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. <br /> 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 Purchasing Recycled Special Waste <br /> area through school and 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 DAT�DUE ESTIMATED TONS DIVERTED <br /> IN lOTH YEAR <br /> All types of electronics carrying Plan to receive Program has not been Implement state-wide June and July 2011 Brown goods represent well over <br /> voice or data are collected from funds from developed yet. ban on landfilling 1.5%of waste discovered in 2010 <br /> residences at a115 convenience electronics CRTs,computer waste sort. Assuming this is cut <br /> centers since 2006. recycling monitors or televisions, 50%that would reduce remaining ' <br /> All types of electronics are collected legislation publicize through electronic waste of all types(not <br /> from businesses and residences at newspaper articles, just TVs and monitors)from 700 <br /> the landfill,sorted,processed& radio shows and tons landfilled to 350 tons a year. <br /> shipped for recycling since 2004. advertisements. TVs and monitors represent 72%, <br /> We are prepared for landfill ban in so just that fraction could be 250 <br /> July 2011 having been collecting for Work with Finance When new law comes into tons. <br /> seven years now. Department to establish effect July 2011. <br /> account for state funds <br /> Old media like videotape and and funding and � <br /> diskettes were added to the expenditure tracking <br /> electronics collection in 2009-2010. protocols <br /> All electronics program costs are <br /> covered by the 3-R Fees and income <br /> from sale of certain materials like <br /> CPUs and copper wire. <br /> Collected 456 tons of all electronics <br /> in 2008-09 including 10,900 TVs � ' <br /> and monitors or about 269 tons. <br /> Adding other computer equipment <br /> and CRTs it's 320 tons or 72%of <br /> electronics On track to collect over <br /> 500 tons in 2009-10.Contractor <br /> provides regular reporting of <br /> materials. � <br /> All town overnments' solid waste <br /> 92 <br />