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• <br /> • <br /> • <br /> 17c <br /> UNC has a tremendous opportunity to reduce its waste volume if it <br /> builds a refuse derived fuel facility to densify and combust the <br /> largest fraction of its waste at the existing power plant. This <br /> plant is to be renovated in the next five years. Currently the <br /> possibility of using pDF, even from University wastes alone, is <br /> not being considered. <br /> Conclusion <br /> We hope that the elected officials of this county will take the <br /> initiative to support a successful recycling effort. We are all <br /> aware that recycling by itself can provide a solution to only 20% <br /> a-f our waste problem but it is important to begin action now to <br /> avoid a crisis in the next ten years when our current landfill is <br /> filled. <br /> There are three possible means to funding recycling: <br /> 1 .General revenues from each municipality and the county; <br /> 2. Funds from the landfill fund surplus to capitalize the program <br /> initially; and <br /> 3. A surcharge on the tipping fee now charged at the landfill to <br /> sustain the program in the future. <br /> This surcharge would generate $65, 000 per year. This would <br /> sustain the program and could also fund other projects such as a <br /> comprehensive solid waste management study. Over five years, <br /> this level of surcharge could not only cover the estimated <br /> capital costs of this proposed first phase of recycling effort <br /> but also sustain future expansion to curbside pickup. <br />