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Ll <br />G <br />n <br />Chapter 5 - Compost <br />considerably reduce the volume of the residential <br />waste stream. Effectiveness of the program could <br />be enhanced with regulatory effort. Similarly, the <br />volume of the self -haul waste stream could be <br />reduced through diverting compostable materials at <br />County disposal sites. <br />The waste generation study showed less than 6% <br />yard waste in the commercial/industrial waste <br />stream. Therefore, it would be unrealistic to <br />expect to get much material from commercial and <br />industrial sources, except in cases where <br />compostable waste is a major component of a <br />company's waste stream, as in agricultural or <br />landscaping businesses. <br />The volume of the diverted yard waste can be <br />reduced by shredding and/or composting. If yard <br />waste is composted, the volume is reduced by 30% to <br />50%. <br />2. Hazards Created: <br />Potential hazards of curbside collection <br />include traffic disruption and potential accidents <br />if yard waste placed at the curbside takes up <br />excessive space in the street. Foreign materials <br />including scrap metal and household hazardous <br />waste, concealed in yard waste could cause injuries <br />to collection crews and damage to the equipment. <br />Local eucalyptus tree waste creates a pH problem in <br />compost which could limit its marketability. These <br />and other contaminants of yard and food waste could <br />create marketing problems. <br />Diversion of yard waste from self -haul and <br />commercial/industrial loads should create no <br />additional hazards. <br />G <br />n <br />Chapter 5 - Compost <br />