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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A FRAMEWORK FOR A COUNTY-WIDE SOLID WASTE PLAN, SPECIFYING PERCENTAGES IN PER CAPITA WASTE REDUCTION GOALS WHICH CONFORM TO THE STATE STANDARD, ESTABLISHING A TIMETABLE BY WHICH TO MEET THE GOALS, CHANGING THE PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED 50% WASTE REDUCTION GOAL TO CONFORM TO THIS STANDARD AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THE SOLID WASTE PLAN TO THE STATE WHEREAS, Orange County has previously adopted a general waste reduction goal as part of its overall solid waste goals and has also adopted a specific 50% per capita waste reduction goal for mixed solid waste; and WHEREAS, the Orange Regional Landfill Owners Group has adopted goals for solid waste reduction of 45%by 2001 and 61%by 2006 when compared to 1991-92; and WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina requires a solid waste management plan with specific solid waste reduction goals for 2001 and 2006; and WHEREAS, the Owners Group and its member governments, including Orange County, have conducted an integrated solid waste plan study to develop options for reducing and managing solid waste in Orange County and Chapel Hill; and WHEREAS, the County has previously considered a solid waste management plan that includes waste prevention measures, collection programs and processing methods described in attachment A to this resolution; and WHEREAS, successful implementation of a solid waste plan that meets the waste reduction goals would also require cooperation and coordination with all the local governments and waste generators throughout Orange County; and WHEREAS, Orange County may need to further regulate and control solid waste in order to fully accomplish the waste diversion goals; and WHEREAS, the Town of Chapel Hill Solid Waste Staff has been authorized as the lead agency representing the governing boards of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough and Orange County in the matter of the solid waste management plan required by the state, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County that the Board hereby adopts a framework for a solid waste management plan as described in Attachment A.