3 A Model to Determine the Emissions and revenue from recycling
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3.1 The Generalized Model .......................................................................................... 26
3.2 Identification of Waste Streams at the Facility ....................................................... 27
3.3 Collection of Data by Auditing ............................................................................... 28
3.3.1 Assessing Waste in Each Container ................................................................. 29
3.3.2 Volume to Weight Conversion ........................................................................ 30
3.4 Estimation of Overall Waste and What is Being Recycled .................................... 31
3.5 Overall Emissions Under Present Conditions ......................................................... 32
3.6 Recycling Opportunities ......................................................................................... 33
3.7 Estimation of Reduction in Emissions from Recycling .......................................... 33
3.8 Estimation of Revenue from Recycling .................................................................. 34
3.9 Recommendations ................................................................................................... 34
3.10 Summary of the Generalized Model ..................................................................... 35