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!?"_i~l. <br />~~~ <br />0 s~ <br />`..% n,,. <br /> <br />EXPANDING ORANGE COUNTY COMMINGLED RECYCLING <br />• Transferring bottles & cans to an area MRF in 110cy <br />transfer trailers offers immediate reduction in costs <br />and environmental impact <br />- Estimated cost savings total $100,332 <br />annually based on prices from FCR- <br />Greensboro merchant MRF proposal <br />- Labor savings estimated at 1.5 FTE for <br />Recycling Material Handlers and 1.25 FTE <br />for drivers <br />• Transfer of bottles & cans can be accomplished in <br />the current processing center <br />- Including drop-offs, multi-family, commercial <br />and rural curbside (approx 3,000 tons/year) <br />• Further expansion of the program or conversion to <br />single stream will require a larger transfer facility <br />- Site could be edge at of the retention pond <br />- 8,000 sf facility could handle over 18,000 <br />tons/year <br />• Labor could be reprogrammed to accomodate <br />program expansions such as expanding the commer- <br />cial collection routes <br />• Develop details of a contract with merchant MRF <br />- Include new materials (e.g. injection molded <br />plastics) <br />- Confirm single stream alternative <br />1 ' <br />~ ~~.°ut. ,~, <br />~( <br />Program Savings & <br />Revenues - $254,375 <br />Revenue ~ b <br />:,~ ~ 4v,. <br />~ ~ ~ <br />F~ci ~.~~.~" <br />Lost Revenue - $154,043 <br />Commingled <br />Containers <br />12% <br />Steel -~ <br />l-- ~. <br />6/ t <br />f ' Plastics <br />~;~* , 35 <br />~ tir <br />~.I ~ <br />i Aluminum ~F~ <br />39°'0 <br />~ _ ;: ;a,a <br />`~'~-Y.-~ Glass (Avg <br />for all) <br />8% <br />_~ <br />- ~~.F ~ y t~ i I <br />4- - -_. ._ ... - ___._.. -. _~._~ <br />_ ... _ __. <br />Rev:11/20/2007 EXPANDING ORANGE COUNTY COMMINGLED RECYCLING 1 / 4 <br />