock and dirt products. Most of our recycling efforts have concentrated on the other two-thirds of our waste but there is enormous potential in the construction waste sector. For 2001, the Owners Group has recommended a 20% reduction goal in this sector as part of the overall goal of 45% for all sectors by 2001. We believe that goal could be achieved with a construction materials salvage operation at the landfill and an , enforceable solid waste plan requirement for new construction or major renovations and demolitions in all jurisdictions. The County will be considering such an ordinance this year. To help meet the overa1161% reduction goal by 2006, waste in this sector must be reduced 58% by 2006, some type of sorting facility would be required to separate and process recyclable materials from mixed construction wastes.