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15 <br /> 6 <br /> • :financial savings from waste reduction may be cancelled <br /> out for residents by the non-deductibility of garbage <br /> fees from federal taxes where local property taxes are <br /> deductible . <br /> • Can be perceived as an additional tax, especially if <br /> taxes are not reduced when unit-based pricing is <br /> implemented. <br /> Collection Bans (Mandatory Recycling) With Differential Landfill <br /> Fees <br /> An alternative to unit-based pricing fees as a primary waste prevention <br /> strategy fis collection bans (mandatory recycling) . These bans could be <br /> applied to a variety of materials in a variety of sectors . The bans <br /> could be most effective if coupled with differential fees at the <br /> landfill . Thus, those haulers who choose not to enforce collection bans <br /> would still be subject to penalties if their loads are in violation of <br /> landfill regulations . This combination of collection bans and <br /> differential landfill- fees is now in place in Orange County for <br /> commercially generated, recyclable corrugated cardboard and all yard <br /> waste. <br /> Reported Waste Diversion <br /> Compared with unit-based pricing fees, fewer communities that we are <br /> aware of, have instituted widespread collection bans . Locally, Alamance <br /> County reports a 34% decline in waste generation with their collection <br /> ban/differential landfill fee system. The system was instituted at the <br /> same time as recycling programs . Mitchell County has instituted <br /> collection bans at sanitation sites . They report a 409.- waste reduction <br /> at those sites . Islip New York reports a 95t recycling bin set out rate <br /> and diversion of 48 pounds of recyclable containers and paper per <br /> household per month. That recycling rate fis double our local <br /> residential recycling rate. <br /> Our anecdotal, research with other communities who have used these bans <br /> for loner periods seems to show that if enforcement or education <br /> efforts are reduced, compliance with the bans drops . When enforcement is <br /> stepped up, compliance increases . <br /> Advantages of Collection Bans <br /> • Easv to imolement and understand. <br /> 0 Can be enforced at the point of disposal . <br /> ` • Applies equally to all generators . <br />