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1 d <br /> Operational Economics <br /> In addition to the capital costs of establishing the recycling <br /> program, a subsidy of $10, 000 annually will be required for the . <br /> program to be maintained, properly capitalized and eventually <br /> expand to include curbside recycling and buyback centers. The <br /> total cost,of $130, 000 initially plus the $10, 000 per year, when . <br /> . annualized over five years, will amount to approximately a $16.00 <br /> per ton subsidy for recycling efforts. <br /> f.. The $130, 000 capitalization cost can be spread over two years if <br /> it is projected that it will take that long to get the program <br /> fully operational . <br /> The sale of the recycled materials should offset day-to-day costs <br /> of running a recycling operation. The costs of establishing and <br /> managing the program need to be borne publicly. <br /> The •cost proposal enclosed has been generated by the recycling <br /> subcommittee of the Orange County Solid Waste Task Force. It will <br /> enable a qualified organization (s) to establish a comprehensive <br /> recycling program throughout Orange County which will be able to <br /> collect and sell initially about p0 to . 100 tons per month of <br /> aluminum, glass, and newsprint. This is about 2% of the total <br /> waste stream generated in Orange County. <br /> Management <br /> Any publicly funded recycling program which is run by a private <br /> organization, as we are proposing, will require a management <br /> structure which enables accountability to both the governments <br /> funding the program and to the organization running it. In <br /> addition, the coordination of equipment purchase and use with <br /> Durham needs to be worked out. <br /> The managemnt of the proposed recylcing effort is a complex issue <br /> • but the details can be worked out as part of the development of <br /> the overall work plan and bid package. <br /> Future Directions <br /> This is the start to a much more comprehensive approach to an <br /> alternative to landfill of the majority of solid waste. Future <br /> programs could include curbside collection of recyclables and <br /> production of a saleable Refuse Derived Fuel . <br /> The collections of r•ecyclables proposed in . this initial project <br /> do not include UNC, private collectors, or construction waste. <br />