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ORANGE COUNTY ASSEMBLY OF GOVERNMENTS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 19, 2014 SUBJECT: Solid Waste Advisory Group (SWAG) Update DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners ATTACHMENT(S): A) Urban Curbside Recycling Single Stream Tonnage Report B) Meeting Summaries — Available at http: / /oranpecountync.pov /recyclinp/ AdvisoryGroup.asp Action Agenda Item No. 3 PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No INFORMATION CONTACT: Bonnie Hammersley, 919 - 245 -2300 1 PURPOSE: To receive an update from the SWAG regarding solid waste issues confronting Orange County; the towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough; and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. BACKGROUND: At the June 3, 2014 BOCC meeting, the Board created a multijurisdictional task force to articulate, investigate, and propose collaborative solutions for solid waste issues confronting Orange County; the towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough; and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Solid Waste Advisory Group (SWAG) consists of 10 members: eight (8) elected officials consisting of two (2) each from the County and each of the towns; one (1) from the University of North Carolina; and one (1) from the UNC hospital system. The charge to the group at the outset was to define the nature, scope, and timing of the solid waste issues to be considered, including but not limited to- * an interlocal agreement on solid waste; • reducing solid waste that is not recycled; • recycling opportunities and services; • siting a transfer station or landfill within the county; • supporting public education on solid waste issues; • construction and demolition waste; • assuring long -term partnership of the entities involved through an interlocal agreement on waste handling and disposal; • addressing equitable funding and mechanisms for establishing fees and making future joint decisions;