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- -_ ,,w OJT vilQh+C! llll i'ar...ail�,.y Lip -v..+�;r�, '.ill �.. �( 1V•VJ i vi i., 6 3� ATI'AC10 ENT A RESOLUTION Soad Waste Pon Framework for Orange Canty,Nortb Carolina Tim waste reduction plan frameworkfor mixed solid waste irdudes: Waste prevention: [The first thra items below can be considered by the Landfill Owners Group. The last two -- mandatory recycling i and volume-based solid waste costs - could be enacted by the individual local governments only.) 1.Public education: Increases in the type and targeted audiences. i 2. Differential landfill fees: We have these in place now for yard waste, clean wood waste and corrugated cardboard. Higher or l©wer fees could be applied to other materials to encourage their diversion ftm the landfill in*Vor of some type of separation. 3.Non-economic incentives: This iac1;WO all the other strategies for influencing waste reduction such as the solid wash plans now M aired for new, non-residential construction in Chapel Hill. 4. Mandatory recycling: Also known s collection bans, individual governments could apply a variety of boas in each sector -- !residential, commercial or apartments. Some enforcement would be necessary for success. 5. Volume-based fees: Also known r+s pay-per-throw, treats solid waste as a utility. Under this approach,local governments would set up a system of user fees under which residents and businesses would pay for varying amountsEof garbage collected. A proper fee structure with good enforcement has proven to reduce waste is many other communities. Collection: The Owners Group has recommended weekly uWversal recycling collection in incorporated area for residential, commercial and apartments one,also for commercial recycling in unincorporated areas. For the unincorporated areas, the Owne>s Group recommends continuation of biweekly curbside recycling in the relatively densely settled subdivisions, combined with the system of sanitation sites such as now exist for solid wane and recycling collection. Currently,there is no universal commercial recycling. That would be the biggest single new collection expense; it would also have the greatest potential for increasing recycling. Solid waste collection and management would continue to be under local government control. It is possible that large increases in recycling maj reduce the need for solid waste collection so the local governments may save on collection cosh as the rate of waste generation goes down.