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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 I <br /> recovery Homes I <br /> COMPLETED ACTIONS INCOMPLETE ACTIONS NEW/REVISED ACTIONS I <br /> ESTIMATED TONS <br /> KEY ACTIONS KEY ACTIONS WHY INCOMPLETE? KEY ACTIONS DATE DUE DNERTED IN lOTH YEAR <br /> County operates Commercial No formal program with Consider expansion as 2011-12 2,000(50%of available dry <br /> comprehensive recycling recycling serves sustainable,predictable part of future solid tons in waste stream--per <br /> programs serving all only 10%of funding for commercial waste plan activity waste sort) <br /> residents,all multifamily and businesses has been recommended i <br /> some commercial sector. directly. to BOCC '�, <br /> Operates cross (but all must <br /> jurisdictionally--Carrboro, recycle cardboard) Local markets do not Wait until markets and n/a � <br /> Chapel Hill,Hillsborough& consistently want processing capabilities <br /> unincorporated areas. Non-bottle plastics injection molded& change <br /> All programs are 2 stream cannot be recycled blow molded to be <br /> except dropoff which has at the curb with commingled i <br /> source-separated fiber and commingled � <br /> rigid plastics in addition to 2011-12 200 tons assuming capture of <br /> commingled cans&bottles Conversion to No staff capacity to Reconsider when fully 25%of cups and tubs with <br /> Urban Curbside weekly single stream manage transition staffed curbside implementation <br /> collection �18,500 homes recycling 1,200 Assumes a 20% <br /> 4,500 tons per year(TPY) increase in volume due to cart <br /> implementation in existing <br /> Rural curbside biweekly 35%of rural Program expansion Further discussion of curbside programs: <br /> �13,500 homes households are not limited by lack of rural considering 2011-12 <br /> 1,800 tpy served by curbside area consensus,support expansionnwhen �� <br /> recycling and interest shown in budget allows to <br /> areas near Hillsborough, Reconsider when fiscal 1,100(Assume pro rated <br /> Efland and east/central constraints are less share of current generation <br /> county adjoining stringent and as part of rate) ! <br /> existing routes for overaii needed S w�� <br /> expansion collection improvements <br /> efficiency <br /> considerations, <br /> geographic constraints Reconsider when fiscal <br /> Dro off sites 5 staffed, 5 No materials bud et constraints, constraints are less <br /> 99 , �, <br />