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BOARD OF ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (BOCC) <br />GOALS — 2015 UPDATE <br />FOR DISCUSSIONS PURPOSES <br />22 <br />GOALS/PRIORITIES <br />ONGOING EFFORTS <br />SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS <br />counties regarding solid waste planning, <br />management site and coordinated 2014 Ice <br />operational and legislative issues <br />Storm debris collection and vegetative <br />• Recycling programs are county -wide regardless <br />debris management with Hillsborough and <br />of jurisdiction; high level of staff cooperation <br />NC -DOT. <br />on program operations, bin distribution, public <br />• Converted urban curbside recycling from <br />alerts for recycling day changes, complaint <br />bins to roll carts in the three towns and <br />resolution and provision of <br />assist Towns with gaining over $200,000 in <br />information /outreach, etc. <br />state grants to support purchase of new <br />carts. Increased tonnage by 22 %. <br />• Conducted door -to -door outreach at over <br />500 units in student oriented <br />neighborhoods of Chapel Hill to improve <br />understanding of recycling and residential <br />waste management in cooperation with <br />Town of Chapel Hill Solid Waste <br />Management Department. <br />• Conducted door -to -door downtown Chapel <br />Hill business outreach and education in <br />conjunction with Chapel Hill storm water <br />and litter control efforts and general <br />individual commercial recycling program <br />site visits to improve and upgrade <br />commercial recycling program <br />performance and information. <br />• Enhanced coordination with Chapel Hill <br />Carrboro City Schools new sustainability <br />manager to increase schools food waste <br />diversion to composting and provide over <br />100 repurposed curbside bins for classroom <br />recycling from roll cart conversion <br />program. <br />• Establishment of multi jurisdictional Solid <br />Waste Advisory Group (SWAG) to create <br />