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Ji a dd�N <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Proclamation Recognizing the <br /> Twenty-Five Year Anniversary of Orange County's Curbside Recycling <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County, North Carolina and its municipalities have achieved the highest <br /> waste reduction rate in North Carolina for the past four years including a rate of 58% last year; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County and its municipalities have set the highest waste reduction goal in <br /> the state at 61% per capita; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County is recognized internationally for its recycling and waste reduction <br /> programs; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County has the highest electronics recycling rate per person in North <br /> Carolina; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County and its municipalities have consistently and strongly supported <br /> waste reduction and recycling since 1987; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough were among the first in North <br /> Carolina to have comprehensive curbside recycling for all residences; and <br /> WHEREAS, all multifamily units and two-thirds of rural households now have on-site access to <br /> recycling; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Town of Carrboro, Town of Chapel Hill,Town of Hillsborough and Orange County <br /> have worked cooperatively for more than twenty-five years to achieve superior recycling and <br /> waste reduction program success; <br /> NOW THEREFORE be it proclaimed that in recognition of America Recycles Day (November 15, <br /> 2014), Orange County celebrates twenty-five years since beginning its comprehensive urban <br /> curbside recycling programs and initiation of the many other programs that now constitute its <br /> successful and renowned recycling and waste reduction efforts. <br /> This the 18th of November, 2014. <br /> Ba acobs air <br /> Orange Co of Commissioners <br />