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Contamination Hurts OC <br />MRF rebates dropping; we bank on that revenue <br />Damage to equipment and danger to staff <br />Waste of time, material, fuel and money <br />— 50% of dedicated staff to clean -up contaminated carts <br />drop -off and commercial sites, salary /benefits - $22,300 <br />— 5% or 30 minutes of each day for all drivers, processing <br />pad staff and supervisor salary /benefits - $42,900 <br />— Fuel and maintenance of dedicated truck and 1% of <br />collection trucks- $8,300 <br />— Supplies (education materials, oops tags) - $1,500 <br />— Disposal costs of contaminated material - $1,000 <br />Total - $76,000 <br />Makes program, towns, tourist areas look bad <br />— "Broken Window Theory" <br />— Ripple effect of ordinance violations <br />