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Accordingly, 100 percent participation in the recycling program with 100 percent recovery efficiency of participants would divert 25 percent of the residential waste stream. Realistically, participation will be consid- erably less than 100 percent. Table D-1 illustrates the diversion of mate- rials from landfill as a function of participation without consideraion of recovery efficiency of each participant. Participation -Rate 100 percent 90 percent 80 percent 60 percent 50 percent 40 percent 30 percent 20 percent 10 percent 5 percent Diversion from Landfill 30 percent 27 percent 24 percent 18 percent 15 percent 12 percent 9 percent 6 percent 3 percent 1.5 percent Participation rates vary from community to community and by program type.' Curbside programs typically enjoy the highest participation rate fol- lowed by buy-back and donation centers. Benefits of Source -Separation The major benefits of source -separation, as with most other methods of recycling, consist of: • Materials Conservation • Energy Conservation • Landfill Capacity Conservation • Greater Public Awareness The materials conservation benefit results from displacement of virgin feed stocks in the manufacture of new products. Energy conservation accrues due to the reduce energy requirements of converting secondary materials to new products when compared to manufacture from virgin feedstock. According to a report recently released by the California State Waste Management Board, entitled "Energy Analysis of Secon- dary Materials Use and Product Manufacture," the net energy savings associated with curbside recycling by material is as follows: