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[greenyes] How Do Drop-Offs Do?
- Subject: [greenyes] How Do Drop-Offs Do?
- From: EarthGB@no.address
- Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 20:38:04 EDT
Dear All,
PLEASE EXCUSE CROSS-POSTINGS.
Am interested in hearing from drop-off program operators on how well
drop-offs do in terms of:
1. community participation levels
2. percent of discard stream recovered for reuse, recycling, composting, and
any other real resource-saving methods (not landfill, alternate daily cover
[ADC], incineration, or other "conversion" technologies)
3. other measures of program performance, e.g., disposal cost-savings
4. interesting anecdotal information (community size, type of sponsor
organization, staffing, public education, funding, community economic development,
etc).
This is for a study of recycling (in the large sense) options for a rural
part of San Diego County. The area has 2 small, unstaffed drop-offs now, & no
data on recovery. Current collection includes only cans, glass & plastic
bottles, & news. Population served is > 5000. One hope is that findings from other
drop-offs similar to this size MIGHT help with a guesstimate baseline on
participation or recovery.
Of special interest are model drop-off programs in rural areas that have
expanded into resource recovery parks by adding reusables, building materials,
composting, local loop enterprises/jobs, etc. Any and all responses, especially
including websites, contact names/numbers, & other good info will be
gratefully accepted.
Many thanks,
Gretchen Brewer
(for San Diego County DPW/Recycling)
Earth Circle
PO Box 81985
San Diego, CA 92138-1985
ph 619-298-7626
fax 619-298-7967 (by appt)
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