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1? <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> A RESOLUTION RE-AFFIRMING THE ADOPTED FRAMEWORK FOR A COUNTY-WIDE <br /> SOLID WASTE PLAN, SPECIFYING PERCENTAGES IN PER CAPITA WASTE REDUCTION <br /> GOALS AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MANAGER <br /> TO SUBMIT THE SOLID WASTE PLAN TO THE STATE. <br /> WHEREAS Orange County adopted in 1997 a general waste reduction plan framework as part <br /> of its overall solid waste goals and also adopted specific waste reduction goals of 45% per <br /> capita by 2001 and 61% per capita by 2006, and <br /> WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina requires a solid waste management plan with specific <br /> solid waste reduction goals for 2001 and 2006, and an update to those goals and plan every <br /> three years, and <br /> WHEREAS, the County actively participates in the County-wide waste reduction programs <br /> through promotion of dropoff and curbside recycling and provision of other recycling services, <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, the County has previously adopted a solid waste management plan framework that <br /> includes waste prevention measures, collection programs, and processing methods described <br /> in attachment A to this resolution, and <br /> WHEREAS, successful implementation of a solid waste plan that meets the waste reduction <br /> goals would also require cooperation and coordination with all the other local governments in <br /> the County and other waste generators throughout Orange County, and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County may need to further regulate and control solid waste in order to <br /> fully accomplish the waste diversion goals; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that it <br /> hereby reaffirms the framework and goals for a solid waste management plan as adopted <br /> originally in 1997 and shown in attachment A, and <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Orange County continues to use a base year of 1991-92 to <br /> calculate waste reduction against, and County-wide goals of 45% solid waste reduction per <br /> capita by 2001 and 61% reduction per capita by 2006, and <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Orange County will continue to cooperate with other local <br /> governments in Orange County in implementing a solid waste management plan that will <br /> achieve these goals, and <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners authorizes the <br /> County Manager to submit the solid waste plan to the State. <br /> This, the 5th day of September, 2000. <br />