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INFORMATION ITEM Memorandum To: Michael Talbert, County Manager From: Gayle Wilson, Director, S)Iid Waste Management &Abject: Waste Fbduction Rate for FY 12 -13 Date: March 5 2014 According to the NCDENRAnnual County Waste Disposal Per Capita and Percent Fbduct ion Fbport for FY 12 -13 waste disposed in landfills that originated in Orange County averaged 0.57 tons per person yielding a waste reduction rate of 58% compared to the base year of 1991 -92 when it was 1.36 tons per person. Fifty eight percent is a one percent decline from last year's waste reduction rate of 59 %or 0.56 tons per person landfilled. The 58 %waste reduction rate again remainsthe best in the state, with second place going to Stokes County, (population 47,026) at 48 %followed by Sotland County (population 36,387) at 45 %. Neighboring counties' waste reduction ratesfor FY12- 13were asfollows: Alamance, 26 %Chatham 44 %, Durham 6 %and Wake 25 %. Mate -wide North Carolina experienced a 12 %reduction in waste landfilled per person compared to the base year or 0.94 tons per person. That is the best rate for the state as a whole since this method of record keeping began in 1997. Waste reduction per capita is North Carolina's statutory metricfor measuring progress in the solid waste arena. It is calculated by Mate staff based on reporting from all landfills receiving waste from public and private haulers originating in North Carolina. The statistictakes account, through this reporting and other investigations, of all legally disposed solid waste generated in each County regardless of final destination of the landfill and regardless of hauler. The whole report can be found on line at: http: / /portal.ncdenr.org /web /wm /sw /swmar. The FY 12 -13 reports are at the bottom of the page and among those is a report entitled: FY12 13_CountyPerCapitaF;bport.pdf FYF;bvised2/7 /14.