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PUBLIC SECTOR SOLUTIONS <br /> <br /> <br />Single Stream Recycling <br />stream recycling initiatives. We were the first major solid waste company to focus on <br />residential single stream. The program has greatly increased the recycling rates, recovering <br />as much as three times the amount of recyclable materials. We currently operate 43 single stream <br />facilities. <br /> <br />Single stream is made possible through the use of various mechanized screens and optical sorting <br />technologies. Waste Management continues to advance in the area of single-stream recycling, with <br />efforts to make these programs easy and cost effective for commercial accounts, as well as residential. <br /> <br />Our recycling programs are perfectly tailored to each property to optimize participation and improve <br />usability. In fact, we evaluate more than 50 different factors before creating a recycling system for <br />your organization. We examine everything from the types of containers to proper signage to employee <br />behavior to create comprehensive, turnkey solutions. <br /> <br />Merely placing recycling bins under a desk does not ensure that they will be used effectively. In order <br />to maximize your recycling potential, our team of eco-consultants ensures proper visibility and signage <br />and determines the necessary space requirements, collection and conveyance systems, and placement <br />to boost ease of use. <br /> <br />The human element of a recycling program is very important. We examine attitudes and behaviors <br />related to recycling and then create employee training and consumer education programs that boost <br />excitement and participation in your program, multiplying the benefits of your initiative. <br /> <br />Finally, we use data tracking and reporting to analyze recycling rates to ensure that we are meeting or <br />exceeding your goals. We give you confidence, knowing materials will be handled correctly. We have <br />verification procedures put in place to ensure this. <br /> <br />Of all the programs currently in use, none comes close to matching the ease, acceptance, and cost- <br />effectiveness of single stream recycling. Recent improvements in automated sorting and screening <br />technologies have made it possible to cleanly separate a wide variety of material streams coming from <br />a single source. Even fiber products, which previously needed to be manually source-separated from <br />other recyclables to avoid costly contamination can now be part of a single stream recycling program, <br />thanks to processing innovations that significantly reduce paper contamination levels. Ongoing <br />improvements in this technology will provide even more improvement to the economic viability of <br />single stream recycling programs. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />