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Table 1.2: Estimate of Recyclable Materials that could be diverted from waste str <br /> Swartz Pro erties. eam of <br /> ; Recyclable Material I Northern Cook Co. Studv* I Waste Generation Rates in <br /> ' I <br /> � Paper I Swartz Pro erties/vear** <br /> ; Plastic i ^���o�° ! 1,162.89 <br /> Glass � /° � 305.8 <br /> j Metals � 4�1% � 176.59 <br /> ! Total � � 6% I 198.12 <br /> Source: Community Development, City of Decatur. I 1,843.4 <br /> *Source: Solid Waste Needs Assessment for Solid Waste Agency of tiorthern Cook County, Patrick Engineering, <br /> 1989 (the average of two samplings was used for the present purposes) <br /> *": Weighu calculated in tons. � <br /> Calculations for assessing recvcling needs for Swartz Properties was based on the Northern Cook Countv Studv <br /> because it includes residential waste only, thus complying with[his proposai; unlike the National Franklin gtu <br /> which includes commercial and industrial waste, as well as residenuai. See Appendis C for a copy of studies on I <br /> ��acterizauon of Municipai Solid Waste in the United States. <br /> The Ciry et Decatur has adopted the�iacon County Solid Waste l�ana�ement Plan for its <br /> - re�yclina efforts. One ef the recommendations of the Plan stated: "Provide for curbside <br /> coIlection of at ieast three recyclables in Decatur." In the Five-Year Update of the Plan (dated <br /> Fz�ruary 1�, 1996) the long-re•;� ��__0 years) implementation schedule stated: "Review recyc�ing <br /> pro�ram, irnproveiexpand ii necessary." (please reie:to :�cpendiY D for supporting documenu <br /> from�facon County Solid Waste l�ianaQement Plan 1990 and the Five-Year Updatej. <br /> 1.- Existina/Potential Role of ADnlicant in Waste �ianaQement �vste�n <br /> Currently, the City of Decatur diverts approximateIy 1,6�0 tons of recyclables from its waste <br /> stream throu�n the resiaential curroside recycling pro�am. This is 3.06 °'o of total waste rec��c:ed <br /> in l�lacon County��hich is ��,950 tons base� on data from the�iacon Count_y Soiid Waste <br /> :�Tana�ement Plan (Table 1.3). With the proposed e�cpansion in the proQram, additional amounts <br /> of recyclabies diverted will be appro�cimately 1,843 tons. Thus, in tetal, the C;ty oi Decatur wiii <br /> divert about �,=�9; tons of recyciables from Central Illinois L3ncifiils. The resuitin�inerease will <br /> be appro�cimately 6.�°'0 of total waste recycled in Vfacon Counry. Usin� state funds, the City of <br /> Decatur can double its contribution to recycling in Macon County. That w�iil increase the <br /> pe:centage of recycled materiais countywide to appro�cimatelv_1.=°'o up from �0.�°%. (Please <br /> ^ <br /> ,. <br />