This week, the Division of Solid Waste Services wrapped up the second of four seasonal 8-day long "Tip and
Sort" waste composition sampling events. This was held at our
Solid Waste Processing Facility and Transfer Station.
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| Workers separating waste into material categories |
During each event, selected truckloads of disposed waste are diverted to a
sampling location. Samples are collected according to statistical procedures. Then, they are hand-sorted into 64 different categories.
We conduct this type of study every four years, and use the data
to determine material-specific recycling capture rates. We also use the collected information to identify
new or changing opportunities for recycling.
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