Until recently, the yard waste recycling system at the Woody Waste Recycling Facility in Palm Beach County, Florida (1,131,200), was costly and inefficient. Workers would pull the bags of waste from the delivery trucks, shake each bag out by hand, and remove each plastic trash bag from the waste stream. They would then spread the waste on the ground to identify and remove non-recyclable materials. In addition to its inefficiency, this system produced wear and tear on both equipment and the surfaces on which the work was done. To address the deficiencies in its yard waste recycling system, the county designed a new integrated system that has substantially reduced costs. Pat Byers Assistant Director Engineering Department Solid Waste Facility of Palm Beach County 7501 North Jog Road West Palm Beach, 33412 561/640-4000 ext. 4404 Fax: 561/640-3400 E-mail: pbyers@swa.org