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Section 1 <br />Geographic and Sohd Waste Stream Evaluahon <br /> <br />Table 3. Estimate of Residential Waste Composition <br /> <br /> ESTIMATED 2000-01 <br /> STATE ESTIMATE COUNTY TONS <br />MATERIAL (PERCENT) DISPOSED <br /> 9,910 <br />Paper 31% <br />Cardboard 6% 1,918 <br />Plastic~ 10% 3,196 <br />Yard Waste 5% 1,598 <br />Organics 19% 6,074 <br />Textiles 4% 1,278 <br />Glass 8% 2,558 <br />Aluminum 1% , 320 <br />Ferrous Metal 6% 1,918 <br /> ¥ <br />Non-ferrous 1% 320 <br />Miscellaneous 9% 2,878 <br /> <br />TOTAL 100% 31,968 <br /> <br />The North Carolina Department of Pollution Prevention and Environmental <br />Assistance (NC DPPEA) provides estimated tonnage generation from residential, <br />institutional, and commercial sources combined. According to the NC DPPEA, the <br />combined Cabarrus County waste stream is broken down as shown below in Table 4. <br /> <br />1-3 <br /> <br /> <br />