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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 INCOMPLETE? KEY ACTIONS DATE DUE ESTIMATED TONS <br /> DIVERTED IN IOTH YEAR <br /> THESE ARE ANNUAL, Annual Programs and policies Publish annual Fa112010 It is difficult to estimate the <br /> Generally recurring measures: newsletter were changing too newsletter and mail to impact(or lack of impact)of <br /> Conducted over 100 tours and mailed to all rapidly over the past all households and outreach programs. Since 1989, <br /> presentations to various County residents two years to have a businesses in County. Orange County has recognized <br /> audiences including schools. timely newsletter and the value of outreach and <br /> Placed over 500 print there was too much Expand electronic Ongoing education by creating such a � <br /> advertisements in local general uncertainty about future mailing list. position.We have achieved a <br /> interest print publications. measures e.g.transfer consistently high waste <br /> Initiated on-line advertising in station siting,financing Experiment with social Fa112010 reduction rate as a result. <br /> local print media offering this. of solid waste centers. media e.g.Facebook It is reasonable to suggest that I <br /> Conducted two radio campaigns page. an annual 1%diversion or 500- <br /> for recycling confidential paper 600 tons could be attributed to <br /> and compost bin sales. Expand on-line Ongoing the existence of a strong <br /> Published 36 newspaper articles advertising and explore education and outreach <br /> Conducted 14 radio programs other alternative forms pro��, � <br /> including monthly scheduled of advertising. <br /> show on WCOM local Carrboro <br /> community station. Conduct more outreach 2012,pending a 1/2 <br /> Published monthly recycling directly into the schools time schools outreach ' <br /> blurb in Town Talk for Chapel and work more closely position being created. <br /> Hill employees and bimonthly with school recycling <br /> in Orange Alive for Orange Co. programs to improve I' <br /> employees program performance. � <br /> Provided recycling at large ' <br /> scale publicly sponsored events <br /> such as street fairs,festivals, <br /> etc. <br /> Established electronic monthly � <br /> mailing list for voluntary solid ' <br /> waste updates,with 1,500 <br /> members as of May 2010. � <br /> Participate in WLJNC TV piece <br /> on plastic bottle recovery for <br /> NC Now news show. <br /> 84 , <br />