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DRAFT 34 1 The State has been figuring coal ash in the reduction into this figure. If coal ash ceased to be 2 recycled they would add it into our calculations regardless of where it was landfilled. 3 There is currently no penalty for not reaching the State's goal by the year 2006, however, 4 eventually they will implement penalties. In any case, they would not hold Orange County to its 5 higher goal of 66% reduction by 2006. 6 • The cost to reach the State of 40% reduction would be 1.3 million dollars. 7 • The additional cost to reach Orange County's goal of 61% would be an additional 2 million 8 dollars plus $600,000 per year. This figure includes all components of the plan. A processing 9 facility would be built using private funds and everyone who used the facility would pay a 0 tipping fee. 1 • The financing for the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) could be tailored to an agreement 2 crafted by the Board of Commissioners. For example, Charlotte has established a plan that 3 splits the revenue. 4 • Local government in Charlotte actually constructed the MRF facility, bought the equipment and 5 purchased the land. They then hired a company to run the facility. Another method of 6 financing would be for a private facility to pay for the construction of the building and run the 7 facility for a period of 10 years. Then they could deed the facility to the County and charge a 8 tipping fee. 9 • Using a MRF to process construction waste is a possibility, however, it would require different 0 equipment. 1 • The estimated cost of$775,000 per year is based upon an estimate of 25,000 tons at $30.00 2 per ton. 3 • If a MRF were constructed in Orange County, a living wage would be paid to the employees. 4 This is very hard work in difficult surroundings and Orange County would need to assure that 5 the employees were treated well. Air quality would also have to be protected. 6 • The estimated salary for these employees would be between $7.50 and $8.00 per hour. 7 • The MRF facilities which have the sorting tables in protected areas create a much more 8 employee friendly environment and could be designed into a local facility. 9 . The current recycling budget for all of Orange County is 1.272 million dollars. This funds all 0 programs (curb side pickup, household hazardous waste collection, urban collection, and 1 multifamily collection). The difference between that amount and the 2 million dollar projected 2 increase would be to provide collection to the currently unserved commercial sector. This 3 would provide universal service. 4 • The tipping fee will not be sufficient to fully fund the proposed program. The current tip fee of 5 $35.00 would need to be increased an additional $20.00 to fund the entire program. One of 6 the major challenges faced by local government will be how to raise this additional money. 7 • Alamance County passed the legislation to ban all recyclables at the landfill, however, they did 8 not accept responsibility for providing alternatives to disposal of those recyclables. They also 9 have a high tolerance for overlooking recyclables being disposed of in the landfill. 0 • The issue of raising the 2 million dollars is addressed in the proposed plan by indicating that 1 those methods need to be developed. One concept for funding would be a government 2 recycling fee. 3 Local units of government who commit to this framework are not committing their governments 4 to any particular method of payment. 5 The framework is based on achieving solid waste goals that the jurisdictions and the LOG have 6 already set.