Draft Policy - Solid Waste - Policy on Salvage Scavenging of Items at Solid Waste Convenience Centers 10-18-2005-9e

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3 Draft Policy Removal of Items from Salvage Shed and Scavenging of Waste or Recyclable Material from Solid Waste Convenience Centers (10 5 05) The following policy statement shall govern the removal of any waste item or discard delivered to the County Solid Waste Convenience Centers by citizens or county employees for the purpose of disposal or recycling. The purpose of this policy is to: • maintain and promote environmental responsibility and the personal safety of citizens/customers; • eliminate loitering which can interfere with customer access to containers, impede customer or service vehicle traffic flow, or limit user parking; • provide clarity and consistency for site attendants; • maximize and maintain the market value of recyclable materials; and • prevent the disassembly, breakup, or other fragmentation of any material or item that would render the material more difficult to collect, store, ship, or market. All waste or recyclable materials/items delivered to Solid Waste Convenience Centers become the property of Orange County upon their placement at the center in any of the designated containers or discard areas. This includes: • roll-off containers • roll-carts • electronics recycling trailers • dumpsters • salvage sheds • containers for dry cell batteries, waste oil, oil filters, anti-freeze, or other materials • wet-cell (lead acid) battery pallet or pallets for any other materials • waste or recyclable staging areas (whether on the ground or elsewhere) for electronics, yard waste, scrap metal, furniture or other bulky items or other waste or recyclable discard area within the center Salvage Sheds Citizens are prohibited from removing waste/recyclable materials deposited at a Solid Waste Convenience Center, except from within the salvage shed. Salvage sheds are the only location within the center from which public/citizen salvaging is allowed or permitted at any time. Citizens may place or remove items from the salvage shed located at four of the six Solid Waste Convenience Centers (Eubanks Road, Ferguson Road, Highway 57 and High Rock Road). Since loitering is not permitted due to the volume of solid waste convenience center users, a 15-minute twice daily time limit was established for depositing or removing items from the salvage shed. Citizens are encouraged to place reusable items in good condition in the Salvage Shed, excluding clothing, electronic devices, broken or poor conditioned items, construction materials, and mattresses and box springs (health regulations). Solid Waste Center Operators will be the final arbiters of determining whether an item is suitable to be deposited at the Salvage Sheds or determining when an item has been available in the shed for salvage a sufficient time to determine that it is unwanted and should be considered waste.