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15 <br /> 1 • Stream Corridor Protection at future Northeast Park (state grant) <br /> 2 • Earth Evening event (in conjunction with "Last Fridays") <br /> 3 <br /> 4 DEAPR New Initiatives: <br /> 5 • Eno River Riparian Buffer Restoration projects (pending federal grant funding) <br /> 6 • Renewable Energy Options for Parks <br /> 7 • Create New Forest Management Plans <br /> 8 • Restart "10% Campaign" (with Economic Development Commission, Cooperative <br /> 9 Extension Service) <br /> 10 • New Environmental Education Efforts <br /> 11 <br /> 12 DEAPR Horizon: <br /> 13 • Implement Targeted Action Strategies for Environmental Responsibility Goal <br /> 14 • Pursue Additional Groundwater Guardian "Green Site" Designations <br /> 15 • Implement Sustainable Landscaping Policy <br /> 16 • Complete 10% Campaign for Departments <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Dave Stancil said a steering committee has been formed in an effort to refocus and is <br /> 19 working with representatives from asset management, economic development, solid waste, <br /> 20 financial services and others to develop ideas and a ways to attack the initiatives. <br /> 21 He said this is the 11th year in the Groundwater Guardian (GWG) program, and there <br /> 22 are now 3 sites in the County that have received that national recognition. <br /> 23 He said the 10% Campaign started with the cooperative extension, and the idea is to <br /> 24 spend 10 percent of your local food dollars on local foods. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 Blair Pollack reviewed the following PowerPoint slides. <br /> 27 Solid Waste Objectives <br /> 28 • Reduce Waste Landfilled by 61% per capita <br /> 29 • Maximize recycling and waste reduction opportunities in Orange County <br /> 30 • Continued exploration of alternatives to landfilling of waste <br /> 31 • Develop revised interlocal solid waste agreement with municipalities <br /> 32 • Continue to redevelop convenience center sites in accord with adopted plan <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Solid Waste Goal & Results <br /> 35 FY 2012/13 <br /> Category State Orange Cty <br /> Reduction goal 40% 61% <br /> Reduction achieved (1991-92 baseline) -12% 58% <br /> Waste landfilled per capita (1991-92) 2,140 2,720 <br /> Waste landfilled per capita (2012-13) 1,800 1,140 <br /> 36 <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Solid Waste Current Initiatives <br /> 39 • Conversion to single stream recycling <br /> 40 • Cart based recycling - 1/3 of rural customers - 2012-13 <br /> 41 • Walnut Grove Ch. Rd. solid waste convenience center - 2012-13 <br /> 42 • Concept plan for second convenience center - 2013 <br /> 43 • Closure of lined landfill - June 30, 2013 <br /> 44 • Municipal solid waste to Durham Transfer Station for 2013-14 <br /> 45 • Establish additional internal goals for waste reduction/recycling for 2013 <br />