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Gayle Wilson said the trucks that serve the compactors will have to interact with vehicle traffic. Chair McKee said there will be a lot of things to talk about regarding Solid Waste between now and June. He asked if the Eubanks SWCC will take mattresses. Gayle Wilson said mattresses are a special waste product, are very difficult to handle, and none of the Centers are intended to take them. He said when a new mattress is purchased, the public is strongly advised to have the delivery company take their old mattress away when the new one is delivered. He said currently mattresses are only taken at the landfill. Chair McKee said a lot of mattresses end up on the side of the road in a ditch. He said he receives many calls from constituents and a solution has to be found. He said he feels strongly that the two District Centers should be able to receive mattresses. Gayle Wilson said a great deal of thought has been put into the problem. He said mattresses can only be stacked by hand and must be stacked by size, resulting in them taking up a lot of labor and space. Chair McKee acknowledged the difficulty but reiterated his commitment to addressing the problem. Commissioner Jacobs suggested a shred-a-thon type event for mattresses, or assigning a day once a month specifically for mattress drop off at the Centers. Bonnie Hammersley said the University of North Carolina (UNC) could be contacted to see how mattresses are handled there. Gayle Wilson said the University switches out hundreds of mattresses at a time in a more scheduled manner, which is easier to deal with. Commissioner Price said when somebody is moving, disposing of a mattress is often time sensitive. She agreed there should be another alternative. Chair McKee acknowledged the hard work of all of the Solid Waste staff but he added that all the citizens of Orange County are owed Convenience Centers that can take as much as possible. Paul Laughton reviewed the following information from the abstract regarding Recycling Operations: The current FY 2014-15 includes the purchase of a replacement roll off truck and a commercial recycling truck, and the purchase of 7,600 rural recycling carts, at a total cost of $880,203. Year 1 (FY 2015-16) provides for the purchase of 1,750 additional rural carts, the purchase of a new rural curbside recycling truck, the replacement of a rural curbside recycling truck, the replacement of a front end loader, and the construction of a recycling roll cart distribution and maintenance building, at a total Year 1 costs of$1,177,884. Years 2-5 includes the replacement of several other trucks and front end loader, as per the Enterprise Fund's vehicle/equipment replacement schedule. Paul Laughton reviewed the following information from the abstract regarding the Construction and Demolition (C & D) Landfill: The C and D Landfill includes $252,994 in Year 2 (FY 2016-17) to rebuild a compactor, and $219,475 in Years 6-10 to rebuild two dozers. Note: the Solid Waste Management Department has instituted a re-build program for its heavy pieces of equipment (not trucks) rather than being replaced. Re-building, or overhauling, is significantly less expensive than replacing with new equipment, thereby extending its life and reducing costs. Chair McKee asked if one of the larger pieces of equipment had just been rebuilt. Gayle Wilson said a good deal of money had been invested into the industrial wood waste grinder.