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Tuesday, the Board of Aldermen looks forward to having the community move forward with having roll-out recycling bins. He said that he is also excited about opportunities of organic waste and pay-as-you-throw, which would discourage the disposal of organic waste. • Town of Chapel Hill Mayor Kleinschmidt said that Chapel Hill has retained a consultant and received a report from them on a review of the solid waste options. The report has been shared with all parties. Chapel Hill is looking at moving waste to a transfer station in Durham. He said that Chapel Hill wants to renew its contract with recycling with Orange County. Chapel Hill Town Manager Roger Stancil said that Chapel Hill will be using a Waste Industries transfer station beginning in April. He said that they would like to enter into a new interlocal agreement. Council Member Pease arrived at 7:13PM. Council Member Ward said that he wanted to speak strongly that Chapel Hill is eager to give direction to Orange County so that Chapel Hill can proceed with an RFP for the purchase of the recycling carts to get this program up and running as soon as possible. He said that he hoped that they can do a new interlocal agreement that addresses this issue. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to page 4 of the abstract and said that Orange County was to purchase these last year. Commissioner Rich said that she does not want to forget about newer technology and they need to focus on the future and get ahead of the curve. She would like to consider different ways to handle their waste. She said that perhaps when the Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB) comes back to life that they could address this new technology. Chair Jacobs said that the SWAB did some investigation and decided that newer technology was beyond the capabilities without more resources. When the County decided not to site a transfer station 4 years ago, it has been the position to confirm the commitment to finding alternate technologies and creating more regional partnerships. Alderman Slade said that he would encourage the County to pursue a zero waste goal as a priority. Council Member Ward asked if the County feels comfortable with moving forward with the purchase of the recycling carts. Chair Jacobs said that hopefully by the end of this conversation, the County will be ready. • Town of Hillsborough Mayor Stevens called upon Hillsborough Town Manager Eric Peterson. Eric Peterson said that the Durham County transfer station is just as close to Eubanks Road so Hillsborough will partner with Orange County to take their waste to Durham County. He said that, from a staff perspective, they are interested in participating in a recycling program. • Orange County (including update on the Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB) Michael Talbert said that the County is making progress. The landfill is closing in June. The management of the landfill was transferred to Orange County in 1999. This interlocal agreement created the SWAB. The SWAB continues to be active and is an important function of solid waste. Originally the SWAB had eight members with two from each jurisdiction, and this can be considered as things move forward. With the closing of the landfill in June, the interlocal agreement terminates and so does the SWAB. Orange County will continue to do recycling, construction and demolition, yard waste, storm debris management, and countywide and statewide planning and reporting will still be in place. The five convenience centers will continue to stay in place. The County is considering an agreement with the City of Durham for solid