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LOWER THAN AVERAGE MATERIAL GENERATION VERSUS WASTE GROUP AVERAGES Organic metal OCC, MOP Wood, OCC MOP OCC Fabric, MOP plastic OCC, MOP MOP OCC

LOWEST 5 PERCENT WASTE GENERATORS IN THE NONMANUFACTURING WASTE GROUPS (ONE

LANDFILL DISPOSAL COSTS (DOLLARS PER TON) 42 33 40 38 31 42 39 37 33 31 36

OVERALL RECYCLING LEVEL 15% 21% 14% 22% 18% 14% 19% 13% 16% 9% 11%

SIGNIFICANT VARIABLE) BASED ON PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS
ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

NUMBER OF COMPANIES IN THE LOWEST 5% OF WASTE GENERATORS 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 17

COMPANIES IN GROUP 13 27 124 21 8 9 7 14 14 13 53 303

TABLE 17.4 WASTE GROUP Agriculture Automotive sales, service, and repair Commercial and government Construction Education Food stores Hotels Medical services Recreation and museums Restaurants Retail and wholesale Totals

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