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L�_ <br />IF <br />composted with other organic material, but those options <br />are not currently being considered by the County. <br />Similarly, "other plastics" includes the many <br />plastic toys, car parts, ropes, pipes and other items <br />which are currently not recycled. There are processes <br />which use mixed plastic resins as feed stock and produce <br />plastic lumber, car stops, and outdoor furniture, but <br />until such operations locate in or near northern <br />California, no market currently exists for those <br />plastics. <br />Non -recyclable glass includes light bulbs, auto <br />glass, window panes, and mirrors. These forms of glass <br />contain contaminants which render them unacceptable in <br />plants which produce glass containers, and currently no <br />California market exists for the material. <br />Food wastes theoretically could be composted or used <br />as animal feed, but for household and restaurant wastes <br />few such programs exist. There are backyard composters <br />designed for vegetable wastes or for combined animal and <br />vegetable wastes and their use can be encouraged. <br />Agricultural wastes brought to the County's <br />landfills are in quantities too small to be diverted, <br />since extensive source reduction and recycling is already <br />being accomplished, primarily by the agricultural <br />industry itself, which dominates this jurisdiction. <br />Much of the textile wastes which are found in the <br />commercial and industrial waste stream are scraps from <br />the production of upholstery for vehicle interiors and <br />furniture production. The materials are often vinyl and <br />other non -recycled materials. Cotton, wool and other <br />natural fibers have markets in the area and are usually <br />efficiently recycled through second-hand shops and non- <br />profit organizations. Thus, the textiles which reach the <br />waste stream are generally nonrecyclable. <br />Appendix I 47 <br />IF <br />