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50 <br />counties that operate a subscription -type curbside recycling program have an average <br />participation rate of 14.8 %. <br />Please note that it will take 5 -6 months to establish an opt -out or subscription type service for <br />rural curbside /roadside recycling. Therefore, some partial year (6 months) funding source may <br />be required until the new subscription can be established and enrolling subscribers. <br />Additionally, it will be necessary for county staff to evaluate the impact of a possible shift of <br />recyclable materials from the existing curbside program to convenience centers as residents try <br />to avoid the subscription fee. The impact on the centers could be significant and additional <br />resources will likely be necessary to collect and haul these additional materials. Staff has not <br />conducted a detailed analysis of these additional costs. <br />The current emphasis of staff on public education programs may have to shift to a marketing <br />effort to keep the subscription and participation level up rather than primarily provision of <br />public outreach and education on the County's wide variety of public recycling and waste <br />reduction programs. <br />9. Would a Solid Waste Service District funding option or an opt -out (or subscription) fee for <br />service option result in the most recyclable materials being recovered and move Orange County <br />the furthest toward its 61% waste reduction goal? Which would cost the least per unit served? <br />Based on evidence from other jurisdictions (both North Carolina and out of state) a subscription <br />fee for service option of funding the recycling collection service would yield the least quantity of <br />recovered recyclables and result in the greatest unit cost for users of the program. The Solid <br />Waste Service District would be the least costly per parcel served. <br />10. What does it mean that handicap service will continue? <br />Both the Urban and Rural Curbside Recycling programs maintain a special services option for <br />handicapped and elderly residents. This service requires the collector to go to the resident's <br />home at an agreed upon location and collect their receptacle, empty it into the truck and return <br />the empty container to the home. <br />11. Has the value of the property within the proposed district been analyzed? <br />The total valuation of the district is located at the bottom of the map and is calculated at <br />$4,478,900,424. <br />12. Is the current participation rate for the rural program 57%? If so, how many are estimated as <br />not using the service? <br />Yes, according to the latest survey of four rural routes. About 5,800 are estimated to be using <br />the convenience centers, not recycling or recycling through alternative means. <br />13. How many parcels in the proposed district are not going to be paying the tax (are tax exempt) <br />but will be receiving the service? <br />There are 694 tax exempt properties located in the proposed district that will not be paying the <br />district tax. It is understood that any of those parcels that contain buildings that generate <br />recyclables we would be required by statute to provide the service. We estimate that less than <br />half of these properties contain structures that could utilize the service. <br />