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26 <br /> Attachment 2 <br /> C&D Recycling Task Force <br /> STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES <br /> • Adopt strategies to realize the 61 percent per capita waste reduction goal for Orange <br /> County by 2006, including C&D. <br /> • Ensure that waste management is a good neighbor ethically, environmentally and <br /> fiscally. <br /> • Seek public and private partners for management of Orange County's C&D waste. <br /> • Minimize the toxicity of the C&D waste stream. <br /> • Continue education of the public regarding the necessity of waste reduction, recycling <br /> and proper disposal. <br /> • Development of C&D recycling infrastructure should be led by Orange County local <br /> government. <br /> • Recycling should be mandated. <br /> • Recover costs of C&D waste mangement from generators to the greatest extent <br /> possible. <br /> • Recognize that C&D waste lends itself to recycling <br /> • Pursue C&D waste recycling in the most cost-effective manner possible, long-term as <br /> well as short-term. <br /> • Acknowledge that the recommendation of the C&D recycling task force to pursue <br /> recycling may require a commitment of additional land or further utilization of lands <br /> currently owned by the Solid Waste operation. <br /> 26 <br />