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Draft <br /> that waste is still attributed to Orange County, it is counted in the calculation of the waste <br /> reduction goal. <br /> Table ES-1 Waste Generated from Oran e Coun 2008-09 v 2007-08 <br /> Ori in of Waste Tons 07-08 Tons 08-09 Comments <br /> MSW landfilled in 55,422 50,760 UNC stops waste delivery in Sept 2008, <br /> Orange County MSW in 08-9 includes 3,486 tons of <br /> bul items formerl classified as C&D. <br /> C&D landfilled in Orange 16,756 10,992 Includes LCID and mobile homes <br /> Coun <br /> MSW landfilled outside 7,138 15,227 Reported to State DENR by other <br /> Oran e Coun facilities based on hauler re ortin <br /> C&D landfilled outside 6,984 6,410 Excludes C&D recycled at MWPs <br /> Oran e Coun <br /> Total tons revorted as 86,300 83,388 3.4%decline <br /> disposed from Orange <br /> Coun <br /> Waste calculated by NC N/a 80,864 This tonnage subtracts out all tons <br /> DENR as disposed from calculated as recycled at all Mixed Waste <br /> Orange County Processors and is the official tonnage <br /> used b NCDENR in calculation <br /> Waste per capita (July 0.68 tons 0.625 tons Base year 136 tons/capita-- <br /> 2008 pop. = 129,296) 2008-09 Waste Reduction Rate: 54% <br /> v. 2007-08 rate SO% er ca ita <br /> Municipal Solid Waste (MSV� Mana eg ment <br /> Orange County's rate of MSW generation had not increased in nine years until a 4.4%gain <br /> during 2008-09. The amount landfilled in-County continued to decline, dropping 9% in 2008- <br /> 2009 below the 2007-08 fiscal year.For the past five years, including two years since the last <br /> plan update submittal,MSW tonnage generated averaged�63,186.Despite the overall tonnage <br /> increase in MSW,Orange County's waste reduction rate per capita was calculated at 54%for <br /> 2008-09, our best to date and third in the State last year. <br /> Table ES-2 MSW landfilled in Oran e Co.and outside Oran e Co. 2004-OS to 2008-09 <br /> Year MSW in MSW out of County Total MSW landfilled from <br /> Coun Oran e Coun <br /> 2004-OS 56,308 6,498 62,806 <br /> 2005-06 57,568 4,153 61,721 <br /> 2006-07 57,301 5,555 62,856 <br /> 2007-08 55,422 7,138 62,560 <br /> 2008-09 50,760 15,227(does not include the tons reported 65,987 <br /> as rec cled at mixed waste rocessors <br /> At current rates of diposal,the MSW lined landfill is projected to close in early 2013, as opposed <br /> to the mid-2011 closure date projected in the previous solid waste plan update submittal. That is <br /> highly unlikely to be significantly revised again. <br /> 10 <br />