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, . 3 <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Carrboro Mayor and Board of Aldermen <br /> Chapel Hill Mayor and Town Council <br /> Hillsborough Mayor and Town Board <br /> Orange County Board Chair and Commissioners <br /> FROM: Don Willhoit, Landfill Owners Group Chair <br /> DATE: June 13, 1996 <br /> SUBJECT: Selecting an integrated solid waste management system <br /> At their May 18 meeting, the Landfill Owners Group established an <br /> outline of an integrated solid waste system for the member <br /> governments to consider. This outline is similar to the system <br /> previously selected by the Owners Group. The Owners Group <br /> requested that the member governments review the proposed system <br /> and recommend changes by July 1. The Owners Group will receive <br /> comments at their July 11 meeting. <br /> The Owners Group requested that the local governments do the <br /> following: <br /> 1. Review the system as recommended and recommend any changes. <br /> 2. Provide feedback and recommendations on selecting unit-based <br /> pricing v. collection bans (mandatory recycling) coupled with <br /> differential landfill fees as the primary waste prevention <br /> strategy. We note that either of these strategies would be <br /> coupled with public education. <br /> 3. Determine whether universal collection would be adopted for <br /> both recycling and solid waste collections county-wide or <br /> whether a system of convenience centers and laissez-faire <br /> private collections would be maintained in the unincorporated <br /> areas and for widespread commercial recycling. <br /> Summary <br /> This memorandum contains additional information on the Owners Group <br /> recommended system, unit-based pricing versus collection bans, and <br /> universal collection which may be helpful in addressing the three <br /> items requested by the Owners Group. <br /> Background <br /> The preliminary system selected by the Owners Group includes the <br /> following: <br />