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T; III. Background The urban or in -town curbside recycling collection program in Orange County began in 1989 and now serves approximately 18,752 households within residential areas of the Towns of Chapel Hill (12,058), Carrboro (4,442), and Hillsborough (2,247). The number of households serviced may grow each month as new homes are constructed and new areas are incorporated into the Towns through annexation. The current program provides single stream weekly curbside collection of Recyclable Materials. Residents are presently directed to place all Recyclable Materials in their Recycling Bins with the bottles and cans mixed and loose inside along with acceptable paper and fiber recyclables. Proposers must agree to accept all presently accepted Recyclable Materials and may propose additional materials for which markets are available. Currently accepted materials include plastic bottles and jugs, glass bottles and jars, all mixed paper (no tissues), phonebooks, aluminum foil, empty aerosol cans, newspapers and inserts, catalogs and glossy magazines, metal cans, empty flattened cardboard so long as it fits loosely in the recycling cart, flat or gable- topped cartons. Caps can be left on bottles, cans and jars. Residential Recycling service within the Towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough is one part of the Orange County Solid Waste Management's comprehensive and integrated recycling program providing Orange County residents and businesses with robust programs for both the residential and commercial sectors. In 1997, Orange County and the incorporated municipalities of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough each adopted a solid waste reduction goal of 61 % per capita. During FY 12- 131112, Orange County was recognized for the third year in a row as having the highest waste reduction rate in the state at 59 %. Current setout rates from the County's historical data shows that the set -out rate in the Urban Collection Area is about 72 %. Using this set out rate and historical data, we estimate that the participation rate is between 80 and 85 %. Anecdotally, Chapel Hill and Carrboro have a relatively high participation rate whereas Hillsborough has a slightly lower participation rate. Some national data would extrapolate participation at over 90% from this level of set out rate. The current rate paid to current Service Provider is $3.73 per unit per month. This is for weekly collection of single- stream recyclables in 18 -20 gallon bins. Typically two bins with an average of about 32 pounds per month per household collection. Average monthly collection for the three municipalities combined is 375 tons per household. The County seeks Proposals for Single- Stream collection of accepted Recyclable Materials only. The County is moving curbside collection from 18 gallon bins to 95 gallon roll carts and will evaluate two options for the provision of these services. One option will be that curbside recycling collection by the service provider occur on a once per week basis (weekly). The second option will be that collection by the service provider occur on a once every other week basis (bi- weekly). The County will supply and distribute the 95 gallon roll carts to the residential units to ensure that the carts are in place to coincide with the start of collection services as determined under this proposal and contract. The County reserves the right to allocate smaller carts in certain limited circumstances that are still compatible with standard cart tipping equipment The County provides and will continue to provide public education about the program including brochures, mailers, publications and articles, and the County manages complaint and concern calls from citizens. Where possible, the County may recruit community volunteers to help distribute information and increase participation in their neighborhoods. The Service Provider is expected to assist in the provision of public education during the course of business when interactions with RFP #5199 Page 6 of 26