He was vague about which category of taxpayers the collection program would try to reach in the future.

Clandestine field officers, analysts and technical collection programs all require 5 to 10 years to develop, on average.

Civilian collection programs were needed to meet wartime requirements.

In addition, the Herbarium's active collection program generates thousands of additional specimens a year.

The industry leaders said plastic collection programs would be needed in 4,000 communities to reach the 25 percent level.

What the agency calls a "special collection program" began soon after the Sept. 11 attacks, as it looked for new tools to attack terrorism.

At the minimum, state and local governments should offer collection programs.

Recycling is promoted at every store through cartridge drop-off and collection programs.

There are currently well over 5,000 recycling collection programs nationwide, the council estimates.

But the department cut the collection program last year, hoping to save $1.5 million.