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centers at County solid waste disposal facilities. These <br /> centers could collect any materials for which there are <br /> markets. <br /> Some California disposal sites with on-site recycling <br /> programs contract out the recycling to private companies who <br /> run the programs as buy-back centers for a wide range of <br /> materials. The County could use that method, or it could have <br /> a buy-back program run by its own personnel. Another <br /> alternative would be to use minimal staffing and run the <br /> recycling areas as supervised drop-off centers. There could <br /> be a financial incentive for recycling at a drop off area by <br /> providing an entrance fee reduction credit for diverted <br /> materials. <br /> On the basis of the waste characterization study for the <br /> unincorporated area, residential recycling could initially <br /> target newsprint, recyclable glass, PET and HDPE containers, <br /> and aluminum cans. Newsprint makes up 9.4% of the <br /> residential waste stream, and adding recyclable aluminum, <br /> glass, and plastic brings the total to 15.5% of the <br /> residential waste stream. The same recyclable materials make <br /> up 4. 0% of the self-haul waste stream. <br /> When considering whether these programs should be <br /> operated by the public or private sector, it was determined <br /> that the private haulers and recyclers are better positioned <br /> to operate curbside, stationary buy-back and mobile buy-back <br /> programs. The County can locate drop-off programs at its <br /> disposal sites to supplement the diversion programs being <br /> carried out by the private sector. Because County sites <br /> serve self-haul customers, drop-off recycling offers a <br /> convenient service for those individuals and businesses. <br /> Chapter 4 - Recycling 22 <br />