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• • • Part Three: Waste Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling Introduction Waste reduction, reuse, and recycling are critical to conserve natural resources and reduce the amount of waste landfilled. The Master Plan combines waste reduction, reuse and recycling outcomes and strategies. This reflects the way most consumers think about waste abatement and recognizes that implementing these initiatives jointly creates a synergy. Approximately 40 percent of MSW is potentially recyclable (MSW waste sort, 1999). Reuse and recycling are the most concrete activities to help people reduce the amount of waste they generate and realize the potential financial savings of sustainability practices. In this planning period, the county will focus on the following to maximize the amounts of material reused and recycled: Promote reuse opportunities. • Promote recycling options for paper and other large- volume materials. • Promote the reuse and recycling of food waste for people and animals. • Promote management methods and public information strategies that will increase recycling by public entities. • Promote the purchase of recycled- content products The major challenge will be to provide information and reinforce the message effectively so that generators will participate in reuse and recycling programs to reduce the amount of waste they generate. It is expected that the state will continue to develop markets for the materials collected for recycling. Waste Reduction, Reuse and Recycling Objectives The following chart summarizes the Anoka County achievement for 2010 in comparison to the Policy Plan objectives through 2030. anagement Method`, Anoka County Actual' State Policy Plan Objectives MSW Generated ii`the Region'' 2010 01. 02 2025 2030 Source Reduction and Reuse N /A* 1 -2% 1 2 -4% 3 -5% 4 -6% Recycling 40% 45 -48% 1 47 -51% 49 -54% 54 -60% *Source Reduction and Reuse is not currently being measured.