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<br />Orange County's Toxicity Reduction Improvements Program or T.R.I.P. has been <br />operating in one form or another since we began collecting used motor oil in <br />1991 at periodic collection events. The program has expanded to include the <br />following highlights: <br />® A permanent hazardous household waste collection site open six days a <br />week at the landfill. The program is also open to small businesses in <br />Orange County at no charge. <br />® Six locations for drop off of residentially generated electronics for recycling <br />including one spot at the landfill where businesses may also drop-off <br />electronics at no cost <br />® Six locations, including the landfill and five convenience centers for <br />residential drop-off of motor oil, oil filters, antifreeze and all types of <br />batteries <br />® Five additional retail locations for deposit of old dry cell batteries. <br />® Cooperation with the semi-annual collection of electronics at Research <br />Triangle Park where Orange County accepts their mercury, phones and <br />batteries for recycling <br />Some program highlights for FY 2006-07 include an eight percent increase <br />overall in hazardous wastes collected from 595 tons in FY 2005-06 to 642 tons in <br />2006-07 including a 19% increase in electronics collected at a lowered cost per <br />unit due to a sharp increase in the value of the metals in the CPUs and circuit <br />boards and elimination of fees for recycling those computer monitors and CPUs <br />accepted from businesses and non-profits at the landfill site. <br />