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to out of county facilities but have not made any collective decision about whether to enter a cooperative disposal arrangement. It is Orange County's stated intention to deliver its MSW and bulky waste from County facilities to the City of Durham Transfer Station after the Orange County Landfill closes. This option has been discussed with the City of Durham but there is no agreement at this time.No decisions have been made on where MSW collected by any municipal government in Orange County will go after the landfill closes. Analysis demonstrated that it will be more expensive for each government to transport its waste individually to remote transfer stations, even where tipping fees are lower than Orange County's,than for the County to construct and operate a transfer station to handle waste generated in Orange County. Unincorporated Areas The County collects the majority of residential MSW generated in the unincorporated azea from its five staffed convenience centers throughout the County. Last year that included 8,005 tons of MSW and another 3,468 tons of bulky waste that were placed in the MSW landfill as well as 1,298 tons from the schools and County government buildings. An estimated 5,000 residences or 25% of unincorporated area households subscribe to a variety of private waste collection services that generally haul waste out of County. A few very small local haulers use the Orange County landfill. Private residential customers account for an estimated 5,000 tons of MSW; an estimated 500 tons of which was delivered to the Orange County landfill. The non-residential tonnage from unincorporated areas cannot be reasonably estimated because most of it goes out of County and that data is presented in an agglomerated manner. Convenience Center operations have been stable and no maj or improvements have been made for two years. Minor improvements include improved signage, landscaping and entranceways, replacement of containers and vehicles with more e�cient equipment and installation of security cameras. All waste and recyclables are now conta.inerized and hauled to the landfill for disposal or processing for resale and marketing. There is increasing demand and markets for additional recyclables that are constrained by lack of sufficient space at convenience centers and dropoff sites and management capacity. Funds are not now available to readily re-expand hours or capitalize those center improvements that have been identified and analyzed as both being cost-effective and provided safer more efficient service. SWAB and the Work Crroup are discussing future funding options, site improvements, locations and operational concepts including expanded hours. A specific recommendation will be brought to the BOCC from the September Work Group meeting. Table 1-g below illustrates monthly incoming materials and revenues derived from tipping fees, sales, and penalties. Table 1-h and 1-i represent a comprehensive look at a11 the recyclable materials managed by Orange County's Solid Waste Management Department 22