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4 0Th enforcement of a state ordinance ( .0105, North Carolina Solid Waste Management Rules, 7/1/85) , which requires the driver of any vehicle carrying refuse to prevent that refuse from either falling, blowing or leaking from his/her vehicle. An informal, but thorough study conducted by three task force members and several students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the spring of 1986 found that far less than half of the trucks (excluding packer-type trucks used by commercial and municipal collectors) entering the landfill at that time carried loads secured by any obvious means. This study also showed that only in an extremely small percentage of cases did the gateman at the landfill entrance emerge from his house to visually inspect incoming loads for the presence of possibly hazardous wastes. According to Chapel Hill Public Works officials, landfill operating policy did requires two visual checks for hazardous wastes, one by the gateman and one by landfill equipment operators. Equipment operators have been instructed to look for large containers, especially 30 or 55-gallon drums, and remove them from the landfill . No study has been conducted to determine whether this second visual inspection is performed. County officials have told local residents that vehicles entering the landfill before posted hours are generally county garbage trucks emptying a previous day's last load before beginning new pick-up routes. Hazardous Wastes Orange County is home to little industry and manufacturing; therefore, the Eubanks landfill probably receives relatively small amounts of hazardous substances. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Orange County's largest generator of hazardous waste, pays to have its hazardous wastes shipped to a licensed disposal site. It is likely that most of the hazardous substances being buried in the landfill are generated by households, small businesses and builders. Initial queries into the possibility of holding a county-wide "hazardous waste collection day" found that the costs and legal aspects of collecting hazardous wastes-- even the common household varieties-- might be prohibitively expensive and complex. A task force subcommittee has been formed to pursue the possibility of a haz-waste collection day, and to draw up proposals for a haz-waste public awareness campaign. The Institute for Environmental Studies at UNC-CH has completed a feasibility study of such a collection day for Guilford County. Recommendations Regarding Operation of the Regional Landfill The task force makes the following general recommendations: (1) that the Landfill Owners Group (Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County) establish broader, more specific