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/267c. 4q5193 <br /> ,1 11 <br /> Recyclable material should consist of the following items and <br /> should be prepared for recycling as directed: <br /> ( 1 ) Glass - All brown, green and clear glass should be <br /> rinsed. <br /> ( 2 ) Cans - Except for aluminum cans , all metal cans <br /> should be rinsed. All cans, including aluminum should <br /> be flattened. <br /> ( 3 ) Plastic - All plastic should be rinsed and flattened <br /> with caps removed. <br /> ( 4 ) Corrugated Cardboard and Brown Paper Bags - All boxes <br /> and bags should be clean and dry. Boxes should be <br /> flattened. <br /> ( 5 ) Newspapers - All newspapers should be clean and dry . <br /> ( 6 ) Motor Oil - Oil must be in closed containers with a <br /> five gallon limit . <br /> C. All recyclable materials brought to the recycling drop-off <br /> sites shall be placed in recycling collection containers <br /> provided by Orange Regional Recycling . <br /> D. Ownership of recyclable materials <br /> ( 1 ) After recyclable material has been placed in a <br /> designated container at a collection center designated <br /> by Orange Regional Recycling , the recyclable material <br /> shall become the property of Orange Regional <br /> Recycling . <br /> ( 2 ) No person, other than an employee or representative of <br /> Orange Regional Recycling, may remove recyclable <br /> material from a recycling collection center . <br /> SECTION VI . FLOW CONTROL <br /> A. The existing Orange County Landfill , as well as any successor <br /> thereto, shall be designated to accept solid waste generated <br /> exclusively by residents , businesses , and other institutions <br /> located in Orange County and that portion of the Town of Chapel <br /> Hill located within Durham County. <br /> B. No person, except licensed private collectors and county or <br /> municipal collectors , shall collect or remove any solid waste <br /> within the county for disposal . <br /> SECTION VII . LICENSING OF SOLID WASTE COLLECTORS <br /> A. No person shall engage in business as a solid waste collector <br /> except under a license issued by ORANGE COUNTY pursuant to this <br /> ordinance . <br /> 9 <br />