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Solid Waste - continued Worked with Orange County local governments and local school systems to properly dispose of lights containing mercury. • Schools Recycling — Collect bottle, cans, and paper recycling at all 30 school locations k -12 for both Chapel Hill Carrboro City School System and Orange County Public School System. Performance Measures 2010 -11 Actual 2011 -12 Actual 2012 -13 Budget 2012 -13 Projected 2013 -14 Budget Service: Collect Curbside Recycling within each of the three towns and 65% of unincorporated area. Percent increase /(decrease) from previous yea r (5.2 %) (6.6 %) 9.3% 6% 3.5% Tons collected 5,634 5,264 5,800 5,600 5,800 Service: Collect Multi - Family Recycling at all apartments, townhomes, and condominiums throughout County Percent increase /(decrease) (5.6 %) (9.5 %) 20.7% 6.3% 9% Tons collected 1,242 1,125 1,400 1,200 1,320 Service: Collect Commercial Recycling for over 300 businesses within incorporated and unincorporated Orange County Percent increase /(decrease) 11.7% 9.3% 6.2% 10.3% 13.1% Tons collected 988 1,089 1,160 1,200 1,380 Service: Collect Recycling at 10 drop -off sites throughout County Percent increase /(decrease) 5.8% (5.5 %) 7.2% 10% 0.7% Tons collected 5,345 5,107 5,500 5,665 5,700 Service: Collect Organics from eligible food - service establishments, grocery stores, convenience Center, and schools Percent increase /(decrease) (11 %) (5.6 %) (17 %) (25.5 %) 1.4% Tons collected 2,101 1,985 1,650 1,480 1,500 Service: Responsibly collect and process Household Hazardous, electronics, oil, oil filters, antifreeze, propane tanks, waste vegetable oil, batteries, and lights containing mercury Percent increase/ (decrease) 0.3% 2.4% 2% 2% 4.2% Tons collected 742 760 775 775 800 Service: Collect bottles, cans, and paper recycling from all 30 public school locations k -12 for both Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools and Orange Coun Public Schools Percent increase/ (decrease) NA NA 2.2% 2.2% 2.8% Tons collected NA 139 142 142 146 FY 2013 -14 Objectives Plan to capture at least 20% more household hazardous waste out of the waste stream by placing a household hazardous waste facility at Walnut Grove Convenience Center. Qto]