% of Total % of Total Paper 23.1 22.1 Glass 14.2 4.2 Metal 13.8 8.8 Plastic 12.2 2.2 Rubber/leather 8.9 13.9 Wood 6.2 11.2 Yard trimmings 12.1 4.0 Food 21.6 30.6 Other 2.9 3.6 What direct observations can the town officials make from the data provided by the study? O More people in town get their news online now rather than the hard copy sources they got 10 years ago. O Many storms yielded a large amount of yard waste during the study period. O People who get new tires tend to burn the old ones instead of trashing them. The recycling program seems to be reducing the glass and metal put into the landfill