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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: January 26, 2012 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. o'� <br /> SUBJECT: Updates from the Towns <br /> DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste Management PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Frank Clifton, County Manager, 245- <br /> 2306 <br /> Michael Talbert, Asst. County Manager, <br /> 245-2308 <br /> Gayle Wilson, Director, Solid Waste <br /> Management, 968-2885 I <br /> PURPOSE: To receive an update from the Towns regarding their individual initiatives to dispose <br /> of municipal solid waste and recycling alternatives. <br /> BACKGROUND: Orange County is planning to deliver its municipal solid waste to the City of <br /> Durham Transfer Station once the County landfill is closed. This is for an interim period until a <br /> more permanent waste management solution is established. Discussions with the City of <br /> Durham have indicated a willingness of Durham to receive wastes delivered from Orange <br /> County. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: Decisions with regard to municipal solid waste disposal could have <br /> significant financial impact on both the County and the Towns. There is an unknown financial <br /> impact if the Towns choose to contract separately for their own recycling services. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board, along with the elected <br /> Boards of the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough, discuss the various options the <br /> disposal of municipal solid waste including the utilization of alternative disposal facilities and the <br /> alternative recycling strategies. <br />