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8 <br /> STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE <br /> AGREEMENT FOR DISPOSAL OF <br /> COUNTY OF WAKE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE <br /> THIS AGREEMENT,made and entered into this the day of <br /> 1994,by,between, and among the Counties of Chatham, Durham,Orange, and Wake; <br /> the City of Durham; and the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill. <br /> WITNESSETH: <br /> WHEREAS,hazardous household waste (HHW) consists of numerous products <br /> common to the average household,such as pesticides,paints,polishes, cleaners,and <br /> automotive supplies; and <br /> WHEREAS,such wastes are generated in significant amounts by households and <br /> pose a significant threat to the public's health,safety, and welfare as well as to the natural <br /> environment if improperly disposed; and <br /> WHEREAS,some of the parties hereto have independently conducted HHW <br /> collection programs on an annual or semi-annual basis and, although successful, these <br /> programs are expensive to conduct and collect less of such waste than would likely be <br /> collected at a permanent collection facility; and <br /> WHEREAS,solid waste planners from the above-referenced governments, <br /> comprising the Triangle Region Solid Waste Planners Committee,have met frequently <br /> and researched and examined possible benefits to a regional effort for the construction of <br /> permanent HHW facilities in each of the four counties,as well as the servicing of those <br /> facilities by a single private corporate entity engaged in the business of collection and <br /> disposal of HHW; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Committee, as part of its findings and conclusions,has <br /> determined that a regional cooperative effort regarding collection of HHW from <br /> permanent facilities would result in a cost savings to all governments involved,among <br /> 1 <br />