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1 <br /> O R A N G E C O U N T Y <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: 6/29/93 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item ## 11ZIZ-F <br /> SUBJECT: Proposal for Regional <br /> Coordination for <br /> Permanent Household <br /> Hazardous Waste <br /> Collection Program <br /> DEPARTMENT: Public Works PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Wilbert McAdoo <br /> Resolution Ext . 2627 <br /> Report from staff to LOG <br /> Proposal from Triangle Region TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Solid Waste Planners Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Committee (Under separate cover) Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 967-9251/968-4501 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider a proposal from the Triangle Region Solid Waste <br /> Planners ' Committee for a regionally coordinated Household Hazardous <br /> Waste Program. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Triangle J Solid Waste Planners ' Committee has <br /> developed a proposal for a regionally coordinated Household Hazardous <br /> Waste Program for Chatham, Durham, Orange and Wake Counties . Their <br /> recommended approach includes developing permanent household <br /> hazardous waste facilities at each of the publicly owned landfills <br /> in the region and having a single hazardous waste contractor service <br /> all the sites with collection and processing of the wastes. All <br /> jurisdictions would also jointly purchase the same type storage <br /> building for these materials . The objective is to lower the cost <br /> of providing household hazardous waste services. The Landfill Owners ' <br /> Group recommended on April 22 , 1993 adoption of the attached resolution <br /> by each of the Governing Bodies . <br /> RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends adoption of the resolution <br /> regarding Regional Coordination of Household Hazardous Waste <br /> Collection. <br />