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fact, however, U.S. cities are increasingly looking to European examples and reducing waste streams . by as much as 45 percent through recycling programs.
“There’s a tremendous opportunity for recycling,” Ms. Bailey said, pointing out that approximately 15 percent of garbage is readily composted yard waste and another 10 percent or so is paper. And compre- *• hensive recycling programs are newly underway in Virginia for glass and aluminum, she added.
Asked if she would support a bot- > tie bill requiring returnable con- ; tainers as a means of encouraging recycling, Ms. Bailey noted that this proposal has been aimed primarily at litter control and has not included a requirement for recycling. “I don’t know if a bottle bill would appreciably contribute to conserving landfill space.”
A mandatory recycling law, such as enacted in New Jersey, would certainly save room at landfills, provided the recycling centers were convenient enough to draw citizen participation, Ms. Bailey said.
And with markets for recycled materials so uncertain, the “cost avoidance factor” must be figured in assessing the financial feasibility of a recycling program, she empha-sized. For local governments, “it may be worth eating a little bit of the costs if you can lengthen the life of your landfill for a couple of years with recycling.”
Recycling is “not a panacea, but it should be part of any long range scheme for solid waste management.”
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