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7 <br /> Processing: <br /> If the amount and types of recyclables is increased significantly to reach the overall 61% <br /> reduction goal by 2006, then Orange Countyi would need a processing facility to sort out the <br /> recyclables and make them market-ready. .Co cation at the curb or business is, in some ways, <br /> the easiest part of the recycling cycle. Processing,sale and reuse are more challenging,since that <br /> is where the real"business"of recycling is. Sorting and processing are especially important if we <br /> are ever to achieve a long-term stable market far mixed paper. <br /> The Waste Plan Frammgdl for Construction and Demolition Waste <br /> Construction waste makes up approximately one•third of the material we landfill. As much as <br /> 70%of this type of waste is recyclable as wood products,scrap metal,construction rock and dirt <br /> products. Most of our recycling efforts have �o=entrat6d on the other two-thirds of our waste <br /> but there is enormous potential in the constructs®waste sector. <br /> For 2001,the Owners Group has recommended a 20'/o reduction goal in this sector as part of the <br /> overall goal of 45% for all sectors by 2001. iWe believe that goal could be achieved with a <br /> construction materials salvage operation at the landfill and an enforceable solid waste plan <br /> requirement for new construction or major renovations in all jurisdictions. The Owners Group <br /> recommended paying for both these programs,with a surcharge on building permit fees in all <br /> jurisdictions. <br /> To help meet the overall 61%reduction goal by 2006,waste in this sector must be reduced 58% <br /> 2006,some type of sorting facility would be regirired to separate and process recyclable materials <br /> from mixed construction wastes. <br /> i <br /> i <br /> _ f <br /> i <br />