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111 ORANGE COUNTY <br /> I 71 <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: JUNE 17, 1986 Item No. <br /> SUBJECT: RECYCLING REPORT <br /> DEPARTMENT: COUNTY MANAGER <br /> PUBLIC HEARING: Yes K No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : <br /> INFORMATION CONTACT: MANAGER'S <br /> OFFICE, X501 <br /> REPORT <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBER: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill - 968-4501 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive a copy of the report from the Orange County Solid <br /> Waste Task Force. <br /> In an effort to <br /> extend ks <br /> the Task Force has developed uae proposal efor whatE acon Considers to to <br /> be a sustainable recycling program for Orange County, Chapel <br /> Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough. It <br /> projects <br /> 6, 000 tons of waste--in the form of aluminum that l glass ss and to <br /> newsprint--could be diverted annually by the program. and <br /> IMPACT: Initial start up cost is estimated at $130, 000 with $10, 000 for <br /> each year thereafter. Funding for capital is e <br /> provided from the landfill reserve whereas the onpgoingeo to be cost would be provided through a surcharge to the per <br /> tipping fee. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S) : <br /> Refer to the Manager for staff analysis and to bring back a <br /> recommendation after conferring with the other representatives <br /> of the governing bodies which own and operate the landfill. <br />