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a survey will help assess the effectiveness of current marketing activities to improve overall program viability. Subtask 8.l Review of Waste Composition Analysis Findings After completion of the waste composition analysis (Task 4.0), the G&R project team. will review the findings to identify potential target materials for additional recovery and to estimate the tonnages of materials potentially available for marketing. Subtask 8.2 Identification ofA]lemative Markets Based on G&R project team's in-house databases, key contacts in the recycling industry (including recovered material vendors for local governments), and additional research of market reports and market trends, potential alternative markets will be identified. Potential alternative markets include markets for electronics, tnagazines, clean wood, PVC, carpeting, drywall, concrete and asphalt, and roofing materials. In addition, innovative processing technologies and related markets will be identified, such as secondary markets for pulverized glass, compost, and innovative uses for C&D materials. Subtask 8.3 Assessment of County's Current Marketing Program The G&R project team will also evaluate the County's current marketing program, including the quantities being marketed, the market revenue produced by material type, the quality of the materials, the location of and distance to markets, and the costs associated with marketing. Material quality will be analyzed by comparing potential material quality if materials were sorted in a MRP to the County's current practice of curbside sorting. Current markets for the County's recyclables will be compared to other available markets, and the G&R project team will identify the markets most compatible with the County's current and potential recoverable materials and processing methods. The G&R project team will also evaluate the relative benefits of potential contractual arrangements. Subtask 8.4 Telenhone Surve The G&R project team will conduct a survey of selected local, state, and regional markets currently used by Florida cities and counties to determine typical prices for recyclable materials, including, but not limited to, newspaper, corrugated cardboard, ferrous metals, white goods, plastic, aluminum, glass, and previously identified alternative materials. Survey results will be compiled and information about each market will be provided to the County, including low, average, and high prices for materials. Subtask 8.5 Technical Memorandum The G&R project team will present the results of the telephone survey and additional market research relevant to Indian River County's needs and objectives to the County in the form of a technical memorandum for review and comment, In the memorandum, the 10