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MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Mayor and Town Council <br /> FROM: Gayle Wilson, Solid Waste Management Director <br /> SUBJECT: Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan - feedback from governing boards <br /> DATE: March 26, 1997 <br /> This memorandum provides information regarding feedback received from member governments <br /> on the integrated plan and information on the potential costs of implementing portions of the <br /> integrated plan. It also recommends that the Owners Group consider specific elements to adopt <br /> for the integrated solid waste plan. <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> In August 1994, the member governments of the Landfill Owners' Group began a County-wide <br /> integrated solid waste management plan study. The objective of the study was to develop a series <br /> of options for waste prevention, collection and processing that, if implemented, would have the <br /> potential to reduce mixed solid waste landfilled in Orange County by 50%. This study did not <br /> address construction and demolition wastes. <br /> The study was completed and presented to the Owners' Group in May, 1996. The study <br /> described three systems from which the Owners' Group developed the system in Table 1. The <br /> system shown has changed slightly from that previously shown to the governing boards. The <br /> County has determined , at this time, it wishes to retain the six solid waste convenience centers. <br /> The shaded items are the ones which we recommend that the Owners Group decide upon to <br /> implement the first phases of the integrated solid waste plan. <br /> Table 1 <br /> Proposed integrated solid waste plan <br /> Waste Prevention Collection Processing <br /> • Differential Landfill • Universal collection of • Commingled Materials Recovery <br /> Fees recyclables from all Facility (MRF)'with capacity to <br /> sectors_ - - - - accept source separated materials <br /> • Public Education Centralized Organics Composting to <br /> (To be decided by individual handle MRF mixed paper reduals <br /> governments <br /> • Non-Economic Convenience centers and other organics (deferred until <br /> Incentives outcome of current work with TJ <br /> for rural residential <br /> solid waste) COG and others is complete) <br /> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <br /> • Yard waste and bulky <br /> (Toe decided by individual items (for a fee?) • Mulching facility to handle yard and <br /> govt:^:menu) . Universal At-the- wood waste (already in place) <br /> • Collection Bans <br /> Source solid waste <br /> Volume based fees collection for urban <br /> commercial and <br /> residential sectors <br />