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e The MPCA, Metropolitan Council and metropolitan counties should investigate methods of increasing the capacity of current materials markets in the Region. The counties should develop specific recommendations to be included in their April 1982 proposals. The MPCA, Metropolitan Council and metropolitan counties should investigate methods of developing new materials markets in the Region. This should be done in cooperation with the existing market industries. The counties should develop specific recommendations to be included in their April 1982 proposals. SOURCE SEPARATION The metropolitan counties should consult directly with each major municipality to begin planning curb-side sourceseparation programs. The first phase of any feasibility study should include a market analysis. Counties should also examine strategies for small municipalities and rural areas to encourage increased materials recovery. Results of these feasibility studies or initial consultations and proposed county source separation budgets should be included in the 1982 proposals. The metropolitan counties should examine the methods for increasing separate yard waste pickup and processing. Specific equipment and land that the county and its municipalities intend to allocate for composting operations should be identified in the 1982 proposals. Ail units of government should implement in'office paper recycling programs to recover the high-quality bond paper through employee source separation programs. Technical assistance for implementation and procurement should be provided by the State Resource Recovery Office within the State Department of Administration. If possible, local units of government should "piggyback" on the state's procurement and recycling program to gain efficiencies of scale. Metropolitan counties should allow only soft drink and liquor beverages in refillable bottles to be sold on county or local government property unless container recycling is made available at each place where beverages are sold. The following procurement recommendations should be considered by all local units of government, including school districts, to increase market demand of recycled products: Ail local units of government should establish a policy to increase purchases of recycled products by 10 percent by 1990 and 20 percent by 2000. Ail local units of government should establish a I0 percent preference for recycled products.