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10 <br /> would be renewed annually and subject to revocation if hauling regulations are not <br /> followed. <br /> F. Development of Facilities. Staffing and Space Needs <br /> The Solid Waste Staff is developing a schedule of facilities needs, staffing, space needs <br /> and cost estimates for implementing the ordinance that will be more fully presented in an <br /> upcoming report as detailed in the timeline and following additional BOCC guidance. <br /> One of the early tasks proposed is to authorize and hire a recycling education and <br /> outreach specialist dedicated to development of this C&D materials recycling regulation. <br /> Once the preliminary education work is done,the nature of the position may change to <br /> become more enforcement-oriented vis-a-vis education oriented. <br /> G. Enforcing Regulations on Regulated Recyclable Materials in the non-C&D <br /> waste stream <br /> At this point,the ordinance,while broadly written, is intended to apply to regulation of <br /> recyclable C&D wastes in order to reduce the landfilling or other disposal of wastes in a <br /> C&D landfill and increase their recycling. However,there are many instances where the <br /> regulated recyclable materials can be found in the waste to be disposed with MSW. This <br /> is especially true for scrap metal and small amounts of unpainted,untreated solid wood. <br /> There will be some very small amount of unpainted untreated dry wall but this is <br /> insignificant. The most recent waste sort of the MSW waste stream conducted in fall <br /> 1999 and spring 2000 showed the following wood, scrap metal and dry wall disposed <br /> with MSW: <br /> Table 4 <br /> Percentages of re ulated rec clable materials in Oran a County MSW <br /> Material Residential Multi-Family Commercial Total est. tons of <br /> 24,000 total 6,000 total 30,000 total regulated recyclable <br /> tons/ r. tons/ r. tons/ r. materials <br /> Clean lumber 1.5% 1.5% 2.4% 1,170 <br /> and pallets <br /> Scrap Metal(not 1.7% 2.2% 2% 1,140 <br /> incl.cans <br /> Dry wall N/a N/a N/a N/a <br /> Total 3.2%(770 tons) 3.7%(220 tons) 4.4%(1,320 2,310 (^-4%of MSW) <br /> tons <br /> The question is."Should regulated recyclable materials be prohibited from disposal when <br /> they are mixed with MSW?"The obvious answer is "yes",they are regulated recyclable <br /> materials no matter where they are disposed. The education and enforcement effort to <br /> encompass the MSW waste stream would be significant and there are now very limited <br /> opportunities for the general public to dispose properly of the regulated recyclable <br /> materials that might be incidentally included in the their residential or commercial waste. <br /> For example,the old,bent bicycle wheel might be disposed by a resident with his regular <br /> trash,but the load of trash might then be rejected by the hauler who would be subject to <br /> losing his hauling license or financial penalties if the metal were in his load. This scrap <br /> metal is not readily accepted in the recycling drop off centers, or curbside containers. <br /> 10 <br />