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Section 3 Solid Waste Generation, Composition, and Disposition Table 3 -5 Estimated MSW Composition Material Materials in Products National Percent of Waste Stream rr Stream in Cabarrus County Paper and Paperboard 32.7% 104,701 Glass 5.4% 17,290 Total Metal 8.1% 25,935 Plastic 12.1% 38,743 Textiles 4.7% 15,049 Wood 5.6% 17,930 Other Materials Food Scraps 12.5% 40,023 Yard Waste 12.8% 40,984 Bulk /Other Waste TOTALS 6.3% rr 20,172 r Notes: *Tons of waste disposed in landfills, tons of recyclables collected (including HHW, white goods, and tires), and tons of yard waste collected during FY 2008 disposal facilities or transferred. It also includes recyclables recovered by County and local jurisdiction programs, which totaled just over 12,500 tons. It should be noted, however, that the amount of waste recovered and recycled is greater since business and institutional recycling in Cabarrus County is not monitored or controlled by local jurisdictions. A summary of solid waste generation and recycling is shown in Table 34. The locations of Cabarrus County disposal and recycling facilities are shown in Figure 3 -1. amount of waste generated in Cabarrus County, based on these estimates. 3.3 Solid Waste Composition No recent studies have been completed to accurately characterize the composition of the County's solid waste stream. In lieu of County - specific data, estimates provided by other sources can be used to approximate the types of waste materials generated in Cabarrus County. Table 3 -5 lists the estimated percentage of materials generated in the nations MSW waste stream (based on 2007 EPA - reported data) and the corresponding 3 -4 F -15 M Attachment number 3 Page 382