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~~\ ' g truction and demolition waste is a ~-~ government determine that requirm~ separation of cons fruitful way to reduce the landfilling of these materials. Existing Town of Chapel Hill Soild Waste Plan Ordinance The Town of Chapel Hill now has a section of its development ordinance whose concepts could also be adopted by the other member governments as the Owners Group recommended in its February 1997 resolution. This ordinance requires, among other things, that developers state how they would handle construction and demolition wastes. Such an ordinance, if adopted by other governments, would be a first step in the process of reducing construction and demolition waste. It is primarily an educational requirement at this point except for the requirement that the developers provide space for outdoor storage of recyclables. Solid Waste Management Department staff would be able to assist the other member governments, as needed, in preparation of such an ordinance. We could tailor any ordinance to the format of each jurisdiction but would strive to maintain the same content as in the Town of Chapel Hill development ordinance text amendment. A solid waste plan ordinance could be considered separately from a materials separation ordinance or as part of a package of regulations designed to reduce construction and demolition wastes. Difference of Existing Ordinance from Proposed Materials Separation Ordinance The materials separation ordinance has more of a police power orientation and would require separation with financial penalties for generators and the threat of suspending the haulers' collection licenses for non-compliance. We recognize that the level of regulation proposed in the ordinance is significant. Advantages of Materials Separation Ordinance Approach This separation ordinance presents a method to divert substantial additional construction waste without a large capital investment at this time. We believe, based on our 1996 waste characterization, that about 20% to 30% of construction and demolition waste is readily recyclable or reusable. The diversion program would be most successful if the Orange Regional Landfill provides a "market" or destination for those materials. We could handle additional wood and metal with little more than the current salvage effort. If drywall were included, a small transfer facility would be required to ensure material quality and optimal loading through inspection and subsequent compaction before transport. These facilities would probably be based at the current landfill site. The draft ordinance regulating construction and demolition waste separation and hauling, as it is now structured, has the further advantage of "capturing" those generators and haulers who would presume to avoid regulation by shipping their materials out of Orange County. The ordinance requires on-site separation and requires haulers to haul only properly separated materials; it is more than simply regulation at the landfill gate. Thus flow control issues are not raised because the ordinance does not dictate destination of materials hauled. 3