3. Assume that 25% of the community waste could be recovered and sold through recycling. Assume that the average market price paid for aluminum, glass, ferrous metal, paper and plastic is $10.00 per ton.Assume that the cost for collection and transportation of recyclables is equivalent to that of waste.NTRODUCTION: Eleven million Pennsylvanians generate over nine million tons of municipal waste annually. That is the equivalent of nearly five pounds of waste generated per person per day. In some Pennsylvania communities, the cost for disposal of municipal waste exceeds $40.00 per ton.