Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
21 <br />to Senate Bill 951 (2006} and any other legislation <br />that would limit local governments' opportunities in <br />their solid waste service delivery to reduce costs, <br />improve the quality of service, and/or meet local waste <br />reduction goals; <br />27) Construction and Demolition Landfill - Change in <br />Operations - Support legislative assistance to change <br />the State rules/statutes regarding the origin of <br />materials and not the material use in connection with C <br />& D landfill disposal. Orange County continues to <br />challenge the change in State rules/statutes. The <br />effect is that considerable C & D materials are now <br />required to be placed in the County Municipal Solid <br />Waste (MSW) landfill using valuable space, raising <br />costs, and creating operational difficulties for field <br />supervisors. For many years the State did not apply a <br />rigid interpretation and related enforcement. Orange <br />County, while fully compliant, maintains this rule is <br />expensive, unnecessary, and detrimental to waste <br />reduction goals. The cost of losing 3 months of <br />capacity in the MSW landfill due to the shift of C&D <br />