ORD-2001-031 Regulated Recyclable Materials Ordinance (2)

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The establishment of a"Non-buming day"provision based on NC Division of Air Quality daily ozone forecasts, as is done in Buncombe County with the Western NC Regional Air Quality Agency, was investigated. However, the Orange County , Department of Environment and Resource Conservation has been working on such a plan ! in coordination with the NC Division of Forest Resources and the Orange Soil and Water District as part of a Cooperative Forestry Project. Staff believes the proposed burning regulations in this ordinance do not complicate nor conflict with their proposed project nor the draft Fire Prevention Ordinance being developed by the County Emergency Management Department. We will continue to communicate with the relevant personnel and departments as this ordinance develops. 7. Hiring of C&D Education and Enforcement Specialist Task Force recommendation#4 was "Hire a second recycling educator to focus primarily on implementation of this ordinance and on environmentally sound,waste reducing building practices."Authorization to create and fill this position will require amending the Personnel Ordinance. Duties of this position will include developing educational material,meeting directly with contractors and subcontractors, issuing permits, and implementing and enforcing the ordinance requirements. This position will be considered by the Board of County Commissioners based on detailed information they have received in the 2001-02 budget package. 8. Grace Period Staff believes that an eight-month grace period will be necessary to help the regulated community adapt to the new recycling requirements and to allow the Solid Waste Management Department to put all the procedural and operational mechanisms in place. Only the burning prohibition will take effect immediately. Regulated Community Feedback Over the course of the several months that the ordinance has been developed, Solid Waste staff actively sought engagement with and input from the potentially regulated community who will, in reality,be partners in this endeavor. Numerous individual meetings with developers,builders and private waste haulers, and three group meetings (20+ attendees), coordinated with the help of the�Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce and the Homebuilders Association,were held. Their feedback has proven crucial. Their recommendations were varied and helpful. Some of their suggestions that have been incorporated into the ordinance include: • Specifically citing unauthorized dumping of recyclable material into a waste container as a violation.of the ordinance. This deterrent will help them ensure security of their containers. • The inclusion of the"Public health and safety"and"reasonably possible to separate" clauses as part of the solution to the problem with demolition waste.