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A review of Table 2-1 and Table 2-2 indicates that yard <br /> waste accounts for 16. 14%, wood 15.71%, and corrugated paper <br /> 10. 33% of the total waste stream. These three waste types make <br /> up 42 . 18% of the total waste stream in the unincorporated <br /> County. Therefore, in order to be effective, the County's <br /> diversion program must include these three waste types. <br /> III. Waste Diversion Characterization: <br /> A. Data Collection: <br /> According to the 1990 census figures, the County has <br /> a population of 480, 628, with 124,747 in the unincorporated <br /> area. The rural nature of the County has resulted in a <br /> voluntary program of garbage collection in the <br /> unincorporated area. In the vicinity of the City of <br /> Stockton, most of the residents use refuse collection <br /> companies. However, some residents take their waste <br /> directly to the landfills in their own vehicles. Low <br /> population density in the rural areas makes curbside <br /> collection programs and community recycling centers <br /> impractical. Residents can use the recycling facilities <br /> available in the cities where they shop and use other <br /> services. <br /> Most recyclers do not obtain from their customers or <br /> contributors the information necessary to determine whether <br /> recyclable materials are coming from a city or from the <br /> unincorporated area. Therefore, it is sometimes necessary <br /> to apportion the contributions of County unincorporated <br /> area residents and those of city residents by population. <br /> For the initial waste generation study, no attempt was <br /> made to include the recycling that was being done by <br /> numerous charitable organizations and for-profit second- <br /> Chapter 2 - Waste Generation 6 <br />