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4 -- Chatham County offers a permanent site for disposal of motor oil and auto batteries. The Committee conducted research nationally (see pp. 2--6 of attached proposal) and determined that creation of permanent facilities throughout the region would be a less costly approach than continuing to hold one-day collection events. In addition, contract collectors of hazardous waste stated in interviews with the Committee that use of a single contractor would lower collection costs . Further opportunities to reduce costs could be realized through more use of local government staff to identify, handle and pack many of the materials. By contrast, the one-day collection events require intensive publicity and staffing, but are subject to vagaries of weather and offer limited, often frustrating, opportunities to the public to responsibly dispose of hazardous materials. The North Carolina Division of Solid Waste Management encourages establishment of permanent sites at permitted solid waste management facilities (see attached policy memorandum #15) . The only permanent facility now established under the state's guidelines in North Carolina is at the Cumberland County landfill. We have requested documentation on their permit application so we could follow the same guidelines for getting a permit to establish a site at the Orange Regional Landfill. As part of the proposed Fiscal Year 93-94 workplan, we are scheduled to collect latex paint and pesticides at a permanent site. Latex paint collection is not regulated by the state and can be conducted by the staff at a site designated at the landfill. We have budgeted to establish this facility adjoiing the white goods processing area at the landfill and staff it one day per month using our current recycling staff. In order to conduct collection of pesticides, which the Landfill Owners' Group has already approved and budgeted, we would need the same permit as required to collect all household hazardous wastes. We therefore plan, as part of the FY 93-94 workplan, to apply to the state for this permit and begin pesticide collection at the landfill once the permit is approved. The State of North Carolina Pesticide Program has stated that they will, at no cost to us, dispose of pesticides we collect at that site. Recommendations We recommend that the Landfill Owners' Group recommend to the governing bodies that the Owners' Group proceed with the process proposed by the Triangle J Solid Waste Planners' Committee and described in the background section above. This process could result in establishment of permanent household hazardous waste collection facilities, joint purchase of storage buildings for these materials and joint selection of a single contractor to