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where: R = amount (in tons) of solid waste recycled; <br /> L = amount (in tons) of uncombusted solid waste <br /> landfilled'; and <br /> C = amount (in tons) of solid waste combusted <br /> <br /> 'Landfilled waste includes waste going to both sanitary landt-fll~ and demolition <br />landfills. <br /> <br /> The percentage reduction is calculated relative to the amount of total waste that <br />would have been disposed if no recycling programs were in place. In effect, this allows <br />for either grovah in the per capita rate of waste generation or an outright increase in the <br />population. The required reduction is relative to the year in which the municipal solid <br />waste is generated, as illustrated in the following two example years: <br /> <br />Example # 1 <br /> <br /> Year = 1991; <br /> <br /> R = solid waste recycled 25,000 tons <br /> L = uncombusted solid waste landfilled 50,000 tons <br /> C = solid waste combusted 20,000 tons <br /> Total solid waste 95,000 Tons <br /> <br /> Percent recycled: 26.3% <br /> <br />Example #2 <br /> <br /> Year = 1994; <br /> <br /> R = solid waste recycled 30,000 tons <br /> L = nncombnsted solid waste landfilled 60,000 tons <br /> C = solid waste combusted 20.000 tons <br /> Total solid ~ste 110,000 tons <br /> <br /> Percent recycled: 27.2% <br /> <br /> <br />