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Sanitation Company, a Delta Container Company, was begun by <br /> a creative employee hired to initiate recycling education in <br /> the schools. She has won recognition for inventing the <br /> character, Granny Garbage, who brings the recycling message <br /> to 6th graders in and around Stockton as part of a <br /> comprehensive recycling curriculum. Both of these <br /> educational programs are available to the schools in the <br /> unincorporated area served by the two companies. <br /> V1. Evaluation of Recycling Program Alternatives: <br /> Following is a discussion of the recycling program <br /> alternatives which were studied by the County for possible <br /> inclusion in its recycling program. The alternatives include <br /> curbside collection, drop-off centers, buy-back centers and mobile <br /> collection for recycling from the residential waste stream, and <br /> source separation or manual or mechanical separation for recycling <br /> from the commercial and industrial waste streams. Salvage <br /> programs at solid waste disposal facilities would involve the <br /> entire waste stream. <br /> A. Residential Recycling: Curbside Collection, Drop-Off, Buy-Back, and <br /> Mobile Buy-Back Centers: <br /> PROGRAM DISCUSSION: <br /> Recycling from the residential waste stream and from the <br /> residential portion of the self-haul waste stream is best <br /> done using source separation. Several alternatives for <br /> diverting recyclable materials exist when homeowners separate <br /> recyclables from their trash. The alternatives include <br /> curbside recycling, buy-back centers, drop-off centers, and <br /> mobile collection programs. <br /> Chapter 4 - Recycling 20 <br />