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i <br /> Draft <br /> PLANNING ELEMENTS <br /> NC LOCAL GOVERNMENT 10 YEAR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN <br /> PLANNING YEARS 2008 through 2018 <br /> Check appropriate element <br /> Reduction Disaster Response Illegal Disposal/Litter Disposal Collection <br /> Transfer outside geographic ✓Education with community Collection of Computer Equipment and Purchasing Recycled Special Waste <br /> area &through school Televisions Products <br /> Composting and Mulching Incineration with/without energy Management of Abandoned Manufactured Recycling and Reuse , <br /> recovery Homes <br /> COMPLETED ACTIONS INCOMPLETE ACTIONS NEW/REVISED ACTIONS <br /> KEY ACTIONS KEY ACTIONS WHY INCOMI'LETE? KEY ACTIONS DATE DUE ESTIMATED TONS <br /> DIVERTED IN l OTH YEAR <br /> TI�SE ARE ANNUAL, Annual newsletter Programs and policies Publish annual Fa112010 It is difficult to estimate the <br /> Generally recurring mailed to all were changing too newsletter and mail to impact(or lack of impact)of <br /> measures: County residents rapidly over the past all households and outreach programs. Since <br /> Conducted over 100 tours and two years to have a businesses in County. 1989,Orange County has <br /> presentations to various timely newsletter and recognized the value of <br /> audieuces including schools. there was too much Expand electronic Ongoing outreach and education by <br /> Placed over 500 print uncertainty about future mailing list. creating such a position.We <br /> advertisements in local measures e.g.transfer have achieved a consistently <br /> general interest print station siting,financing Experiment with social Fa112010 high waste reduction rate as a <br /> publications. of solid waste centers. media e.g.Facebook result. <br /> Initiated on-line advertising page. It is reasonable to suggest <br /> in locai print media offering that an annual 1%diversion <br /> this. Expand on-line Ongoing or 500-600 tons could be <br /> Conducted two radio advertising and explore attributed to the existence of <br /> campaigns for recycling other alternative forms a strong education and <br /> confidential paper and of advertising. outreach program. <br /> compost biu sales. <br /> Published 36 newspaper Conduct more outreach 2012,pending a 1/2 <br /> articles directly into the schools time schools outreach <br /> Conducted 14 radio programs and work more closely position being created. <br /> including monthly scheduled with school recycling <br /> show on WCOM local programs to iiuprove 'i <br /> Carrboro community station. program performance. <br /> Published monthly recycling <br /> blurb in Town Talk for <br /> Cha el Hill em lo ees and <br /> I <br /> 67 ', <br />