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33 <br /> Attachment 1 <br /> A RESOLUTION REVISING PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED LOCAL SOLID WASTE <br /> REDUCTION GOALS TO CONFORM TO NORTH CAROLINA STANDARDS FOR <br /> CALCULATING WASTE REDUCTION AND A TIMETABLE IN WHICH TO <br /> ACHIEVE THOSE AND REQUESTING MEMBER GOVERNMENTS OF THE <br /> LANDFILL OWNERS GROUP TO ADOPT THESE GOALS. <br /> WHEREAS, the Landfill Owners Group and its member governments have previously <br /> adopted goals of 33% solid waste reduction per person by 2001 and 50% reduction by 2006 <br /> when compared to a base year total in 1988-89 of mixed waste, construction waste and <br /> recyclables, and <br /> WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina Solid Waste Section has determined that the base <br /> year for calculation of progress towards waste reduction shall be 1991-92, and <br /> WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina Solid Waste Section has determined that all yard <br /> waste, coal ash, white goods,brush,mixed solid waste, tires, recyclables, construction waste <br /> and other materials managed at the landfill or generated in Orange County and landfilled <br /> elsewhere in 1991-92 shall count as part of that base year, and <br /> WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina Solid Waste Section has determined that coal ash <br /> and other materials now diverted from landfilling shall be counted towards waste reduction <br /> goals but counted against progress towards waste reduction if they are found to be landfilled <br /> again in the future, and <br /> WHEREAS,the State of North Carolina will publicly report each government's progress <br /> towards waste reduction based on its formulas rather than local governments' individually <br /> determined formulas, and <br /> WHEREAS, the Landfill Owners Group member governments have conducted a public <br /> hearing to gather further citizen input on the solid waste plan and its goals on May 22, 1997, <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS the Landfill Owners Group and its member governments have considered the <br /> public information from that hearing. <br /> NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange Regional Landfill Owners Group <br /> adopts and recommends that its member governments consider the following waste reduction <br /> goals versus a 1991-92 base year and timetable for meeting those goals: <br /> Material 2001 2006 <br /> Mixed Solid Waste Landfilled 33% 44% <br /> Construction and Demolition Waste Landfilled 20% 58% <br /> Total Waste Landfilled 45% 61% <br /> This is the 28th day of May, 1997. <br /> 4 <br />