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~ Preliminary letters of interest from recycled materials <br /> purchasers, where possible to purchase materials, provide <br /> containers and/or transportation, and to enter into purchase <br /> agreements with County. <br /> <br />TASK B - ESTIMATE OF RECYLABLE MA'£~IALS QUANTITIES/P~S <br /> <br />CDM will project the quantities and associated gross revenues of recycled <br />materials for which markets are identified in Task A. The results of the <br />analysis will include the following: <br /> <br /> ® Evaluation of existing waste quantity records provided by the <br /> county to estimate quantity of recyclable materials. <br /> <br /> · Conduct a waste characterization study to estimate percentage <br /> of recylable materials in waste stream using the following <br /> methodology. <br /> <br /> CDM will develop a methodology for selection of two <br /> random residential loads and one commercial load <br /> representative of the Countywaste stream. <br /> <br /> - Using County equipment and labor, CDM will assist <br /> County personnel in sampling procedure. A random <br /> sample of between 250 and 400 pounds will be <br /> selected from each load for sorting. The refuse <br /> will then be manually sorted into the following <br /> categories: cardboard, newspapers, miscellaneous <br /> paper, plastic film, molded plastic, leather and <br /> rubber, textiles, lumber, tree trimmings, ceramics <br /> and stones, aluminum foil, and aluminum cans. Each <br /> category will be placed in containers and weighed. <br /> The total weight of each category will be tabulated <br /> <br /> -2- <br /> <br /> <br />