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20 <br /> <br />SOURCE SEPARATION <br /> <br />Source separation means that a generator sets aside waste materials <br />that can be recycled. Separation is followed by transporting the <br />recyclable materials to manufacturers for reuse. Source separation <br />is feasible for both municipal and industrial solid waste. <br /> <br />Municipal Solid Waste <br /> <br />'Municipal solid waste is generated by households, commercial and <br />business establishments. Excluded are industrial process wastes, <br />agricultural wastes, construction and demolition wastes, mining <br />wastes, and sludges from pollution control and water treatment <br />processes. <br /> <br />Municipal solid wastes that can be separated are glass, metal, paper <br />and yard waste. There are secondary materials markets in the Region <br />for glass, metal and paper. Yard waste may be separated and sent to <br />composting sites where decomposed material may be used as a soil <br />nutrient. <br /> <br /> Most source separation programs for municipal solid waste are <br /> voluntary and require citizen support. Success depends on market <br /> ~re~nts and public education. A thorough marketin stu <br /> loentlry markets and determine the -{-~ ....... g . dy must· <br /> ,,,~,,um market price rot breaking <br /> even. Market agreements should be for a year or more. Vigorous <br /> public education campaigns are important, too. <br /> <br /> (SEPARATION DOES NOT RAVE TO BE EXPENSIVE FOR THE GENERATOR. FOR <br /> EXAMPLE, A 1973 STUDY OF SOURCE SEPARATION PROGRAMS IN 13 CITIES <br /> SHOWED THAT THERE WAS AN AVERAGE INCREASE OF 1.6 PERCENT IN <br /> COLLECTION TRUCKS WHEN SEPARATE COLLECTION TRUCKS WERE USED, AND A <br /> DECREASE OF 0.7 PERCENT IN COLLECTION COSTS WHEN SEPARATE <br /> COMPARTMENTS IN STANDARD COLLECTION TRUCKS WERE USED.) <br /> <br />--_9survey of public attitudes toward source se aration i <br /> concluded that over 90 nercen% of ~-~'% P .... ~n ~he <br /> · ~ ~ .~ residents Indicated <br /> ~ would participate in s~ce separation PrOgrams if ~urbsl <br /> pickup were to be offer~-~ elth-- % .... .-=.. 'de <br /> - .- ~ -- . =~ ~u~ ~ree or at a small monthly <br /> savings. ~his stated level of Willingness to ~articipate in a source <br /> ~epa~ation program .i_~s ~ ~i~her than ~tual artici ~-~'-" . <br /> ~ase~ona~9~ experience of oth'er ~r~,%,m- -'---r--r-c~-p . p ion.rates <br /> levels of Dartlclnatlon ..... =_~ ...... ~. y Maximum <br /> z ---.~ r ~ ~rom ~u tO 90 percent deD~n~{n~ ~. ~ <br /> ~ype or plckup service, whethe'r SeD~a~--~n~'-{~ -- ~ - -~ ..... ~.~" .... <br />and the level o~ public ~ducatioh.' ...... ~ manoatory or voluntary, <br /> <br />Office waste is also being effectively separated. Programs have been <br />started in the Region and nationally at government agencies to <br />recover salvageable white paper. The programs require employees to <br />separate wastepaper and place it in individual desk-top trays. The <br />trays are emptied into a central collection bit. The recovered paper <br />is purchased by someone who can use it again. The highest prices are <br />paid for salvageable white wastepaper. The benefits of commercial <br />and office source separation programs are improved if colored paper <br />is not used. <br /> <br /> <br />