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1 <br /> sites, the methods, equipment and manpower needed to separate <br /> _ the materials, and the potential markets for the diverted <br /> materials. <br /> Material recovery facilities (MRFs) could be utilized in <br /> the northern, central and southern areas of the County. MRFs <br /> consist of large buildings where site users enter and dump <br /> their waste on a tipping floor. Light equipment and manual <br /> labor can be used to manually remove and sort recyclable <br /> materials from the waste stream. When properly designed, the <br /> MRFs may be expanded in the future by adding mechanized <br /> procedures to remove larger quantities of recyclable <br /> materials from the waste stream. <br /> MRFs could also be used to sort and consolidate <br /> recyclable materials collected by curbside recycling <br /> programs. <br /> Generally, MRFs are costly to permit, develop, and <br /> operate. Considerable economies of scale may be realized if <br /> two or more jurisdictions jointly utilize the same <br /> facilities. MRFs could be owned and operated by the County <br /> or by the private sector; or the facility could be owned by <br /> the County and operated by a private entity. As MRFs become <br /> more sophisticated, use of private companies specializing in <br /> separation, baling and marketing might be preferable to using <br /> County staff. However, if the County owned, or owned and <br /> operated a MRF, it would have more operational and financial <br /> control over the facility. <br /> Salvaging is another recycling strategy that could be <br /> used. An area for the sale or swap of salvageable materials <br /> could be established at disposal sites. Salvageable <br /> materials in the waste stream, including furniture, <br /> appliances, toys, bicycles, books, automotive parts, wood, <br /> building materials, and sporting equipment, could be removed <br /> from the waste stream at disposal i posal sites and taken to a <br /> swap/buy-back area. Also, salvageable items could be dropped <br /> off by residents or businesses at the swap/buy-back recycling <br /> Chapter 4 - Recycling 33 <br />