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this category, grant recipients may investigate illegal dumping problems; enforce laws and regulations pertaining to the illegal dumping of municipal solid waste, including liquid waste; establish a program to monitor the collection and transport of municipal liquid wastes, through administration of a manifesting system; and educate the public on illegal dumping laws and regulations. Funding limitations specific to this category are set forth in this Section. i) Funds provided under this Agreement may not be used for enforcement activities related to the illegal disposal of industrial or hazardous waste. Instances where industrial or hazardous waste may be discovered at an investigation site do not preclude the general investigation of that site, so long as the funded program is specifically aimed at the illegal disposal of municipal solid waste. ii) Funds provided under this Agreement may not be used for either the cleanup of illegal disposal sites nor the transportation and/or disposal of wastes collected at those sites. Note that while this restriction applies to ongoing enforcement programs dealing with illegal dumping, general community cleanup events that may include the cleanup and transportation of general litter and materials may be authorized under a separate category. 2. Source Reduction and Recycling. This category includes projects which provide a direct and measurable effect on reducing the amount of municipal solid waste going into landfills, by diverting various materials from the municipal solid waste stream for reuse or recycling, or by reducing waste generation at the source. Activities funded under this category may include: diversion from the waste stream and/or collection, processing for transport, and transportation of materials for reuse and/or recycling; implementation of efficiency improvements in order to increase source reduction and recycling, to include full-cost accounting systems and cost-based rate structures, establishment of a solid waste services enterprise fund, and mechanisms to track and assess the level of recycling activity in the community on a regular basis; and educational and promotional activities to increase source reduction and recycling. Funding limitations specific to this category are set forth in this Section. i) Programs and projects funded under this category shall have as a goal and be designed to provide a measurable effect on reducing the amount of municipal solid waste being disposed of in landfills. ii) Any program or project aimed at demonstrating the use of products made from recycled and/or reused materials shall have as its primary function the education and training of residents, governmental officials, and others, in order to encourage support for recycling efforts. iii) Projects funded under this Agreement may not include programs dedicated to the collection and/or recycling of automotive wastes, to include scrap tires, used oil, oil filters, antifreeze, or lead-acid batteries. This restriction includes the purchase of equipment to shred or split scrap tires. However, this restriction does not apply to the ancillary collection of these materials as part of a comprehensive Household Hazardous Waste Collection facility or program. 3. Citizens' Collection Stations and "Small" Registered Transfer Stations. This category includes projects to construct municipal solid waste collection facilities in areas CAPCOG FY2009 Solid Waste Interlocal Contract 24