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Enclosure 1, Attachment 4 <br />INTRODUCTION <br />The following summary report has been prepared in response to the request by the Board of <br />County Commissioners (BOCC) for information and considerations related to providing <br />additional hours of operation/service at the County's Solid Waste Convenience Centers <br />(SWCCs) <br />Orange County began offering collection services for waste and recyclable materials through <br />six staffed solid waste convenience centers, October 1, 1993. The six staffed solid waste <br />convenience centers replaced 19 unsupervised solid waste collection sites, which in itself <br />represented a reduction from more than 50 original unsupervised sites. <br />The need for staffed centers was identified in order to gain greater control over the type, <br />source and preparation of waste being disposed, and to provide greater opportunity to <br />communicate with and educate the public regarding Orange County's waste management <br />policies and services. <br />Although primarily intended to provide service for residents of the unincorporated areas of the <br />County, where curbside collections are not provided, residents of the Towns of Chapel Hill, <br />Carrbo'ro and Hillsborough also use the Solid Waste Convenience Centers. <br />CURRENT OPERATIONS <br />One attendant staffs each of the six solid waste convenience centers during operational hours. <br />Six permanent full-time, two permanent part-time and two temporary part-time staff are <br />1 Printed: 06/10/99 <br />\ \OCEMAILXAPPS\USERS\USERS\EHOLMES\SWCCRPT.DOC I /— F <br />