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marketing. Some offsetting revenues will be realized <br /> from the sale of recyclable materials. Also, some <br /> residual, but difficult to assess, benefits will occur <br /> due 'to landfill space saved. Generally, net costs may <br /> run from $5 to $50 per ton of diverted material, <br /> depending on the amount of diversion activity <br /> required. <br /> Costs for salvaging operations would be governed by <br /> the availability of adequate space to carry out a <br /> salvage program, and the extent to which it was staffed. <br /> It would also require some supervision. Minimal <br /> staffing would be needed if the non-profits were the <br /> only ones to have access to the salvaged materials. <br /> Costs could range from $10 to $100 per ton of diverted <br /> material. <br /> 10. Availability of End-Users: <br /> There are currently markets available for most <br /> materials that could be removed from the waste stream <br /> with MRFs. However, as more jurisdictions increase <br /> their recycling activity, markets may begin to fade. <br /> Therefore, it would be. necessary to maintain an <br /> aggressive market development policy. <br /> There is a thriving thrift shop and garage sale <br /> following among the public, and it is likely that there <br /> would be a large number of end-users for a salvage <br /> program. Those items which don't move in a reasonable <br /> period of time can be diverted to an alternate user or <br /> returned to the landfill. <br /> Chapter 4 - Recycling 38 <br />