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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 /> Transfex 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 INCOMPLETE? KEY ACTIONS DATE DUE ESTIMATED TONS <br /> DIVERTED IN lOTH YEAR <br /> Operate the T.R.I.P.program Add fluorescent Demand exists,but Hiring for existing but 2010-11 possible 1,000(projected to increase <br /> for"Toxic Reduction lamp and used there is no staff currently frozen with population) <br /> Improvements Program"to vegetable oil management or positions would enable <br /> reduce all types of hazardous collection at collection capacity and staff to expand to collect <br /> and other toxic wastes from SWCCs very limited space at these materials from <br /> all sectors of Orange County SWCC s for more SWCCs as well as at <br /> economy materials to be added HHW(for which we <br /> Program includes HHW, pay$0.60/lb) <br /> electronics,automotive <br /> wastes and dry cell batteries. Vegetable oil at SWCC <br /> Collection facilities vary: would be no charge by <br /> HHW at landfrll and is open contractor and <br /> to all Orange County fluorescent tube <br /> residents and small collection costs would <br /> businesses(only permanent decline by 60%per <br /> program in NC for small pound to$0.24/lb. <br /> business HV�. ,Residential <br /> electronics at aIl SWCCs, <br /> Business electronics at <br /> landfill only, <br /> Residential automotive waste <br /> (147 tpy)at all SWCCs and <br /> HHW and private businesses <br /> e.g.Auto Zone,dry cell <br /> batteries(1 i tpyj at aii <br /> SWCCs and Radio Shacks, <br /> Whole Foods and Weaver <br /> Street Market <br /> Total tonnage last year 732, ' <br /> up 4%from prior year. <br /> Pro'ected 18%increase for ' <br /> 103 <br />