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~~ <br />Orange Regional Landfill Owners Group Resolution requesting that <br />the Iowa of Carrboro, Tows of Hillsborough and Orange County <br />adopt a solid waste planning ordinance regulating construction <br />and demolition waste. <br />rN'F:_RE.~S construction and de_-molition waste represent approximately <br />or_e-third of materials landfilled annually at the Orange Regional <br />L•a:~dfill, and <br />w~=RE.~S the Owr_ers Group has adopted a coal of reducing <br />construction and demolition wastes by at least 25$, and <br />w~•~REAS efforts undertaken to date have not resulted in a <br />siani~icant reduction in construction and demolition wastes, <br />ir_creased use of building :materials with recycled content or <br />provision of storage space or recycling, and <br />~rJ'r._RE.3S the existing construction ar_d de_~molition waste landfill <br />will be full ir. less than two-ar_d-one-'r_alf years, and <br />5vr.=.~.S nothing in existing Local ordin~ces encourages or <br />requires reduction of construction and ce.~nolition wastes, use of <br />materials with recycled content or storage space for recyclables, <br />NOW TF~REFOF,r ~H IT RESOLV"rrD that the Orange Regional Landf i.ll <br />Owr_ers Group recommends that the governing boards adopt a solic <br />:~rasle nla.*~ ordi :once which incluces regulations for reducing and <br />separatir_g recyclable construction and demolition wastes, <br />cor_siderir_g use of materials with recycled content and requires <br />specific types and amounts of recycling storage space be set <br />aside. ndd:~io~ally the ordina.ce shall: <br />a) govern all car_st=action and de_*molitic: projects with a value <br />of over 550,000 regardless of tyve, <br />b) a^_su.e t at de.~noli lion projects are =ct approved ur_til a soli c <br />;•~aste pla_: has been approves, <br />c) __^_co=porate solid waste pla_~ =_^_spect_:,ns ir_to rout=ne •building <br />irspect_ca p=accice ar_d that complia_rce with stipulatior_s e a <br />=_o:ic waste _ la_*! be a rzquir~~::r_t oT cor_tinued building <br />_. sections, ~ and <br />c) be as close i = wording, scope ar_d i:~-_nt to the ordina.*:ces <br />acopted nY the other member goverr*aeT_s as possible. <br />__ ~T r u R^L'~ R/SOLtT'D that the La_^_cil_ Owr_ers Group recomneres <br />t at the To*,~_ a. Carrboro, 'r_'illsborouga, Orange County shall <br />cocp erase with other me.~:ioer gove=^-:ments of the Owners G_oup to <br />iG°__^_tify a .'.:.*iGg Source and t0 hi *'e a Solid Waste plate <br />inspector to ensure solid wast_ plans ar= properly filed ar_d <br />ca__ied out. T== e:cistir_g inspection. ard~planni*±9 stn-==s s:^_all <br />coordi :ate :•;ort with the solid waste pla=_ inspector. <br />^h~s the 2~.d say of January, l°°?. <br />