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U PROPOSAL FOR WASTE REDUCTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF COUNTY INTER OFFICE "PAPER BACK" PROGRAM Senate Bill 111 requires that counties reduce the amount of waste that goes to the landfill by 25% by .Tune of 1993. In order to accomplish this goal, all contributors to the solid waste stream must adopt practices to reduce the amount that goes to the landfill, including Orange County. Waste reduction is best accomplished through waste reduction at the source, reuse, recycling and composting. The following is a plan to encourage Orange County employees and users of County buildings to maximize our potential for reducing our waste stream. Components of the plan include: * Waste Audit * Total Recovery of Recyclables from the Waste Stream * Evaluation of Existing System and Ways of Enhancing * Education Waste Audit The Public Works Department is currently conducting a waste audit to determine: 1) The types and amount of recyclable items that are going into our waste that we do not have inter office bins for (plastic, glass, cardboard,, blueprint paper, magazines, mixed paper), and 2) The amount of recyclable items that are going into our waste that we do have inter office bins for. Upon this determination, staff will be able to devise a plan specific to our needs and make the most of our resources as we try to rapture as much of our recyclable waste stream as possible. Total Recovery of Recyclables From the Waste Stream In order to effectively enhance our "Paper Bark" program and reduce the amount of waste going to the landfill, the following information is needed: 1) Items that are recyclable - Currently, the following. recyclable items are accepted in Orange County: . aluminum, tin cans, newsprint, white paper, green bar computer paper, blueprint paper, colored paper, green glass, brown glass, clear glass, plastics 1,2,3 and 5, magazines and glossy catalogs, used motor oil, cardboard and brown paper bags and plastic grocery 3