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,~ <br />i <br />8 <br />contractors, especially with the pending tip fee increase. Presently separation activity is limited by <br />available land on which to conduct wood separation operations, limited savings to the contractor for <br />separating materials for multiple hauls, and limited information among builders about the fee. In <br />addition, there has been some uneven administration of the fee az the landfill due to uncertainty <br />about acceptance of certain engineered wood waste products and periodic inclusion of small <br />amounts of non-wood wastes in loads that are supposed to be wood only. If a differential fee were <br />applied and enforced as part of a solid waste plan, the volume of wood wastes could increase to the <br />point that more landfill site supervision would be required to ensure removal of any painted or <br />treated wood. <br />NOTE: Our incentive program for diversion of roofing shingles was successful in diverting 134 <br />tons of torn-off roofing shingles from the waste stream by offering a fee of $20 per ton instead of <br />$31 but the anticipated market did not materialize. The shingles are now being stockpiled offsite by <br />the grinding contractor. Discussions with the State Waste Management Office and the Department <br />of Transportation have led us to believe that near-term efforts to include shingles in paving produce <br />will be limited to post-industrial scrap from shingle factories. Testing and further evaluation is <br />required by asphalt manufacturing facilities before considering use of roofing scrap. Scrap from re- <br />roofing has too variable an asphalt content, may still contain some asbestos, and has too many nails- <br />and other contaminants to wan~ant serious market consideration az this time. <br />2. Solid Waste Planning <br />The Town of Chapel Hill has adopted a solid waste management plan requirement as part of its <br />development ordinance. This ordinance stipulates that applicants for a special use permit or zoning <br />compliance permit, in the Town of Chapel Hill and its planning jurisdictions and only for projecu <br />larger than single family or duplex dwellings, must complete a solid waste management plan. The <br />plan requires developers to address management of various wastes generated during construction, <br />opportunities to use materials with recycled content and how the new development will <br />accommodate recycling once it is operational. <br />There is limited ability to enforce the ordinance once the permit is granted. Enforcement could be <br />more effective as part of the building inspection process. <br />With the exception of solid-sawn wood scrap, there are no markets available in Orange County <br />unless we build a facility for the separated construction waste materials. Consequently little waste <br />reduction has been observed. on construction sites despite the Town of Chapel Hill's plan <br />requirement. However local builders, developers and architects report that, due to the plan <br />requirements, they have increased their understanding of the potential benefits of these measures <br />and of the availability of construction materials with recycled content. <br />Over the past four months, landfill staff has worked with other local government staff and there is <br />consensus that further consideration should be given to development of a solid waste plan <br />ordinance for all jurisdictions. Plan enforcement could be by a solid waste enforcement officer who <br />could oversee solid waste management plans throughout the county, should each jurisdiction adopt <br />