Agenda - 12-04-1995 - VIII-G - Laserfiche WebLink

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RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, the Orange Regional Landfill has heretofore implemented use and disposal fees to defray the costs of operating the landfill and related facilities, and WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina has mandated a reduction of 40% in solid waste being landfilled by the year 2001, and WHEREAS, the Orange Regional Landfill is a valuable local public resource with a limited lifespan, and WHEREAS, corrugated cardboard represents as much as 20% of the commercial waste stream and 10% of the residential waste stream in Orange County, and WHEREAS, recyclable corrugated cardboard has steady recycling markets easily available to Orange County, and WHEREAS, corrugated cardboard is a low-density, easily identifiable material which takes up considerable landfill space, and WHEREAS, bans on landfilling of recyclable corrugated cardboard have been successfully implemented throughout North Carolina and this region, and WHEREAS, calculations on banning recyclable corrugated cardboard have demonstrated an estimated addition to the life of the current mixed solid waste landfill of at least eight months, and WHEREAS, the technical, economic and regulatory issues related to banning corrugated cardboard are being actively addressed by landfill staff in conjunction with local government staff, affected parties and private waste haulers, and WHEREAS, the Landfill Owners Group has previously passed a resolution dated November 17, 1994, to consider implementation of such a ban. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: 1) That the Landfill Owners Group recommends that the member governments of the Landfill Owners Group adopt ordinances banning from the Orange Regional Landfill clean, recyclable corrugated cardboard generated by commercial, industrial, construction, multifamily and institutional sources. The ban would include loads delivered to the landfill that include a mix of residential and non-residential wastes. Haulers found in violation of the ban would be subject to a penalty fee of at least $25.00 or a fee per ton of waste equal to double the current tipping fee. 2) Be it further resolved that the ban be in effect beginning November 1, 1995, but that the penalty phase not be implemented until March 1, 1996, to allow a four month period for education and smooth implementation of alternatives for non-residential generators. . 3) Be it further resolved that the ban should include a requirement that all bulk waste containers be labelled with a permanent visible sign stating recyclable corrugated cardboard is prohibited from being dumped and that these signs be in place by March 1, 1996. This the 19th day of October, 1995.