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3. WHAT CONSTITUTES RECYCLING? <br /> <br /> For the purposes of this report, any recycling activity which is undertaken by <br /> counties, municipalities, private persons or volunteer services, whether acting on behalf <br /> of a local government or not, constitutes a recycling activity that can be used in the <br /> calculation. <br /> <br /> 4. WI-IT MATERIALS WILL COI,~I' TOWARDS THE GOAL? <br /> <br /> The Solid Waste Section's determination of what materials count towards the goal <br /> is based on the law's definition of municipal solid waste, which is: <br /> <br /> ...any solid waste, except for sludge, resulting from the operation of residential, <br /> commercial, industrial, governmental, or institutional establishments that would <br /> normally be collected, processed, and disposed of through a public or private solid waste <br /> management sen-ice. The term includes yard trash~ but does not include solid waste <br /> from mining or agricultural operations. [130A-309.09 <br /> <br /> The following types of materials can be counted toward the 25% recycling goal if <br /> they are removed or diverted from the municipal solid waste stream and re~.cled: <br /> <br /> 1. paper products <br /> 2. glass <br /> 3. plastics <br /> 4. metals, including those recovered from waste-to-energy <br /> ash before the ash has been disposed <br /> $. textiles <br /> 6. yard trash' <br /> 7. construction and demolition debris' <br /> 8. white goods* <br /> 9. tires' <br /> 10. ash <br /> 11. batteries <br /> 12. used oil <br /> 13. household h~,~rdous waste (materials collected and recycled <br /> through a special hhw collection program) <br /> <br />'Limits and special proxdsions on certain materials <br /> <br />1. Senate Bill 111 puts restrictions on the percentage allowed to be counted to~rd the <br />25% goal for certain recyclable materials in order to encourage the recycling of a greater <br />variety of other recycable materials. The law requires that: <br /> <br /> <br />