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Section 1 <br />Geographic and Solid Waste Stream Evaluation <br /> <br />Table 3. Estimate of Residential Waste Composition <br /> <br /> ESTIMATED 1998-99 <br /> STATE ESTIMATE COUNTY TONS <br />MATERIAL (PERCENT) DISPOSED <br />Paper 31% 13,888 <br />Cardboard 6% 2,688 <br />Plastics 10% 4,480 <br />Yard Waste 5 % 2,240 <br />Organics 19% 8,512 <br />Textiles 4% 1,791 <br />Glass 8% 3,584 <br />Aluminum 1% 448 <br />Ferrous Metal 6% 2,688 <br />Non-ferrous 1% 448 <br />Miscellaneous 9% 4,032 <br />TOTAL [ 100% 44,799 <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 /> <br />