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Table 1 FY 2008-09 Costs Associated with Transition to Commingled Containers and Related Program Enhancements: (rounded to `OOs) Item Cost Dum sters and Roll-offs for new lastic at dro -off sites (ca ital cost $ 55,000 Walkin Floor Trailer to haul containers (ca ital cost) $ 66,000 Com act Rubber Tire Loader to load commin led containers (ca ital cost $ 80,000 Processin Facili Electrical Work ca ital cost $ 5,000 Labels, Si s, and Push-block for bunkers (ca ital cost $ 9,000 Education and Outreach to Promote Chan es (one-time cost, first r. onl) $ 41,400 Subtotal first ear, non-recurrin costs $257,200 Rubber Tire Loader -annual maintenance cost $ 1,500 Walkin Floor Trailer -annual maintenance cost $ 1,000 Fuel for Road Tractor annual cost $ 22,900 Contract Cost cardboard addition to Urban Curbside Pro ram annual cost $ 51,000 Leased Road Tractor for haulm Walkin floor trailer (annual cost $ 22,200 Additional Rec clin Costs -Monitors and Televisions (annual cost) $ 8,000 Subtotal Annuall Recurrin Costs $106, 600 Total $ 363,800 Costs listed above are divided into non-recurring first year education and capital costs, totaling $257,200, and annually recurring costs totaling $106,600. While the additional funds budgeted to manage recycling ofend-of--life monitors and televisions are not directly related to the transition of Drop-off and Commercial cans and bottles, the proposed Orange County disposal ban on Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs, found in computer monitors and televisions) is the only other enhancement of recycling programs proposed for next year. The proposed CRT ban will continue the County's ongoing effort to reduce overall toxicity of the Orange County waste stream and enable the County to take apro-active role in managing the anticipated increase in disposal of old televisions with the advent of digital television in early 2009. Current staff can manage the projected increase of 1,000 more CRT-bearing televisions or monitors anticipated due to the ban, projected to be implemented in January /February 2009. Increased Tonnage from Commingling and Program Expansions We project that the transition from managing the Drop-off and Commercial source-separated cans and bottles to commingled containers will create the opportunity for significant programmatic improvements. When the Multifamily recycling program completed a similar transition during the summer of 2007, the program experienced a 25% increase in collection efficiency and a 12.5% increase in tonnage of material collected. The transition enabled this program to add the collection of mixed paper while decreasing overall collection times. The tonnage increase resulted from the combination of adding mixed paper and the increased ease to participants of recycling because the number of sorts they had to perform was reduced from six down to two. Reducing the need to sort the cans and bottles removed a psychological and physical barrier to participation, and also reduced the number of carts required at each collection site. Staff estimates that half (or 6.25%) of the 12.5 % increase observed in the Multifamily program tonnage can be attributed to the increased amount of cans and bottles collected. 2