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Draft <br /> Landfill closes.No decisions have been made on where MSW collected by any municipal <br /> government in Orange County will go after the landfill closes.Analysis demonstrated that it will <br /> be more expensive for each government to transport its waste individually to remote transfer <br /> stations, even where tipping fees are lower than Orange County's, than for the County to <br /> construct and operate a transfer station to handle waste generated in Orange County. <br /> Unincorporated Areas <br /> The County collects the majority of residential MSW generated in the unincorporated area from <br /> its five staffed convenience centers throughout the County. Last year that included 8,005 tons of <br /> MSW and another 3,468 tons of bulky waste that were placed in the MSW landfill as well as <br /> 1,298 tons from the schools and County government buildings.An estimated 5,000 residences or <br /> 25%of unincorporated area households subscribe to a variety of private waste collection services <br /> that generally haul waste out of County. A few very small local haulers use the Orange County <br /> landfill.Private residential customers account for an estimated 5,000 tons of MSW; an estimated <br /> 500 tons of which was delivered to the Orange County landfill. The non-residential tonnage from <br /> unincorporated areas cannot be reasonably estimated. <br /> Convenience Center operations have been stable and no major improvements have been made <br /> for two years. Minor improvements include improved signage,replacement of containers and <br /> vehicles with more efficient equipment.All waste and recyclables are now containerized and <br /> hauled to the landfill for disposal or processing for resale and marketing. <br /> There is increasing demand and markets for additional recyclables that are constrained by lack of <br /> sufficient space at convenience centers and dropoff sites and management capacity. Funds are <br /> not now available to readily capitalize those center improvements that have been identified and <br /> analyzed as both being cost-effective and provided safer more efficient service.Future funding <br /> options, site improvements, locations and operational concepts are being discussed by SWAB <br /> and the Work Group and a recommendation will be brought to the BOCC. <br /> Table 1-g below documents monthly incoming materials and revenues derived from tipping fees, <br /> sales, and penalties. Table 1-h and 1-i represent a comprehensive look at all the recyclable <br /> materials managed by Orange County's Solid Waste Management Department. <br /> 25 <br />